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POLITICS: ALL AROUND THERE ARE REMINDERS
Humra Quraishi dwells on two disturbing reports dominating the news - about the demolition of Wakeel Hassan’s home and about the young Indian men trapped in Russia, comp...
Read MorePOLITICS: DANCE OF THE DEVIL TO THE MUSIC OF HORROR
With social media abuzz with the visit of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates to Jamnagar for the huge wedding, Humra Quraishi is saddened that real news that needs attention,...
Read MorePOLITICS: WHEN THE SEEDS OF HATE WERE SOWN
Humra Quraishi recounts the days when there was respect and great pride in India’s diversity, and brings back memories of the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the mo...
Read MoreBUSINESS: SPEAK MEMORY!
Monojit Lahiri dumps Bollywood and flashbacks into his life and times in the world of advertising. Phew! From “Thank God you’re not one of those small-...
Read MorePOLITICS: NOT MEDIA, MASSES SPEAK THE TRUTH
Humra Quraishi wonders why the ruling party of the day needs to demolish opposition parties and diminish leaders, when it is already sure of winning the upcoming general elect...
Read MorePOLITICS: A WINTER OF DESPAIR WRITES SURANYA AIYAR
Humra Quraishi explains what it means to be a member of the minority community in these times and reproduces a part of what Suranya Aiyar said in her statement before going on...
Read MorePOLITICS: JUST KEEP ON LIVING, SAY NOTHING!
Humra Quraishi looks at the events taking place in recent weeks, political and religious, and comments on the systematic silencing of common and privileged people that is taki...
Read MorePOLITICS: FLASHBACK TO THE TIMES OF HINDUTVA
The influence of Hindutva politics on democratic and academic institutions in India has raised concerns about the erosion of secularism, threats to freedom of expression, comm...
Read MoreHYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARDS ARE DESTRUCTIVE
Humra Quraishi elaborates on the double standards of the right-wing government in India, and warns that what is taught in schools to children manifests in harmful ways over th...
Read MoreMAKE NOTE, EVERYONE’S SUSPECT
Humra Quraishi writes this in the backdrop of last month’s brutal killing and grievous injuries caused to civilians in the P...
Read MoreMOVIES: A GENTLE DOWNPOUR OF INDIE SUCCESS
Ritopriyo Saha’s short film Chhoti Baarish (Little Rain) is creating ripples acros...
October 19 2025POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE QUESTION UNANSWERED
As India celebrates the birth centenary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Bard of the Brahmapu...
October 18 2025ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: FETED ABROAD, FORGOTTEN AT HOME
When art-house brilliance wins global acclaim but faces neglect in its own country, it f...
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