The World Is Falling Apart & Coming Together
byAlmost twenty-five years ago, Benjamin Barber wrote a book about terrorism’s challenge to democracy. It’s relevant even today.
Almost twenty-five years ago, Benjamin Barber wrote a book about terrorism’s challenge to democracy. It’s relevant even today.
The writing style of two-thousand-year-old Tamil love poems continues to influence Tamil film songs. Here’s how.
Mark Behr’s debut novel, published 25 years ago, is a surgical indictment of apartheid’s sham logic. It holds a lesson for new, emerging ‘apartheid’ regimes elsewhere.
Excerpted with permission from Penguin Random House India.
A reading of the Delhi Diary makes one question if India can ever free itself from the shackles of religion, caste & creed.
As much a tale of jealousy, feminists also read Rebecca as a tale of society’s disregard for self-assured women.
Pete Buttigieg’s book identifies trust as the cornerstone of American democracy, but doesn’t say how it can be won back.
True Crime is a quirky race to save a convicted killer — a riveting human interest story no less.
“Over the years I have become increasingly aware of the suffering women often endure in modern-day India.“
The documentary shows some of the most problematic and offensive representations of transgender people on screen.
The Social Dilemma, Netflix’s new documentary, is an indictment of the tech industry.
Creativity, the central source of meaning in our lives, is far more difficult to comprehend than what scientists claim.
Ernest Lehman’s cinematic intensity & literary artistry exemplified his sublime thought process on the screen.
A grim view of humanity & pessimism will not help us. We need a positive belief in the inherent goodness of people.
Do you think your understanding of the world is better than that of a chimpanzee? Think again. Chances are, you’re wrong.