Category : Guest Articles
Naseeruddin Shah remembers Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah was hardly individualistic, in fact as a student at FTII, he was scarcely distinguishable from his two closest friends Ravi Ojha and Gopal...
What Delhi Needs to Learn from Islamabad by SYED ATA HASNANIN
Recently Pakistan was embarrassed in the UN General Assembly by its Permanent Representative’s gaffe, when she waved the photograph of a Palestinian girl injured in...
A SHADOW OF KARBALA by Asif Farrukhi
More than a thousand years ago, a small group, including women and children, fearing bloodshed in the sanctified city of Makkah began an arduous journey...
“Love, Sex, and Marriage in Ancient Egypt” by JOSHUA J MARK
Although marriages in ancient Egypt were arranged for communal stability and personal advancement, there is ample evidence that romantic love was as important to the people as...
“Partition didn’t do to the Muslims what ‘secular’ India has done” by ASAD ZAIDI
In the small Rajput state of Karauli (in eastern Rajasthan), ruled from the Sultanate era by largely non-literate Jadon rulers claiming direct descent from Lord...
3 TALAQS: LETS TALK ABOUT DISCRIMINATION by Arghya Sengupta
There is something naturally perverse about a husband being given the right to annul his marriage unilaterally by merely uttering the word ‘talaq’ thrice. It...
AN INTERVIEW WITH AARTI TIKOO SINGH
Aarti Tikoo Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India, responsible for news selection, editing, writing and coordination for the web edition...
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE & HINDUISM by BY MADHURI SHEKAR & HARI VENKATACHALAM
FROM THE STONEWALL RIOTS IN NEW YORK back in 1969 to the recent legalization of same-sex marriages, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have been...
“Social Anger and Apathy in Pakistan” (7) by AKHTER ALI SYED
A Psychopathological Perspective in Neo-Colonial Era. The last episode. A List of References and links to previous episodes are provided in the end. Non-State Actors, Pakistan. and...
“Social Anger and Apathy in Pakistan” (6) by AKHTER ALI SYED
A Psychopathological Perspective in Neo-Colonial Era. The thesis shall be published in episodes. A detail of references shall be given in last episode. Is There Any...
The Abdulla Malik Formula by KHALID HASSAN
I call it the Abdulla Malik formula for peace of mind and it has the virtue of being applicable to more than one situation, more...
“Social Anger and Apathy in Pakistan” (5) by AKHTER ALI SYED
A Psychopathological Perspective in Neo-Colonial Era. The thesis shall be published in episodes. A detail of references shall be given in last episode. Social Psychopathology and...
How Communists kept pestering the British throughout the freedom struggle
As the country commemorates its 70th year of Independence Day, honouring thousands of stalwarts and freedom fighters who laid down lives for the vision of...
“Social Anger and Apathy in Pakistan” (3) by AKHTAR ALI SYED
A Psychopathological Perspective in Neo-Colonial Era. The thesis shall be published in episodes. A detail of references shall be given in the last episode. Psychopathology of...
“Social Anger and Apathy in Pakistan” (2) by AKHTER ALI SYED
A Psychopathological Perspective in Neo-Colonial Era. The thesis shall be published in 7 episodes. A detail of references shall be given in the last episode. Apathy...
“Re-imagining Pakistan” by Jaffer Mirza
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of...
“Social Anger and Apathy in Pakistan” by AKHTER ALI SYED
A Psychopathological Perspective in Neo-Colonial Era. The thesis shall be published in 7 episodes. A detail of the references shall be given in the last episode....
“Aryan Migration and its Discontents” by OMAR ALI
The debate about the origins of the “Aryans” and their arrival in India has flared up again, this time triggered by new genetic findings that...
We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Bachi Karkaria
Billy Joel’s 1989 song is a rapid-fire listing of the headline events of the 40 years since his birth. Here’s a cover version celebrating India’s...
“India has Called the Bully’s Bluff” by Brahma Chellaney
Standing on the Himalayan crest with well-developed infrastructure, China is in a militarily advantageous position along much of the border with India. The tri-border overlooking...
