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Of Kings and Mystics

V Shoba

Glimpses into India’s moral traditions

Patna to Purnia

Difficult truths from Bihar concealed within acceptable homilies

A Day in the Life of Bobby Khare

When a sweeper momentarily lost his freedom

The Great Balancer

The evolution of the Indian judiciary as a defender of both people’s rights and the state’s interests

In the Name of God

Religion is a private matter and must remain so

The Normality of Evil

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

Lessons to Learn from Lanka

Spending borrowed money on unproductive projects is a curse

Scream of India

Have we become a nation of shouters?

The Age of Exaggeration

The steep price for living in today’s fast-paced world

The Walking Wounded

Questions of citizenship in an increasingly nationalistic world

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