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The Journey of Finding Joy
I didn't create an idealised image in my mind, but allowed impressions to unfold naturally
Virtually Vulnerable
Navigating concepts of personal safety, consent and privacy in the realm of virtual reality dating
Scorching Sacred Love
Bhakti is not bedtime prayer in some safe enclave of the heart. Love of the divine isn't ornamental. It certainly isn't tame. And it most definitely isn't for the faint of heart
A 'Modi-Fied' Reality
The Prime Minister has managed to ace the image game by being all-pervasive, and, at the same time, being an elusive political persona
Superficial Ways of Being Secular
Modernity opened up a secular sphere where religion could no longer simply remain religion. It has transformed religion for the better and worse
Past Triggers Set To Charge The Future
As India continues its voyage towards net zero, positive developments of the last year will gather pace and strengthen the foundations of a clean energy ecosystem powered by renewables
Bisleri Drives Sustainability with Water Conservation and Plastic Recycling Initiatives
In its pursuit of sustainability, Bisleri takes bold strides in water conservation and plastic recycling with impactful initiatives such as Bottles for Change and Project Nayi Umeed that define the brand's commitment to a greener world
Time To Step on The Gas
It is an imperative to bring parity between Compressed Biogas (CBG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices to promote CBG as an alternative fuel in the interest of the gas-based economy
Climate Action Set To Weather Volatile Times
Even as climate action weathers potentially disruptive uncertainties, including wars, geopolitical tensions, and elections in the world's biggest democracies, the global sustainability agenda promises to stay on track through 2024
India Inc. Gears Up For Climate Action
As sustainability gathers momentum, corporates in India are embedding climate action in operations, focussing on crucial touch-points like green energy and geospatial technology
The Last Days of Ayodhya
In the first half of January, I spent a few days in Ayodhya. I wanted to experience the city for myself, and to think about what it meant to be an Indian and a Hindu (or, as seems to be the changing paradigm in our times, a Hindu and an Indian) in the weeks leading up to an event, which over the last four decades has become central to our political discourse. I also wanted to spend a few days immersed in the Ramasphere-that religious culture, mainly in north India, steeped in the language and lore and preeminence of Ram-to understand how it was changing in the light of the new Ram Mandir; whether it was becoming deeper or more superficial, whether Hinduism itself is morphing into something new and more centralised under the influence of a Ram whom we are told was returning to his people for a second time in history.
The Question of Democracy
At this crucial time, the weaknesses of India's liberal democracy need to be urgently addressed and corrected
How the BJP is Consolidating Voters
Though the Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur may have come close to the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has been trying to own Thakur for quite some time
A (Non) Ideological Journey?
Nitish Kumar's act of shifting ideological positions evokes a very complex question - does ideology matter at all in contemporary politics?
The Emperor's New Clothes
Politicians use a carefully constructed dress sense to send out targeted messages and build a distinct image
To Win Beyond the Vindhyas
Voting patterns in Kerala reveal a gradual impact of cultural Hindutva on the state's electoral landscape
What Makes Modi the Phenomenon He Is?
Because he is unbeatable, unassailable and he has no equals in Indian politics today
Morphing and Morphology...beyond the Modi Mandapam
ON an astrologically appropriate date three months from now, watch every TV channel as our new prime minister strides towards Parliament just days after having taken his oath of office outside Rashtrapati Bhavan. The new cabinet has still not been announced, but this is the moment that the faithful have been waiting for.
Everywhere, All at Once
The Prime Minister has successfully crafted a particular kind of image which is key to the BJP's electoral success. But in the process, the distinctive line between the government and the PM is getting blurred
Undiluted Adulation
The Prime Minister gets the media's undivided attention, except when the BJP or the government has suffered a setback
Formula One
He is not a conventional politician, but an ideologue who draws his mandate from the promise of hyper-capitalism
Phantasmagoric Appeal of the One
HE is everywhere. There are his cutouts in which the prime minister is holding a broom. In others, he is waving at nobody in particular. And then, there are the selfie booths at airports, in institutions, and at railway stations, with a 3D life-size replica of Modi.
Epitaph on the Tombstone of Allah Jilai (1337 Hijri/1919 AD)
This is the strange and painful tale of Allah Jilai If you pay close attention, these are all miracles of love
Wild Smelling Flowers
Heavy, ruthless blades haul and push debris away, excavate ghosts of history, demolish mosques, minarets.
War On Gaza: The Politics Of Language In Media Coverage
Mainstream media uses different sets of words for the two sides when reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict
Born and Raised in Bambai 17
Farmers staging a 'Zameen Satyagrah' near Jaipur in 2017 to protest against the forced acquisition of their land by the government
What Age Has Taught Me: Silence
Farmers from Tamil Nadu staged a protest in 2017 against farmer suicides
Bhatti (Furnace)
In the furnaces of their homes Women offer their entire lives And keep thinking Perhaps!
On Elsewhereness
Mother walks through a military curfew upon shattered windows bearing no address. Upon little rocks still lugging the memory of the mountains they once were a part of.
Losar Greeting
The family of Arsalan, a nineteen-year-old from Zaldagar, Srinagar protests in 2022 against his arrest by the National Investigation Agency