An interview with James Liao, a teacher of the traditional Lion dance in Kolkata's Chinatown.
The Creativity of Liberal Arts Versus the Speed of Digital Culture
A society without a questioning mind will continue to face denial of rights, justice and empowerment.
The Hijab Question: A Writer Recalls a Time in 1980s Karnataka When Education Came First
A novelist rewinds to a moment in time when she was a teacher at a PU college in North Karnataka's Raichur.
LGBTQIA+ History: The Story of Camp, From Little Richard to Lil Nas X
Camp defies easy categorisation and has come to mean many things over the span of queer history.
Book Review: When a River Flows Through Landscapes and Memories
Anita Agnihotri's 'Mahanadi: The Tale of a River', translated by Dr. Nivedita Sen, depicts the power that the river wields over memory and how it is tied up with …
Book Review: How Africa Was Central to the Making of the Modern World
'Born in Blackness' by Howard W. French is a towering work. It argues that, because of gold and slavery, Africa is central to creating the modern world.
On Entering My Teens During the Pandemic
'Everyone is coming – not to save me, but to give their evaluations.'
Book Review: In a Sea of Indian Men, Why Everyone Is Seeking Shah Rukh
Shrayana Bhattacharya's book delves into the everyday lives and fantasies of Indian women – and can take male readers down many paths you did not know existed.
Love Shahrukh
'If you love the Shahrukh you see on the screen...'
Big Brother Rap
'Against the crime of silence, we must raise our voice and save our country.'