Variety

There is more to life and politics and current affairs. In this section, we attempt to bring you articles that talk about issues and experiences that matter on a more human and personal level

Books

Gujarat Lies: A collection Rana Ayyub’s personal vendetta

Nirwa Mehta - 5 July, 2019

After her book was published, Ayyub had accused Tehelka of being under 'political pressure' to not publish the 'sting'

Opinions

Fanatics at the front door: The case of Hauz Qazi

Saket Suryesh - 4 July, 2019

Democracy is all about giving a voice to the voiceless and representation to the faceless. This is what went missing in the initial period of the incident of Hauz Qazi in Old Delhi where a Hindu temple was vandalized.

Opinions

Dear Mahua Moitra, it’s not the Right-wing that is the same everywhere, it’s the Left

K Bhattacharjee - 4 July, 2019

Mahua Moitra, is the new darling of the Left.

Opinions

I am a Hindu: Breaking of temples brings back the worst of my civilizational memories

Abhishek Banerjee - 2 July, 2019

The incident in Chandni Chowk, in the heart of Delhi, in today’s India, causes a deep pain. It reminds us of the humiliation that our ancestors suffered for being Hindus in India.

Opinions

The not-so-syncretic Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb and the false wails of how ‘Sanghis’ turned Urdu into a ‘Muslim language’

kabirpandit - 1 July, 2019

Often one sees 'liberals invoking Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or the Syncretic Hindu Muslim culture of North India every time they hear the idea of New India. In reality, they see it as an attack on anything Muslim by the BJP.

Satire

Mangoes turning saffron from green after Modi’s victory is a huge concern, activists say

Alter RR - 29 June, 2019

The is being seen along with developments like colour of Indian cricket team's jersey turning saffron from blue.

Opinions

No, The Dalai Lama is not a ‘Racist’ or ‘Islamophobe’ for defying the Multicultural Doctrine

K Bhattacharjee - 28 June, 2019

Dalai Lama has reiterated that Europe should belong to Europeans.

Entertainment

Leila: Who would question Prayaag Akbar or Netflix?

Ashish Shukla - 21 June, 2019

I expect a political storm over Leila, a six-part TV serial on Netflix, the first season of which went on air last week.

Satire

The man who thought he was Wayanad’s Pavarotti

nandini - 21 June, 2019

Anyone to take the blame. Go find names. Spread the word. Let the people talk about them, discuss them and get the attention of my son.

Culture and History

Yoga is rooted in Hindu spiritual traditions and so is Vande Mataram, disassociating them from Hinduism an insult to our ancestors

K Bhattacharjee - 21 June, 2019

The Communist Chief Minister of Kerala pontificated on how none of the Asanas performed on International Yoga Day had anything to do with any religion.

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