Indraprastha

Lessons for India today from Mandela’s long walk to freedom

For a start, our leaders can emulate his impeccably courteous style of addressing their political rivals. Whether in power, or out of power

Straining At the Fringes

Away from the humdrum of noisy electioneering, on three edges of the country—Kashmir, the Assam border and the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh—democracy faces different varieties of disenchantment that are hard to undo

Doctor on Call

His Master’s Voice | Less Colour | Spy Game | Shooting Star | Voice Protection | No to Bengal | Aurobindo Connection | Enter Computer Baba

General Election 2019: Quote Hanger

My mother is contesting from here and she is a noble soul. You all should vote for Mata, that is, Bharat Mata, says Varun Gandhi

Shalom Al Yisrael

A survival saga bookended by history and memory

Varanasi: The City of Flickering Light

In the 2014 elections, Shylashri Shankar found Varanasi under the spell of Narendra Modi. Revisiting it in the current campaign, she finds some change is evident but the fault lines underneath remain the same

Tandoori Tea, Binglish Slogans and the Cautious Forecasts of Poets

Modi’s Seshan

Call of the Slogan | Selfie at the Ghat | Kinetic Patnaik | The Sulks | Didi’s Hindutva | Migrant Vote | Faux Film

Mumbai Notebook

The V Day