It happens only in America. Politicians squabble, lawmakers bicker over crucial legislations, reach an impasse and gridlock the government. But they...

In the ‘Con | Text / Foreword’ of The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry, poet-editor Sudeep Sen makes an interesting case that deserves being...

In the ‘Con | Text / Foreword’ of The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry, poet-editor Sudeep Sen makes an interesting case that deserves being...

In the ‘Con | Text / Foreword’ of The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry, poet-editor Sudeep Sen makes an interesting case that deserves being...

It is probably embarrassing for many. It could even be as if someone has, by mistake, entered a parallel universe, where Russia sounds incredibly more...

Early morning on 5 September, when India celebrated Teacher’s Day, Sushmita Banerjee – a part-time teacher, health worker and a best-selling writer –...

Early morning on 5 September, when the world celebrated Teacher’s Day, Sushmita Banerjee – a part-time teacher, health worker and a best-selling...

Ananya Vajpeyi, undoubtedly one of the best young intellectuals in India at present, embarks on an ambitious journey in her brilliant and extremely...

They came. They saw. They ruled. They were ousted. They became the proverbial general in his labyrinth, the fallen dragon breathing less fire than...

Palestinian and Israeli negotiators, depending upon the enthusiasm from their American counterparts for the fiasco that is the ‘peace process’, have...

The Independence Day special cover story of a prominent Indian news magazine does what it terms a ‘counter-factual’ exercise – going back in time and...

In their preface to the stunningly engaging new book, Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen catch your unsuspecting attention with a mousetrap of a line. ‘The...