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Is Mall the New Mandir?

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

A meditation on Black Friday

A Legacy of the Gods

Our cavalier attitude to truth imperils institutions

THE FREEDOM ISSUE

S Prasannarajan • Pratap Bhanu Mehta • Swapan Dasgupta • Shashi Tharoor • Tunku Varadarajan • Shiv Visvanathan • Priyamvada Gopal • TM Krishna • Ullekh NP • Madhavankutty Pillai • V Shoba • Aresh Shirali • Sonali Acharjee • Shreya Sethuraman

Beauty Redefined

Aesthetics is not a matter of arts alone in an age of stifling cultural battles

Berlin-Artparasites: Art for Mankind

Giving a platform to all kinds of artists, Berlin Artparasites employs art to communicate with strangers

Northeast Central

The soft power of the region has given its new cultural entrepreneurs an increased presence in food, music and fashion

No Country for Cyclists

Most developed countries go out of their way to promote a cycling culture, but in India, it can be a really dangerous hobby

Unusual Suspects

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.

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