All genocidal intent in India’s new policy is a clerical act of reclassification and the Rohingya go missing. The media…
An Old-Fashioned Take On Love
Moving on from the world of face-to-face interaction and the letter-writing ritual, relationships leave behind the power and poetics of…
Nirav Modi, the man behind India’s biggest bank heist, exposes us as a society
The new capitalism seems an alliance of desire, sexuality, spirituality and finance. The Nirav Modi case fascinates me. One is…
Psychoanalysis of Budget 2018
The Budget becomes not a collection of solutions but symptoms of the confusions of the regime. The recent BJP budget…
Opinion: Why can’t India take a joke anymore?
Today, laughter has become anti-Indian and anti-national. Sometimes, as I sit and watch Delhi, I am weighed down by the…
What Rajinikanth can do for Tamil Nadu politics
The Thalaivar must create a constituency different from the current vote banks that have tied up the state into predictable…
The Seeds of Hindutva
We must begin with differences because differences are life-giving. Hinduism is a civilisational religion built on syncretism. It is a…
How India can create an idea of heritage which resonates with democracy
Heritage is not only about a sense of loss or nostalgia, but about the continuity of civilisations. December is the…
The more Rahul Gandhi grows, the more democracy develops
The creative Rahul Gandhi challenging fortress Modi and Shah whets the appetite of the political imagination The Gujarat elections can…