×

KR Meera

Feature
KR Gouri (1919-2021): The Lady Who Dared

A law graduate, Gouri was a true visionary of Kerala. Her vision of governance was shaped by her understanding of her fellow citizens

14 May 2021
My Choice of Best of 2019 Books: KR Meera, Author
Books
My Choice of Best of 2019 Books: KR Meera, Author

Madhuri Vijay | Manoranjan Byapari | Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar | Anita Nair | Raj Kamal Jha | S Ramakrishnan

21 December 2019
A Prayer for My Sister
Cover Stories
A Prayer for My Sister

She lives in a cloistered world of silence and submission. Endurance is her supreme prayer. She is out there on the street today, demanding justice for the one who has allegedly been raped by a bishop. Pitted against a patriarchal church and an indifferent state, a nun’s life is a lone battle. And it all returns to her body

20 September 2018
Slap and Strut
Cover Stories
Slap and Strut

Malayali matinee idols and their vulgar masculinity

05 July 2018
Kissed and Damned in Kerala
Essay
Kissed and Damned in Kerala

What’s it like being a woman in a society where the moral police are on the prowl?

23 March 2017
(L-R) Subodh Sarkar, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, M Mukundan and Raghuveer Chaudhari at the Gateway Litfest in Mumbai
Books
A Thousand Tongues

The pleasures and perils of translation came to the fore at a recent literature festival

16 March 2017
Laugh Out Loud, Ladies
Essay
Laugh Out Loud, Ladies

Patriarchy and the violence against happiness

10 August 2016

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

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

Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price