Decoding Democracy

When A Bypoll Is Not Just A Bypoll But Much more

A by-election either to a parliamentary or assembly constituency used to be a low-key affair a decade ago. It was…

December 18, 2022

Perils Of Ideology: Why We Need Ideas More To Run Our Lives

Ideology is a destructive force. Once turned into an instrument of power-grab, and weaponised for political purposes, it loses its…

November 27, 2022

Faith vs Rationalism: Don’t Insult Faith By Calling It Irrational Please

Are faith and rationalism mutually exclusive entities? The line of thought insisting on it makes it categorical that both don't…

November 20, 2022

The Bhakt And Total Surrender Of Self

'Bhakt' is a maligned word in our world. In the current definition, the word refers to a person prone to…

November 13, 2022

New Project India: It Would Be Meaningless Without Reconciliation

It was a construct powered by the intellectual wavelength, clarity and integrity of the elite of the Independence era. It…

November 6, 2022

Anatomy Of Angry Words: Being A Moderate In A Bristling Low-Trust Society

"I am rediscovering myself. And I am indeed amused by what I am," says the friend without a trace of…

October 30, 2022

Age Of Faux Punditry: Media Experts Disappoint Us, But They Are Here To Stay

There is no escaping media pundits. They are out there, on our television screens, social media posts, and newspapers, pontificating…

October 23, 2022

When Journalism Is Rabble-Rousing

Give it to Arnab Goswami. Nobody symbolises the muscle of the media as he does, nobody makes millions sway to…

July 31, 2022

Lal Bihari & Babudom

One fine day nearly two decades ago, Lal Bihari, a happy-go-lucky, unambitious farmer in Uttar Pradesh discovers he is dead,…

July 17, 2022

Alienation Seen Through Our Cinema

In our movies many decades ago, the police landed on the scene after the hero was done with his heroics.…

June 26, 2022