Bombay
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
Style and the city
Two writers explore the politics of fashion in Bombay and Delhi.
Supriya Nair and Meher Varma | Jun 01, 2020
Celebrating chauvinism
The biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray is a cynical endorsement of violence.
Rutuja Deshmukh | Feb 14, 2019
Anatomy of an obscenity trial
An unearthed file gives new insight into Saadat Hasan Manto and his short story ‘Bu’.
Sarah Waheed | Jul 01, 2013
Toddlers and all
When neighbours disapprove of a travel destination — that's where to take the family.
Vivek Menezes | Oct 01, 2011
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