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14 Aug 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 33

Freedom Issue 2026

Shashi Tharoor on being radical liberal | Ram Madhav on how Gandhi used his Hinduism | TCA Raghavan on a diplomat's travels in history | Sumana Roy on the novel beyond the Booker | Carlo Pizzati on the dissolution of Borders

All Magazine Stories - August 2026 Issue

Behold Gandhi the Hindu: How Sanatana Dharma Shaped India’s Independence Movement and Nationalism

12 min read
Behold Gandhi the Hindu: How Sanatana Dharma Shaped India’s Independence Movement and Nationalism
Testament of a Radical Liberal
Testament of a Radical Liberal
16 min read
Freedom Issue 2026: Editor's Note
Freedom Issue 2026: Editor's Note
3 min read
The Capital of Mobilisation: Delhi and the unfinished argument of the Republic
In Search of an Opposition: The vacuum in the non-BJP political space
‘INA achieved Netaji’s objective of creating conditions for ending British rule’
Fiction: The Slumber of Deep Desire
Fiction: The Slumber of Deep Desire
6 min read
Prize and Prose: Will a novelist dare to declare independence from the Booker?
Always the Anthem: A new generation’s symbolic journey into the past
Ruins to Resilience: The story of India’s financial freedom
Stargazer: Tabu, Amrita Bagchi and Ruhi Pal
Stargazer: Tabu, Amrita Bagchi and Ruhi Pal
2 min read
Who’s Winning Putin’s War?
Who’s Winning Putin’s War?
3 min read
N Chandrasekaran: A Turn of the Tata Page
N Chandrasekaran: A Turn of the Tata Page
4 min read
Eternal Yarn: The evolution of khadi continues to update aesthetics—and how
Sign of the Times: A language that has enabled deaf navigate everyday life
The Bundled Bargain: On dogs, borders, poor millionaires, and the difference between being free and being sold freedom
Leaps in the Dark: Women in Chennai are learning to be fearless in the night
The Sovereign and the Server: Indian’s Digital Freedom
The Ides of August: The idea of freedom
The Ides of August: The idea of freedom
9 min read
A New Face In Bhubaneswar
A New Face In Bhubaneswar
4 min read
The Liberation Thali
The Liberation Thali
8 min read
The ‘INA Three’ Trial the Raj Lost
The ‘INA Three’ Trial the Raj Lost
8 min read
Remains of the Long Partition
Remains of the Long Partition
8 min read
Reading about the Chauvet Cave Paintings, My Dog Vanishes, and I am Bereft
DC: A Time to Rage
DC: A Time to Rage
1 min read
Sterling Point: A Summer of Discoveries
Sterling Point: A Summer of Discoveries
1 min read