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Nanditha Krishna

Nanditha Krishna is a historian and an environmentalist, and director of the CPR Institute of Indological Research in Chennai. She has co-written Madras Then Chennai Now (2014)

Columns
The Ecology of Ganesha

The elephant-headed God as the ultimate conservation icon

21 August 2020
Are Indian Slaughter houses Safe?
Features
Are Indian Slaughter Houses Safe?

The rising number of Covid-19 cases in the meat industry worldwide raises concerns about potential pandemics

03 July 2020
How Did Indian History Became Myth?
Guest Column
How Did Indian History Become Myth?

Rama’s memory lives on because of his extraordinary life and persona

31 March 2020
A New Nepal Terracotta Tablet Predates Mahabharata to Harappa Culture
History
A New Nepal Terracotta Tablet Predates Mahabharata to Harappa Culture

The terracotta plaque represents Krishna and Arjuna in the epic battle

28 October 2019
Raja Ravi Varma: When the Gods Came Home
Essay
Raja Ravi Varma: When the Gods Came Home

Raja Ravi Varma’s oleographs turn 125

02 August 2019
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Books
In the Name of Gods

Muslim iconoclasm and the Hindu response

01 May 2019
States of Disobedience
Essay
States of Disobedience

Why is it that many Supreme Court rulings go unimplemented in the South?

29 November 2018
Adi Shankaracharya
Books
The First Argumentative Indian

Adi Shankara embodied the spiritual power of ideas

29 August 2018
Myth versus Reality
Guest Column
Myth versus Reality

Instead of searching for truths in myths, it would be easier if we appreciated the scientific achievements of ancient Indians

11 June 2018
The Truth About Tuticorin
Essay
The Truth About Tuticorin

Polluters must pay, but still...

31 May 2018

Authors

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

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 a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm

Makarand R Paranjape

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

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