Titular Titillation & The Seductions Of Stardom
byTitles are a form of escapism, a vulgar titillation, a way for stars to elevate themselves to a place beyond the ordinary.
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The Dismantling of MGNREGA: Gandhi’s Vision vs. Political Reality
byTo dismantle MGNREGA is to undermine one of India’s most significant democratic experiments in socio-economic empowerment.
How India’s Universities Are Becoming Ideological Command Centres Of The State
byThe Viksit Bharat Siksha Adhisthan Bill will turn India’s universities into ideological wings of the Union government.
The Marriage Contract
byIs marriage a sacred union or a legal contract?
The Shahbazgarhi Edicts & A Buddhist Past That Predates Pakistan
byThe Shahbazgarhi inscriptions remind us that the subcontinent’s history has always been shared, even when its futures were not.
The Crumbling Heart Of Old Goa: Saving the Basilica Of Bom Jesus
byThe Basilica of Bom Jesus is more than just a building; it is a physical manifestation of Goa’s history.
Sitting Near The Vast/Waste Forest Of The World
byRead this modern, contemporary poem Inspired by the second Brahmana of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad.
Parchin Kari & The Secret Life Of The Taj Mahal’s Walls
byThe legacy of Parchin Kari is not just in the monuments it adorned, but in the stories it tells. It is the language of stone and gemstone, a way of expressing devotion, beauty, and permanence.
Man Singh Tomar & The Palaces Of Memory
byThe Man Singh Palace, a testament to Raja Man Singh Tomar’s artistic and political vision, whispers stories of love, legacy, and survival.
The Indian Ocean’s Children: The Long Journey Of The Siddis Across South Asia
byThe Siddis, scattered across villages, cities, and political histories, remain emblematic of a relationship between South Asia and Africa
IndiGo & India’s Monopoly Problem
byThe “IndiGo meltdown” must serve as a warning not just for aviation regulators and airlines, but for the entire architecture of Indian economic policy.
Making The World A Better Place: Restitution And Restoration
byThe longer an unprecedented global assault on the causes of GHG emissions is delayed, the less likely the planet will be habitable in ways we recognise.
War Poem
byHere’s an acerbic Glosa that narrates the insanity and the unsympathetic apathy of war through verse.
Kashmir’s Controversial Shrine: Where Jesus Is Alleged to Have Died
byThe story of the Roza Bal shrine & the Ahmadiyya Movement highlights the complex ways in which religious ideas evolve and intersect with political & social realities.
Shamelessness As Power: A Study In Modern Fascism
byThe power of Fascism lies not in its theatrical displays of strength but in the way it invites us to feel sorry for it.