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The final countdown

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The year 1947 was a watershed in the modern history of the Indian subcontinent. Although the river of historical time turned in rather different directions eight decades ago, mo... Read More


Dispatches from the manosphere

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- In 2022, a recording from a private chat on the audio-room app Clubhouse was leaked on social media. In it, several young men could be heard making violent, sexually explicit, a... Read More


Sorrows of Gibran

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Allah Miyan's Workshopis a novel that conveys much more than what it says. It was only after reading for a while that I realised that it telegraphed a note about the fragility t... Read More


Rare images of a rebellion

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Revolt of 1857 has been one of the most discussed, debated and dissected events in the history of India. Described variously as the "Sepoy Mutiny", the "Indian Mutiny", the ... Read More


People are tired of Modi's politics | Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- In this episode of SpeakEasy with Amit Baruah, Congress General Secretary and Communications in Charge Jairam Ramesh speaks about the changing political mood in India, growing d... Read More


India's 'Holy'wood

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Dear Reader, After politics and religion, films are what unfailingly catch my fancy. I don't have an exact order. Maybe it is the triguna (three qualities) of Sattva, Rajas, an... Read More


SIR is destroying the ethos of Indian citizenship

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- In the wake of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, India will have two classes of people: one, those with franchise; and the other, those without franchise.... Read More


A new fight over the Falklands

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- "The Malvinas are Argentina's", proclaimed the banner carried by the Argentines football team after beating England 2-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinals. This led to outrag... Read More


Why is India so afraid of meat? | Sylvia Karpagam

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- In this episode of Frontline Conversations, Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, public health doctor and author of "The Meat of the Matter", discusses the politics, science and social inequali... Read More


The Crying Hitler syndrome

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer of the German Third Reich (1933-1945), never openly wept, though he was reportedly tearful on occasion. Music moved him, particularly Richard Wagner's (... Read More