The Right to Desire

Sabyn Javeri: Inside the Veil

The Pakistani author Sabyn Javeri talks about the politics of the hijab and the role of writers in divided societies in a conversation with Shikha Kumar

Is a Return to Socialism a Worthy Option?

Free spirit

Silence of the Scientists

A recently discovered letter by Galileo offers a clue to the tragic fate that befell the 16th century botanist Garcia d’Orta in Goa and reminds us of the value of freedom

Rahman Abbas: ‘English writers enjoy more freedom than us’

Urdu writer Rahman Abbas on the challenges of being defiant

Masih Alinejad: ‘What made me different was that I took action’

Iranian activist-journalist Masih Alinejad reveals the importance of saying no to repressive regimes in her memoir

A Permanent Struggle

Freedom requires sobering storytellers of the nation

It’s that time of the season when…

Small Big World

Anuradha Roy has crafted the perfect novel on one woman’s search for freedom

The Elusive India

An ideological enquiry marked by naivete