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Essay

The Conqueror of Destiny

A search in Benares for Brahmins, the twice-born, leads to an encounter with a young member of the aristocracy of the mind

Every Unbearable Thing

A poet’s response to MeToo

Sabarimala: God and Citizen

Was Sabarimala the business of the Supreme Court?

Calcutta of the Mind

Modern India’s first capital was also its most global

The Man and the Mahatma

A majestic biography focuses far more on Gandhi’s relations with opponents like Ambedkar and Jinnah than with his own favourite protégé Jawaharlal Nehru

Beyond Kashmir

India’s problem with Pakistan is the nature of the beast itself

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