Makarand R Paranjape, Author at Open The Magazine

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape, director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, is the author of the forthcoming book Swami Vivekananda: Hinduism and India’s Road to Modernity. Views are personal

Columns

The FIR Fetish

Whom will the law protect—truth tellers or offence takers?

15 May 2020

Columns

Why I Admire Arnab Goswami

It is politics rather than journalism that explains his brand

01 May 2020

Columns

The Pandemic and the Crisis of Faith

A new combination of science and spirituality may be the way forward

17 April 2020

Columns

Apropos of Tablighi

It is science, not ideology, that will save us from religious contagion

03 April 2020

Columns

The Moral Sickness

Look how a virus has infected our responses

20 March 2020

Columns

The Faultlines in Delhi

Constantly distrusting Indian Muslims, branding them as anti-nationals, is not a good idea

06 March 2020

Cover Stories

In Light of India

There is a lot on offer for Donald Trump beyond business

21 February 2020

Columns

Beyond the Noise of Dharma

The poise of a quiet mind in Varanasi

07 February 2020

Columns

JNU: End of the Romance

JNU brings out the redundancy of the campus Left

24 January 2020

Essays

JNU’s Clash of Versions

Can we stop cashing in on a troubled campus?

10 January 2020

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