Did Nehru Reject The Offer Of A Permanent Seat In The UN Security Council?
byDid the United States offer a Permanent membership to India in the UN Security Council? If so, did Nehru reject it? Why?
Madras News
Why The World’s Powers Are Jostling for Djibouti
byAs China tries to control the seas, Djibouti becomes a very important player in India’s strategic interests.
Remembering Childhood
byWhen you look back at your childhood, are you reminded that you lived your life burdened by expectations?
History Tells Us That Ideological “Purity Spirals” Rarely End Well
byAs polarisation intensifies, people are increasingly loath to consider opinions that don’t reinforce their own.
Why The Modi Government Is Pushing The Idea Of Atmanirbhar Bharat
by“Atmanirbhar Bharat” is merely a mantra, a catch phrase, that pushes forward a neo-liberal agenda.
Everton Forever
byEverton “was a great man and a great batsman — one of the best, indeed.”
Visual Propaganda & The Systemic Stifling Of Kashmir
byKashmir bleeds, the rest of India tweets. The media turnstiles keep on spinning. The cycle repeats.
Crisis On The Nile
byThe current impasse over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is the biggest crisis looming over Northeast Africa.
What The Village From My Childhood Drawing Book Looks Like Now
byPoets have the uncanny ability to paint brushstrokes in time with their words. Here’s a poem that does precisely that.
It’s Immoral To Use The Army & The Police To Crush Civilian Protests
byA state that suppresses dissent by the disproportionate use of force on its citizens cannot claim to be a democracy.
Consanguinity & The Curse Of Socially Accepted Incest
byThe archaic practice of marrying within the family, a curse on society, needs to be relegated to the dustbin of history.
Darwin Revisited
byDaniel Dennett, the American rationalist, examines human tendency to resist change & scans the fragility of civilisation.
Coronavirus & The Crisis Of Meaning
byThe Coronavirus pandemic has created substantial ruptures in the fabric of our society & triggered a crisis of meaning.
The Modi Government Is Diluting India’s Environmental Laws
byThe quest to score a better rank in the ‘ease of doing business’ index is permanently degrading the environment.
Off-Balance
bySaranya Subramanian’s charming verse tells you what it feels like to wake up to an earth that is a bit off-balance.