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November 30, 2015
Ratan Bhattacharjee
Criticism

Reaching out to Africa in Literature

Ratan maps the development of African Literature. African writings form the Fourth World Literature. This emerging voice has caught the attention of researchers and readers alike. Here’s an in-depth account. Jack...

November 29, 2015
Shruti Nagvanshi
Dissent, Human Rights

Dalits Walk Tall

A decade long movement leads to Dalit empowerment in Varanasi. Two authors, Dr. Archana Kaushik, a social work educator, teaching Social Work at the University of Delhi and Shruti Nagvanshi, a...

November 29, 2015
Amidha Porter
Religion, Rituals & Practices

Holding the World: Action and Contemplation

Amidha undertakes a spiritual voyage. She shares her personal ‘journey without’ (action) that finds resonance in her ‘journey within’ (contemplation). In contemplative silence she holds the world. What we plant in...

November 29, 2015
Joyce Yarrow
Music

A Song Parts the Veil of History

Convivencia is the coexistence of different faiths in Spain, in early eighth century till the expulsion of Jews in 1492. It celebrates the common ancestry of Judaism, Islam and Christianity....

November 29, 2015
Beyniaz Edulji
Food, People

Sunday Lunch in a Parsi Home

If it’s Sunday, there’s Dhansak for lunch in a Parsi home. It’s so delicious that one keeps on eating it. No wonder, it became a part of tongue-in-cheek joke in...

November 28, 2015
Devika Raghave
Travel & Food

Islamnagar at Leisure

Devika takes us to Islamnagar, on the outskirts of Bhopal. It is steeped in history. Today, Islamnagar is a relic rampart of what used to be the official headquarters of...

November 26, 2015
Anita Parikh
Politics

Where is the True Nationalist?

Anita Parikh asks, is it enough to be a politician with a clean image? When the chip is down, we find hardliners and nationalists take U-turns. Clean intentions would give...

November 25, 2015
Anita Parikh
Cinema

Spectre: An Ineffectual Bond Film

Here’s Anita take on the latest Bond film. It’s all sound and no substance. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. But what if that is challenged and...

November 24, 2015
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Cover Story, Dissent, Human Rights, Politics

Can the Neo-Dalit Movement Eradicate Emerging Fascism in India?

The vast poor majority remains oppressed to the emerging fascist forces. They are brutalised by the caste system, the ‘culture of impunity’ and the hydra-headed tortures. Dr. Lenin...

November 24, 2015
Soumitra Dasgupta
Technology

Bridging the Digital Divide

The tech savvy young people, with dreams in their eyes, leave their nests often for distant lands. Their aging parents’ agonies increase manifold, when smart phones and laptops scare...