Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s new film, illuminated by an intimate absence, strikes a fine balance between the existential and the sociological
14 December 2016In Jaya’s Tamil Nadu, history and biography became one
08 December 2016It was only a question of time--or Trump--for rumours about the demise of politics to be confirmed
24 November 2016The newest fairytale of democracy carries within it the ominous iconography of change
10 November 2016It’s not about diminished America but diminished politics
03 November 2016The problem is not capitalism but the inadequacies of politics-as-usual to engage with capital
27 October 2016Between the Trump pornography and the Hillary wonkery. Obama won a Nobel for not being George W. Hillary may win the presidency for not being Trump
13 October 2016Brahma 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 is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
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
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