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The pain of an eternal spectator
By Rupak Bardhan Roy in Nice, France. Ideology is not dead.
Why Israelis look down on Indians
By Ganpaty Nataraj. Modi called Benjamin Netanyahu — a man the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for — his brother.
Love, I thought...
By Sreela Das Gupta in Santiniketan. And the whispers of our kisses...
Which we stole from the pages...
Of an incomplete story...
Where have all the young men gone?
By Meher Pestonji in Mumbai. When they joined the army did these kids realise they might be sent to fight for another country?
The rise and rise of Ghost Newspapers: Fish Eye, Lake View, Bargi, Chinar, Bekhouf Shankh, Jumbo, Bhumi, Teesri Ankh, Teesri Duniya…
By Anuradha Bhasin. Free Press. That may be wishful thinking in times when the government is pushing independent media to the brink and patronising an ecosystem of noise and nuisance.
The intimacy of Memory
By Suresh Nautiyal. This heritage shows how journeys across seas became roots in soil; how cultural inheritance adapts without dissolving; how identity, when shared with dignity, strengthens the broader social fabric.
Editor's Pick
AI to the left of them, AI to the right...
By Ajith Pillai in Chennai. AI. Will we become slaves to the machines and the corporations that run them?
Wazwaan: Aromatic Rogan Josh, Rista, the celebrated Gushtaba…
By Rao Farman Ali. Mutton holds a central place in daily life and family/community celebrations. Dishes such as the aromatic Rogan Josh, Rista, and the celebrated Gushtaba highlight how mutton is the essence of Wazwaan, Kashmir's traditional grand feast.
Little India: The Shining Mirror of Singapore
By Suresh Nautiyal. Little India is no longer merely a relic of colonial segregation; it is a confident commercial hub integrated into Singapore’s disciplined urban order.
Politics
The pain of an eternal spectator
By Rupak Bardhan Roy in Nice, France. Ideology is not dead.
Why Israelis look down on Indians
By Ganpaty Nataraj. Modi called Benjamin Netanyahu — a man the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for — his brother.
Where have all the young men gone?
By Meher Pestonji in Mumbai. When they joined the army did these kids realise they might be sent to fight for another country?
History
Carnival time in Khajuraho
Photo feature by Raju Mansukhani. Timeless messages of magical love, aesthetic beauty and compassion in a world scarred by relentless volatility, war and chaos...
Woman, Dance, Resistance
By Aprameya Manthena. Chandralekha believed that the classical tradition had to be re-applied with the age-old questions surrounding body, sexuality, devotion, power, resistance, beauty, spirit,fertility, nature and intellect.
One-Liners and a Machete: Priyanka Chopra Returns to Action as Pirate ‘Bloody Mary’ in ‘The Bluff’
The Bluff with Priyanka Chopra as lead. “She stabs, she slashes, she shoots arrows, she shoots flintlocks,” according to The New York Times.
Society
The intimacy of Memory
By Suresh Nautiyal. This heritage shows how journeys across seas became roots in soil; how cultural inheritance adapts without dissolving; how identity, when shared with dignity, strengthens the broader social fabric.
You Can’t Blame AI, My Lord
What steps can a judge or lawyer take to ensure that a cited legal document is not the result of an ‘AI hallucination’, which may produce false or fabricated information along with seemingly legitimate citations?
Brand Kashmir: Lavender, roses, deep red saffron, pashmina, tulips…
By Dr Mubeen Shah. Branding Kashmir is not about logos or slogans. It is about economic dignity, cultural preservation, and global positioning.
Ground Report
To Rebel is To Be!
By Amit Sengupta. The sudden, radical rupture inflames the rain-soaked afternoon. The fire spreads in the eyes, and inside clenched fists. A mother holds her little child close to her heart, eyes blazing. A thin, wiry young woman in a red sari, becomes a fiery symbol of shakti – women’s power. A grandmother is so intense, that her entire history of angst and anger explodes.
All Posts
The pain of an eternal spectator
By Rupak Bardhan Roy in Nice, France. Ideology is not dead.
Why Israelis look down on Indians
By Ganpaty Nataraj. Modi called Benjamin Netanyahu — a man the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for — his brother.
Love, I thought...
By Sreela Das Gupta in Santiniketan. And the whispers of our kisses...
Which we stole from the pages...
Of an incomplete story...
Where have all the young men gone?
By Meher Pestonji in Mumbai. When they joined the army did these kids realise they might be sent to fight for another country?
The rise and rise of Ghost Newspapers: Fish Eye, Lake View, Bargi, Chinar, Bekhouf Shankh, Jumbo, Bhumi, Teesri Ankh, Teesri Duniya…
By Anuradha Bhasin. Free Press. That may be wishful thinking in times when the government is pushing independent media to the brink and patronising an ecosystem of noise and nuisance.
The intimacy of Memory
By Suresh Nautiyal. This heritage shows how journeys across seas became roots in soil; how cultural inheritance adapts without dissolving; how identity, when shared with dignity, strengthens the broader social fabric.
The Subservience of Silence: India’s Complicity in US-Israel’s Unjust War Against Iran
By Ganpy Natraj. This is not just silence. It is complicity by absence.
You Can’t Blame AI, My Lord
What steps can a judge or lawyer take to ensure that a cited legal document is not the result of an ‘AI hallucination’, which may produce false or fabricated information along with seemingly legitimate citations?
Now, it's all out in the open...
By AJ Philip. The question before you is stark: is it proper for you to continue in office if your presence risks damaging the reputation of your leader and the government you serve?
Brand Kashmir: Lavender, roses, deep red saffron, pashmina, tulips…
By Dr Mubeen Shah. Branding Kashmir is not about logos or slogans. It is about economic dignity, cultural preservation, and global positioning.
'But the heart remains frozen...'
By Meher Pestonji in Bombay. I fail to feel any empathy at a reel showing Jews in Tel Aviv running in panic as a missile hits a multi-storeyed building behind them. I hear screams, sense their terror, but the heart remains frozen.
AI to the left of them, AI to the right...
By Ajith Pillai in Chennai. AI. Will we become slaves to the machines and the corporations that run them?
The Courage to Fight for a Dream
By Suresh Nautiyal. What gives memory its resilience against erasure?
And how do small markers preserve ideas and ideals?
Wazwaan: Aromatic Rogan Josh, Rista, the celebrated Gushtaba…
By Rao Farman Ali. Mutton holds a central place in daily life and family/community celebrations. Dishes such as the aromatic Rogan Josh, Rista, and the celebrated Gushtaba highlight how mutton is the essence of Wazwaan, Kashmir's traditional grand feast.
Carnival time in Khajuraho
Photo feature by Raju Mansukhani. Timeless messages of magical love, aesthetic beauty and compassion in a world scarred by relentless volatility, war and chaos...
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