I had been visiting Benaras since 2002 to conduct research for a film that would document the journey of the tawaif, or courtesan, within the cultural, social and political landscape

By The Editors

/ 25 Jan 2011

A curtain call

Please ladies and gentlemen… A round of applause for this worthy verdict! Please understand now: Silence is molten. Please no more talk of freedoms that aren't for sale.

By The Editors

/ 3 Jan 2011

test

By The Editors

/ 3 Sep 2010

My candle burns at both ends

Who will listen to the tale of my woeful heart? Far and wide have I wandered on the face of this earth And I have much to impart It is

By Raza Rumi

/ 1 Aug 2010

Poem: The bandh

The bandh Ram Munshi Bagh, Wazir Bagh, 2007 By Lynn Aarti Chandhok I see now that the plum trees are all gone and where we strayed to gather fruit, a

By Lynn Aarti Chandhok

/ 1 Aug 2010

Reviews of the latest books from and on Southasia

The Tiger Vanquished: LTTE's story by M R Narayan Swamy Sage, 2010 Cobbling together a regurgitation of past work often results in a frustratingly stunted product. But this

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 2010

Blah, blah, blah

A short story

By Indra Sinha

/ 1 Jul 2010