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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Different Truths!
The Truth is not absolute. In the era of information explosion, there are many ways, many truths. The Truth is not just the cardinal principles laid down by theology or...
‘Swachh Bharat’ and Elections
Swachh Bharat is a dream project of the Prime Minister. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, such projects exist only on paper. Electoral politics is very different from noble projects of...
Superwoman and the Fourth Wave of Feminism
Ratan examines the emergence of Superwoman and the fourth wave of feminism, in a historical perspective. The New Woman has to strive very hard to establish her identity in the oppressive...
Is Pen Mightier or Paper Dead!
Here the writer reminisces about pen. He is anguished that in this paper free era, pen has become redundant. Bygone is the day when we can stick to the famous...