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It Blocked the Sky and the Earth

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It Blocked the Sky and the Earth

Imperial Citizens

Imperial Citizens

“I wasn’t going to have a jacket with tigers and ladies in saris”

Crying to Somasundereswarar

Bazaars/Flea Markets

‘India: A Portrait’ by Patrick French

Book excerpt:

‘India: A Portrait’ by Patrick French

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Given the limited choice of titles available for e-readers, there is still joy in the hunt and relish in one’s find…

‘The tightrope walk and intense international scrutiny will create piquant situations for India’

Gyan Prakash: Myths of the Island City

Gyan Prakash: Myths of the Island City

Subhas Chandra Bose is dead (a safe bet as now he would be 113)

Subhas Chandra Bose is dead (a safe bet as now he would be 113)

An old, old, old, old story

From freedom fighters to warlords…

Opening up the Open Hand

Casteism Ctd

‘Why does mainstream discourse rationalise and accept groups like the VHP, Shiv Sena and the RSS?’

Rabindranath Tagore’s Orient

‘In a surprising number of ways, soap operas are improving lives around the world.’

Arundhati Roy: Smiles of the Comrades

Arundhati Roy: Smiles of the Comrades

‘For an Indian, Mao’s inaugural rhetoric was much less rousing than Jawaharlal Nehru’s “tryst-with destiny” speech…’