Shifters By The Sea
My testimony to a return, after seven years, to Kanhupur, a sea-gnawed coastal village in Kendrapada district of Orissa
Bhimrao’s Sharp Arrow
Anticipating majoritarianism’s danger, Ambedkar advocated safeguards for Dalits
The Waxing Crescent
Pakistan faces August 14 with foreboding as righteous forces tear at each other over the state’s future path
The ‘I’ Of The Tiger
Not a book to just skip through. You are so spellbound that you just don’t want to miss a word
Raymond’s In Pingakshipura
A village—and its quirky, humdrum lives—is dragged into townhood. Nambisan’s scalpel probes every growth.
Sachin Tendulkar
I shall return to the House, sign my name and hope my arrears will be paid with retrospective effect and without any cuts
Numerocracy
Will the majoritarian project subvert the very democratic tradition that has brought the BJP to power?
Asuras? No, Just Indians
A common Gondi and a venerable Ravana will hopefully forge a Gond cultural identity
Overwhelming Down The Ages
A historical walkthrough of how majoritarianism has made appearances in idea and practice....
Eating At Tihar’s Court
No, the food bears no semblance to the runny yellow dal and coarse rice that goes for jail food in Bollywood.
Shubhendra Rao
The Delhi-based musician is keen to introduce music education to every child in India.
Delhi Diary
Because leftists have allegedly distorted how we interpret the past, it does not mean the PM should give encouragement to beliefs which are laughable.
“Be Very Wary Of The Cult Of The Strong Leader”
The emeritus professor of politics at Oxford on the importance of dissenting voices
“Muslims Pose A Threat In Sri Lanka”
General secretary of the Sri Lankan ultra-nationalist Buddhist organisation Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) on charges of being the mastermind of many anti-Muslim riots
“It’s Shocking India Is Siding With A Rogue State”
The editor-in-chief of <i>Rai al-Youm </i> on the Israel project and the massacre in Gaza.
The Quest And The Questions
The Constitution is armoured with the ‘basic structure’ doctrine, so it will be insurmountably difficult to establish a Hindu Rashtra
It’s Not About The Numbers
There is a broader—and deeper—meaning to democracy. Part of that ideal is the idea that every tessera in the mosaic can sparkle.