OPEN TO OPINION
The writer is the editor of 'House Spirit: Drinking in India'
VOICES
| 4-minute read
When 'Pappu' scores more than the 'proud' class topper
There is no better PR exercise than victory. For the many fence sitters, Rahul is suddenly a possibility.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Why we love to hate Delhi
From humble pink bougainvillea to quiet men pulling out knives — Delhi is dangerously beautiful.
VARIETY
| 4-minute read
How I got addicted to Donald Trump
One of Trump’s biggest achievements is that he has got the world interested in American politics.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
Understanding the politics behind erecting statues
Can a man be turned into a towering figure by casting him in stone and bronze?
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Be it Allahabad or Prayagraj: Why a typical Illahabadi won’t be bothered at all
This is no Mumbai/ Bombay narrative. Allahabad/ Prayagraj makes and lives by its own rules.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Of bisons, rappers and Gujju boys: Tales from Arunachal's Ziro festival
Erratic phone signals, no broadband — one enters the Ziro bubble for four days and forgets about the world.
ART & CULTURE
| 5-minute read
How Nandita Das' Manto will get a new generation of readers interested in Toba Tek Singh
The film celebrates the power of words — to mirror society, and to pay the bills.
VOICES
| 10-minute read
When the river runs dry: Why Nitish Babu's war on alcohol is misguided
The answer to our problems may lie in gradually bringing about a change in drinking habits, rather than banning all alcohol as an evil agent.
ART & CULTURE
| 5-minute read
Can we please stop romanticising Supreme Court's Section 377 verdict?
Grant all other civil liberties to same-sex couples. Gay people are as boring and bourgeois as any other Indian heterosexual couple.
VOICES
| 4-minute read