A show about six young people living in New York in the mid-90s comes at a time when we have never been more isolated and socially distanced from each other. There are no friendly couches to crash on, no huddles to bind us, and no shoulders to cry on
Over the decades, bluff masters have promised riches, freedom, even immunity for criminal acts. Their onscreen depictions show that they are celebrated rather than reviled
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle