culture
Unusual Suspects
David Lepeska
Indian-Americans, hailed as a ‘model minority’ in the US, are all over the news for a variety of wrongdoings. Is Indian culture at fault?
Striking Back at the Empire
Pavan Varma believes the liberation of our colonised mind requires us to learn from our ancient past. But did the past he envisages ever exist?
From the Horse’s Mouth
The Kala Ghoda fest is supposedly about nine days of ‘cultural’ activity. But it’s really more a street fair.
Weekend Wisdom
Dhume’s book serves as an apt portrait of an Indonesia torn between love for Osama bin Laden and Demi Moore
Netting a Match
An intimate look at the lives of two working girls from Chennai who put themselves through the modern rituals of finding a groom on a matrimonial site
Clueless in Dharmanagri
Alienated Muslims seek refuge in conspiracy theories, while aimless Hindu youth look up to Ramlalla, the deity BJP owes its rise to
Know Your South
Karunanidhi’s harassment of the Congress is a reminder to North Indians that it is time they learn more about the foreigners who live down there
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