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This book found me in London. When I finally reached for it, something shifted
Amit Sengupta’s A Sudden Golden Smile enters with the tempered force of early spring,
5 days ago7 min read
'I am so scared… please come…' They can block the film in India. Can they block the little girl's last words, ever?
India repeatedly abstained from UN resolutions which called for a ceasefire in Gaza
Apr 16 min read
An Oxymoron. Pure Evil.
By Aditya Nigam. Iran is giving them a run for their money.
Mar 241 min read
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?
Mar 82 min read
'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.
Mar 42 min read
END of a secular fantasy?
By Narendra Pachkhede in Toronto. Francis Fukuyama saw an ending and mistook it for a universal horizon; Faisal Devji does not agree.
Dec 19, 20258 min read
Nothing lasts forever
By Amit Sengupta. Ditto in Spain and Ireland. And in campuses across Europe and the US. On the streets and public squares. Everyday a new song emerges in the horizon, solo, shared, sung alone and in chorus, becoming an international anthem in the social media. Like Bella Ciao!
Dec 14, 20255 min read
Crossing the street, a stranger's smile
By Sivakami. Amit Sengupta reminds us that even in the darkest times, there will always be someone who dares to write, someone who dares to care, and someone who dares to smile. That sudden golden smile is what keeps hope alive.
Dec 14, 20254 min read
The Lie Comes Home
By Arjun Janah. There comes a time when sins come home to roost.
Dec 2, 20252 min read
The Ghost of Versailles dressed as Good Friday
By Narendra Pachkhede. And who speaks for Gaza?
Nov 29, 20259 min read
Helpless Anger
By Meher Pestonji. Can poetry halt war?
Nov 21, 20252 min read
A ceasefire of ceaseless killings
By Faraz Ahmad. Has Israel really stopped bombing Gaza and killing Palestinians, even for a day, since that so-called ceasefire?
Nov 11, 20255 min read
‘Can you get me this weapon, that weapon, that weapon?’
By Narendra Pachkhede. The Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit on Gaza: a televised triumph? A reality show dressed up as a fake peace accord?
Oct 17, 20258 min read
Today, I write freedom, I write grace, I write love...
By Samina Salim. Damage, desolation, desperation; too much for too long. Today I write dream, I write bloom, I write freedom.
Oct 10, 20251 min read
From the river to the sea...
By Amit Sengupta. There is a huge global campaign to ban Israel from all international sports and cultural meets, including football, as it was done during apartheid in South Africa. Football stadiums are erupting with Palestine flags.
Oct 5, 20257 min read
From Barcelona to Gaza...
Photo feature/Exclusive: Now that the Israeli murder machine has surrounded some of the ships sailing with essential humanitarian aid, baby formula and medicine, we bring to you the first pictures of hope and courage as the bravehearts started the long journey on international waters from the port of Barcelona.
Oct 2, 20253 min read
God, are you watching?
By Amit Sengupta. No food, no milk, no baby formala, no mother’s milk, no medical care for thousands of orphaned children with entire families wiped out, no nourishment, no maternal care – the babies must die.
Aug 16, 20256 min read
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