This is an Emergency
We live at a time when the government, the ruling party, and its adherents have institutionalised, and weaponised,…
Scratchpad: April 12 edition
Round one of voting, covering 91 Lok Sabha seats, is over. Last evening, TV channels struggled, on prime…
…and the clocks were striking thirteen.
There are times when I suspect that more people cite Orwell than have actually read Orwell. (One of…
Religion and rabbitholes
THE big “news” while I was away was Rahul Gandhi announcing that he would contest the Wayanad Lok…
Ghar mein ghuske…
THE Caravan’s story on the BS Yedyurappa diaries, the full version of which is here outside the paywall,…
Double, double, toil and trouble…
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble 2018 is likely to be one long round of electioneering — besides the…
The BJP distances itself
Yesterday I learned that the BJP has distanced itself from Sangeet Som’s remarks on the Taj Mahal. That…
WTFJH: Random links and an open thread
Today’s post is not thematic, but more in the nature of a scratch-pad, a compilation of stories that…
