Sukumar Muralidharan
Sukumar Muralidharan teaches at the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India.
Cobrapost: a potent but not quite deadly sting
Crisis of credibility for mainstream Indian media.
Jun 19, 2018
The business of news
How the editorial and factual veracity of news is being threatened.
Sep 18, 2016
What’s left of it
Praful Bidwai’s book discusses the past and potential of Left politics in India.
Jun 20, 2016
Modi, media and the feel-good effect
India’s recently concluded general election revealed the power of corporate advertising and PR in determining the tone and content of the media discourse.
Jun 30, 2014
Accountability in a time of excess
If any lesson is to come out of the current financial crisis, it is that the pipedream of corporate social responsibility needs to be shelved.
Mar 01, 2009
The roots of Dalit rage
The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy.
Jan 06, 2007
The Times of India’s final frontier
Emboldened by a history of cosy relationships with advertisers, over the past decade the Times of India has revolutionised the way that Indian newspapers must compete. With advertisers now making content decisions, print news no …
Aug 01, 2006
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Pakistan embraces military rule without martial law
New laws have created jurisdiction for the military to operate at both federal and provincial levels of government, with serious implications for Pakistan’s already precarious federation.
Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives
Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital
Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
How Southasia and Oman intertwined
In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa
