Sat, Sep 15 2018. 08 49 AM IST
What if many things that people consider virtuous are in reality evil? What if evil lurks in the very things that give many of us meaning?
Fri, Sep 07 2018. 11 48 PM IST
A conversation with chef Manish Mehrotra about the meaning of global Indian food clarifies the modern meaning of global itself
Sat, Aug 25 2018. 10 45 AM IST
You never get even with your parents. Eventually, they lose easy. And no matter what their failings, when they face the inevitable justice, it does not feel like a triumph
Sat, Aug 18 2018. 11 49 AM IST
The existence of ‘jugaad’ is evidence that the circumstances of a society are so bad that its smart people are doing what smart people in other civilizations do not have to do
Sat, Jul 28 2018. 09 36 AM IST
There is much street joy in Amsterdam, a phenomenon we do not see in India, the republic which is against fun
Sat, Jul 21 2018. 09 12 AM IST
While attempts to innovate have gone from flying umbrellas to ones with frills, it appears that it is a perfect technology that cannot be improved upon
Sat, Jul 14 2018. 09 10 AM IST
When the price for speaking up is high, people shut up. This is what happens at the political level, and this is exactly what happens between lovers too
Sat, Jun 30 2018. 11 36 AM IST
When people say something to their friends about a book, a film, a restaurant or even a political idea, there are several forces that determine how far their words will go
Sat, Jun 16 2018. 11 09 AM IST
As the example of Thiruvananthapuram shows, the real heritage of a place does not lie in what the municipality controls, rather, it survives within its people
Sat, May 26 2018. 10 10 AM IST
If you hate genetically modified organisms but cannot hold a conversation beyond 30 seconds on the subject, you are in the sway of the propaganda Mark Lynas and friends started. He now says it was mostly bull
