White-noise
byImaginative. Surreal. Fantastical. Barnali Rayshukla flirts with words & paints a disturbing yet beautiful dream.
Madras News
Sharmila Tagore: The Accidental Actress
byAn accidental actress, Sharmila Tagore, meets her prince charming, Tiger Pataudi, & the rest, as they say, is history.
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.”
The Mousetrap, Fascism & Game Theory
byIt is imperative that narrow, greedy, short-term goals are replaced by cooperative, inclusive, kind & equitable ideals.
Is Winning Better Than Sharing?
byAre humans hardwired to win & conquer? Or, are we programmed to share & care? What works better for a healthy society?
The ‘French’ Maharaja Of Kapurthala & His Spanish Maharani
byKapurthala’s French-style palace of Versailles has a salacious story behind it–that of a lustful Maharaja & a dancer.
Neruda
byPablo Neruda’s poetry inspired political resistance and social change. Abhay’s poem is a tribute to his poetry.
Forests: The Currency Of The Future
byBiodiversity is priceless. But it is essential to view forests as currencies that multiply in value.
A Very Strained Relationship: How Donald Trump Bullies Britain
byThe ‘special relationship’ between the U.S and the U.K has turned into a very strained relationship.