The scapegoating of Sri Lankan Tamils has broadly followed similar patterns as in India, even if the axis of persecution took place more on ethnic/linguistic rather than religious lines
ASIM ALIArt is a profound reality check. In creating an art object, the artist invites all of us to experience life without being attached to our conditioned understandings
T.M. KRISHNABengali does not have one ‘single’ word for them, although they are variously described as unmarried, widowed, separated or divorced. Nor does Hindi. Not that they need new descriptions
CHANDRIMA S. BHATTACHARYAFor the man who plays minder to Rahul Gandhi on his overseas visits, the Western media coverage seemed to imply that Modi had lost the plot and was on the cusp of being perceived as a global pariah
SWAPAN DASGUPTAThe govt, given the pressures on it from constituencies averse to climate change mitigation, cannot be expected to invest in sensitising the people. It must be done before time runs out
THE EDITORIAL BOARDThe film stars Paul Rudd, Carie Coon, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Kumail Nanjiani, Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray