The custodial deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu, which had sparked outrage across India, is one among many glaring instances of police brutality. Each year, only a few of these examples make it to the public discourse, while the larger reality mostly remains hidden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC-mD0MCBDs&feature=emb_title The institution of policing, explained aptly in “The Fist of Modernity” by the video essayist Lewis...
When I finished all four seasons of Netflix’s Money Heist (La Casa de Papel) in less than a week’s time, there were two things that I realised: I am an incorrigible binge-watcher with pitiful self-control, Money Heist is more than just well-made television. Needless to say, the former was not new knowledge, but with ample time at my disposal, courtesy of the lockdown, I...
On 2 May,2021, the results to the Kerala Assembly election was announced, which saw the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Pinarayi Vijayan come back to power for a second consecutive term. The LDF was constituted of 11 parties which included the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Kerala Congress (Mani). The incumbent LDF won 99 out of...
One of India's oldest and most trusted brands of all time was recently in one of the biggest financial feuds with its life long business partners. I am indeed talking about the Tata vs Mistry dispute. In the last month, Tata Sons and the construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji Group were on the verge of fighting another bitter courtroom battle that would have further strained...
India, so important to the world and Jawaharlal Nehru so for India that if he did not exist then, as Voltaire said of God, he would have to be invented.
