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Category: Livewire
‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Is So Incoherent, It’s Almost Impressive
There’s a real dearth of Hollywood adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe’s work. Unfortunately, 'The Pale Blue Eye' is far from the film that Poe deserves.
The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ Has Effectively Killed off the ‘Pappu’ Image
Whether it will inspire the party to come together and fight elections is quite another matter.
BBC Film Unveils Unseen UK Govt Gujarat Riots Inquiry Report Which Holds Modi ‘Directly Responsible’
In the film, then UK Foreign Secretary (Minister) Jack Straw speaks of strong concerns over the violence having led to the inquiry. Modi is shown denying any involvement to …
History Warns That Altering a Constitution’s Basic Structure Leads Down a Dark Path
The Germans learnt from the bitter experience of the Nazi era that it was important to limit parliament's amending power.
Why ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ Has Captured the Popular Imagination
Walking together with people and taking them along is important in itself, particularly so in times of deep economic and social discontent. The yatra serves as a reminder of …
To Rohith Vemula
This poem is like a letter to Rohith Vemula. A letter of how things are still the same but somewhere we still have hope to overcome, to write our …
The University Space
A poem on the plight of ad-hoc teachers at Delhi University, who have recently been coldly shown the door after years of work.
Identity
The poem deals with the question of the author's identity and his way of reconstructing it.
The Growing World of Translations in India
"India is one of the most interesting and most challenging landscapes when it comes to publishing translations," David Davidar said, "and that is because of the number of languages …