Moving on from the world of face-to-face interaction and the letter-writing ritual, relationships leave behind the power and poetics of … More
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The Republic’s Pet Gourmands
Modern literature produces its own classification of people as types. Some of these creations acquire a life of their own. … More
The Varsity’s Sadness
Karl Marx, much maligned today, was not only a great scholar but also a fund of quotable quotes. Yet strangely, … More
Our Linus Blanket
Fear of the foreigner is what helps the nation-state survive Societies in moments of anxiety need a sense of order. … More
Corruption Goes South
Except that here it’s been honed to a high art and systematised Corruption bears its own stereotypes. One such morsel … More
Scaling The Parsi Citadel
Success, discipline, ambition; stacked as a community’s will. Success demands the storyteller; it requires a narrative to explain achievements, its … More
The Dirty Indian Male
Without rape, Indian machismo is incomplete. It seeks security and upholds honour through violence on the other, argues Shiv Visvanathan. … More
With A Liberal Sprinkling Of Incomprehension
Held aloft by the market, the age of individualism and the movement of history, liberalism was to inherit the world. … More
Why I Love Outlook
It was more true, it smelled of authenticity. It was journalism that took news seriously. Outlook to me is a … More