A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
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‘Disproportionate and Politically Motivated’: Diasporic Outfits Condemn Police Raids on ‘The Wire’
As many as 21 Indian diasporic organisations from across the globe saw the raids on 'The Wire' as part of an "ongoing deterioration of journalistic and press freedoms in …
The Wire’s Statement on Seizure of Electronic Devices by Delhi Police Crime Branch
The Wire's editors and staffers fully cooperated but placed on record that all devices and hard disks were seized without mentioning any hash value – a unique numerical value …
20 Years Later, ‘The Wire’ Is Still a Cutting Critique of American Capitalism
The first season of 'The Wire' began 20 years ago this month. It remains one of this century's great television shows — both stylish and smart, with unforgettable characters …
Michael K. Williams and ‘The Wire’: How the Show Redefined TV Watching
The Wire was a Greek tragedy, a novel and a bingeworthy social commentary.
Musings on Art, Caste and Rape in Churu, Rajasthan
Another day, another brutal gang rape of a Dalit woman. This time by a group of policemen who beat her brother-in-law to death first. Inured usually to such news, …
In Times Like These, Cowardice Is Not a Choice
The need to speak out and claim what is legitimately ours has arisen.
‘Work From Home’ Is About Culture, Not Economics
Where workplace laws won't go, "work anywhere" has almost always been interpreted to mean "work everywhere".