Creating an audience from the void
After decades of upheaval, Afghanistan today finds itself unable to remember its cultural past.
Aunohita Mojumdar | Sep 09, 2009
The dissident pleasures of pornography
Pornography demands an examination of the contradictions between our sexual lives and yearnings.
Shohini Ghosh | Sep 09, 2009
Returning to the broken palmyrah
Twenty years after the assassination of human-rights activist Rajani Thiranagama, her prophetic words could inspire a new generation of activists in Sri Lanka.
Ahilan Kadirgamar | Sep 08, 2009
A flawed democratic exercise
Defying the ban from the Taliban, the Afghan people came out to vote amidst tight security. But it might be too early to celebrate the victory of democracy.
Aunohita Mojumdar | Sep 01, 2009
Chopsticks in Manipur
The move to ban Hindi films and serials in Manipur has had an unexpected consequence: the Koreans have moved in.
Akoijam Sunita | Sep 01, 2009
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