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Indian society

Lives Less Lived

Karthik Keramalu

A caste study from a village in Gujarat

Full of Sound and Fury
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An advisory for Indians who seek less noisy public squares

The Republic of Rage
Suhel Seth

A nation can’t march ahead if it’s upset all the time

Tragicomedy Times
Zakia Soman

A satirical play uses fantasy to tell of today’s faultlines

Begin Again
Arunima Mazumdar

What happens when 13 people quit societal norms and live on a deserted island for 25 years?

Family Matters
Kaveree Bamzai

Once the site of aspirational perfection, the great Indian middle-class family is becoming less judgmental and more inclusive

The Normality of Evil
Nandini Nair

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s seventh novel opens with the discovery of a dead body in a park. He speaks to Nandini Nair about creating crafty characters and the villainy principle

Ancient Wisdom
Lakshmi Bayi

Once divisions get created within humanity, they never cease to multiply

A Yearning Against Efficiency
Madhavankutty Pillai

On the peculiar opposition to 10-minute food delivery

The Lightness of Dissent
Shaikh Ayaz

Shilpa Gupta’s immersive works interrogate censorship and celebrate language

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