Ratna Raman

Delicacies of a 56 inch democracy 

The street food at Indore’s Sarafa speaks of the mingling of communities as it dispenses warmth and radiates light; it…

2 years ago

Delhi University: Obliterate Reason, Dismember Learning

Teachers, clueless about the curriculum and forbidden from framing it, cannot morph into beacons of learning. A vicious hell has been…

2 years ago

365 days and after: A homeland for a poem!

Could the book have retained the original untranslated poems in the English/Devanagari script, thereby providing access to magical new sounds,…

4 years ago

Doris Lessing: The Grass is Still Singing

Her hundredth anniversary is a great opportunity to look at Lessing’s writing and take stock of her immense contribution to…

5 years ago

Being Black in America

In the white world, black is still not beautiful. However, Toni Morrison’s engagement as a writer was primarily about ‘how…

5 years ago

Aren’t you supposed to behave like a woman?

Rakhshanda Jalil painstakingly examines an older heritage and history that must remain a reference point to end the deep polarisation…

5 years ago