Reviews
Pandemics have always revealed the weakness of the Indian state
In 'Pandemic India', David Arnold offers a reflective study of Covid, cholera, plague, the Spanish flu and other historical mass contagions, from the time of the British Raj to the Modi government
Pratinav Anil | Feb 03, 2023
Of jujube vines, maishals and Kamatapur
Reading Rajbanshi poetry in English.
Rini Barman | Sep 06, 2022
“No Sasikala, please”
On the filmic representation of Jayalalithaa and what is lost in translation.
Lucky Issar | Mar 11, 2022
Colonial continuities of the ‘good coloniser’
In ‘Unsettling Utopia’ Jessica Namakkal interrogates French occupation of India.
Sohel Sarkar | Feb 09, 2022
Crowd potential
Deconstructing the complex relationship between people and state in Bangladesh.
Arif Sohel and Anupam Debashis Roy | Dec 27, 2021
The global branding of caste
Isabel Wilkerson’s recent book fails to unpack caste, but hints at potential for new solidarities.
Bernardo A Michael and Anil Varghese | Dec 01, 2021
Against forgetting. Against erasure.
On meaning, storytelling, and memory-making in Kashmir.
Shivangi Mariam Raj | Nov 11, 2021
Requiem for a remembrance
A review of 'A Passage North' by Anuk Arudpragasam.
Khorshed Deboo | Oct 26, 2021
There is something about Parveen
The cultures of fame, shame, and fear in Bollywood’s tryst with mental health.
Pooja Pande | Sep 10, 2021
Latest Articles
Pandemics have always revealed the weakness of the Indian state
In 'Pandemic India', David Arnold offers a reflective study of Covid, cholera, plague, the Spanish flu and other historical mass contagions, from the time of the British Raj to the Modi government
Bangladesh’s BNP fights to make a political comeback
With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election
How a unique language survives in Kashmir’s tiny Burusho community
Despite being a small population, the Burusho community has been able to preserve their language through intergenerational communication and by prioritising their mother tongue over other languages in Kashmir
Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics
Reviving the 2010 reform process can be key to resolving Pakistan’s continued crises, but the reforms need to also target the military's massive business empire
