The Finer Breed

May 17, 2012 by

The Finer Breed

These genetically modified finer breed of plants belongs to an immediate dystopic future. A future, which will be characterized by...

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Left Out

May 16, 2012 by

Left Out

“Life is a circle, your past is your future”                      Evam Indrajit - Badal Sircar Boundaries,...

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Streer Patra

May 12, 2012 by

Streer Patra

(A re-writing of Tagore’s story by the same name) Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Streer Patra’ is an extremely radical story for its...

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A Woman’s Job in a Man’s World...

May 6, 2012 by

A Woman’s Job in a Man’s World

I don’t know Aswathy Padmasenan. But I recognize her; she is young, independent, talented , living on her own in Delhi away from her...

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Divine land of Phuentsholing

Apr 29, 2012 by

Divine land of Phuentsholing

Just 19 km from Hasimara (a place which armed force officials would be more familiar with) is the Bhutan – India Border. Indian side...

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Spicy Indian goes to Britain

Apr 26, 2012 by

Spicy Indian goes to Britain

Have you ever tasted spicy Chicken tikka masala in Britain? Trust me; it tastes like a ‘sweet’ corn soup. When British influence...

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The places that are left

Apr 26, 2012 by

The places that are left

translation from Manglesh Dabral‘s Hindi poem ‘Bachi Hui Jagahein‘ These days, I keep forgetting things, keep losing...

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Cast(e) Away

Apr 20, 2012 by

Cast(e) Away

14 April. A Saturday! A weekend to resuscitate from work dizziness. It’s also the Bengali New Year. Great! Celebrations and tummy...

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Choli ke peche: What’s with th...

Apr 14, 2012 by

Choli ke peche: What’s with these item numbers?

First it was ‘Munni’. Then came ‘Sheela’. And now ‘Chikni Chameli’ rules the charts. These are of course, the most popular...

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All was good, amma!

Apr 4, 2012 by

All was good, amma!

On the 28th of February, 2002, a violent mob attacked the Muslim residents of Naroda Patiya in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. Those...

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Act One, Scene Many: Struck By...

Apr 2, 2012 by

Act One, Scene Many: Struck By Hunger

Raising the Curtain on the JSU Protest The steps of the JNU administration building witnessed a performative spectacle of significant...

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Honey Singh and the Totalising...

Mar 29, 2012 by

Honey Singh and the Totalising Project

One of the fundamental problems with modern nation-state is that by its very creation and claim of being the only possible form of...

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To share or not to share…

Mar 27, 2012 by

To share or not to share…

Is that the question? Are you in a dilemma? Let me help you out then. Don’t. I’ll tell you why in a moment. But before I tell you...

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Pages from the Diary: An Eveni...

Mar 26, 2012 by

Pages from the Diary: An Evening with Migrant Workers

One fine evening, with the sun setting down, I head towards my destination to interact with the labourers. I am in deep conversation...

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