Aggression, in the Indian imagination, has to be in your face. It has to involve a lot of explosive words...

Je ne sais quoi -- in French it means a unique, indecipherable quality. It roughly translates into 'X factor' in...

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The rise of populism has led many to paint a dystopian vision of the future, for India and for the...

Ever wondered why social media conversations turn nasty so quickly and why friends appear so different on social media from...

Why is explaining secularism so difficult in a country where secular tradition runs deep? That the idea stands thoroughly discredited...

Tucked safely in his well-equipped home in the suburbs of the capital city Bhubaneswar during the pandemic, this young man,...

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The raucous television debate and the explosion of outrage on social media over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput triggers...

The furiously wriggling worm flung itself inches into the air, crashed on the floor, wiggled some more and went flat...