Ismat Chughtai & The Making Of Secular Cinema
byIsmat Chughthai’s words have travelled long. The ‘Uncivil woman’s’ poems, plays & films continue to provoke thought.
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Kashmir & The “India-Pakistan Question”
byAs a British general predicted, Kashmir remains a ‘Spanish ulcer’ that drains manpower and resources.
Star Light Years
byWhat’s the connection between starlight and human emotions? Ivy Luo’s poem looks at love through a cosmic lens.
How Sectarian Polarisation Destroyed Urdu
byUrdu, a language born and brought up exclusively in India, was willfully guillotined in a planned manner by the State.
Dinosaur Bones: Hidden Life Revealed Inside Them
byInside the remains of a great dinosaur, tiny microbial worlds appeared, evolved & disappeared over millions of years.
How To Tackle India’s Sexual Violence Epidemic
bySex education is a crucial step in the battle to end sexual violence against women in India.
White-noise
byImaginative. Surreal. Fantastical. Barnali Rayshukla flirts with words & paints a disturbing yet beautiful dream.
Writing In Exile: When A Wordsmith Fails To Find Words
by‘Language for a writer is almost everything, and its loss is disastrous.’
What Machiavelli Can Teach Us About Boris Johnson & Jeremy Hunt
by“One must be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten wolves.”
Chandrayaan-2: India’s Moment Of Pride
byChandrayaan-2 is one of the most significant milestones in the history of space missions, a moment of pride for India.
India, Pakistan & The International Court Of Justice
byIf India & Pakistan engage constructively through the backchannel, the current phase of futile confrontation can be ended.
A Mayhem Called Bhakti
byWhen people kill in the name of faith, we know that somewhere humanity is lying dead — Sarbani’s powerful poem.
The Cosmopolitanism Of Indian Cinema
byIndian cinema represents India’s cosmopolitan & plural mores. At the same time, it connects us to the wider world.
Depicting War & Devastation Through Facial Expressions
by“The more I delve into myself, the more I realise that my innermost self is a synthesis of everything outside of it.”
Neruda
byPablo Neruda’s poetry inspired political resistance and social change. Abhay’s poem is a tribute to his poetry.