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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?


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?


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.


And we will part another day...
Editor’s Note: This edition onwards, we are starting a series of poems and crime fiction (the Cosy Murder Mystery series) by Sreela Dasgupta.
Editor's Pick


‘To hear them say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping’
Said Arundhati Roy: ‘It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time—when artists, writers and filmmakers should be doing everything in their power to stop it.’


So why did Himanta Sarma target the hardworking rickshaw-puller?
By Naren Singh Rao. So why is the Assam CM talking about 'point-blank' in hate politics AI images, and Rs 4 to rickwhaw-pullers?


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.
Politics


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?


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?


When Tech Billionaires Come Marching In…
By Ajith Pillai. Do we really require data centres, even as protests against them have erupted in Europe and Latin America?
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


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?


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.


Little Aalin. Why did she die?
By Binu Mathew. The death of ten-month-old Aalin Sherin Abraham in a road accident in Kerala is a tragedy that words cannot hold.
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


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?


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?


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.


And we will part another day...
Editor’s Note: This edition onwards, we are starting a series of poems and crime fiction (the Cosy Murder Mystery series) by Sreela Dasgupta.


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.


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.


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.


When Tech Billionaires Come Marching In…
By Ajith Pillai. Do we really require data centres, even as protests against them have erupted in Europe and Latin America?


‘To hear them say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping’
Said Arundhati Roy: ‘It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time—when artists, writers and filmmakers should be doing everything in their power to stop it.’


So why did Himanta Sarma target the hardworking rickshaw-puller?
By Naren Singh Rao. So why is the Assam CM talking about 'point-blank' in hate politics AI images, and Rs 4 to rickwhaw-pullers?


Why RSS always stands with the oppresser
By Aditya Nigam. From Hitler and Mussolini, to Epstein and Trump, to Modi, Mossad/Israel and Ambani, to to the hate politics of RSS, the ongoing story...


Galgotia's Dog
By Aditya Nigam. The whole world is laughing at them.


A wheeler-dealer, sex trafficker, in a Corrupt, Immmoral World
By Anuradha Bhasin. Epstein’s world is not an aberration. He weaved a world of financial crimes and sex-trafficking ...
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