History

Vikas Dubey: Somebody wanted him killed. Somebody with enough power

Beatrice Jauregui views on the recent ‘encounter’ with UP goon, Vikas Dubey, are very interesting, as she believes that the…

4 years ago

Food During COVID: Less is More

Dr Rakhshanda Jalil is a translator, writer and literary historian. She has published over 25 books and written over 50…

4 years ago

Locking Down Democracy

So, what is the future of Indian democracy, and how can we make it work from home?

5 years ago

You say goodbye, I say hello

Letter from a dad to a daughter. An ode to freedom and beauty, from the earth and sky to the…

5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh: A Running Epic of Liberation

The resurgent people of India must acknowledge that it is the students, mothers and sisters of Shaheen Bagh who have…

5 years ago

BJP’s Shaheen Bagh obsession: What do they plan to do there?

So how much voltage of what kind of ‘current’ is Amit Shah fantasising to send terrible shivers down the spine…

5 years ago

Why will Gandhi fail now?

MK Gandhi's posters are everywhere in these turbulent, agitated times - in an India that seems more divided than 1947…

5 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

‘Ancient Indians were compulsively carnivorous’

Historian and archaeologist Nayanjot Lahiri speaks to Amit Sengupta.

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