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The writer is the editor of 'House Spirit: Drinking in India'
Shot in the arm for women officers
All new ideas have to climb over a barbed wire fence in order to enter the gated compound.
How the Delhi voter will respond to poll polemics
The BJP's campaign has been consistently marked by brazen provocation and backtracking.
Arvind Kejriwal stands a chance in Delhi purely by bridging various gulfs
Kejriwal was associated with drama and histrionics, and accused of being in agitation/ dharna mode even when holding the reins of power. But it worked.
Unleashing violence on protesting students in JNU or Jamia is closing them off
The fact that students protest is accepted across the world. What has shocked middle-class India is the barbaric bloody force that has been used against protesting students, from JNU to Jamia.
Futility of retribution: The encounter killings in Hyderabad
Violence is abhorrent, but never ever is the answer to it more violence. Isn’t that what Gandhi taught us?
CAA, NRC and the idea of India
Forcing an idea down people's throats can only lead to contagious rebellion, an irrational use of force by the state and, ultimately, chaos.
Horses for Maharashtra’s political courses
In many ways, this election also shows the limits of ideology as the nativism of the Shiv Sena clashes with the pan-India glue that Hindutva promises.
Civility and the Ayodhya verdict
Compared to three decades ago, the response to the recent Ayodhya judgement has been muted.
