Format

Review

Books, film and other works.

148 articles · 2003–2022

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  1. A fuller picture of ourselves

    Review · Gender and Leadership · Women · 18 January 2022

  2. She Is, and she must always be

    Review · Gender and Leadership · Women · 9 December 2021

  3. The stories of Paros

    Review · Society · Women · 3 April 2018

  4. Questioning a sacred relationship

    Review · People · 6 March 2018

  5. Can the future be what we want it to be?

    Review · Society · 27 January 2018

  6. Sweet and sour nature of life

    Review · Society · 14 January 2018

  7. Indira Gandhi’s elite environmentalism : A paler shade of green

    Review · Environment · Wildlife · 10 September 2017

  8. Muslim identity in Bollywood cinema

    Review · Media · People · 3 September 2017

  9. The lipstick and the burkha

    Review · Media · Women · 19 August 2017

  10. Tackling demonetisation

    Review · Society · 8 May 2017

  11. HIV-positive or not

    Review · AIDS · 15 March 2017

  12. Revisiting the mothers who protested AFSPA

    Review · Law and Order · Women · Manipur · 8 March 2017

  13. A gross violation of human rights

    Review · Caste · Human Rights · 20 January 2017

  14. How democracy really works

    Review · Cities · 17 November 2016

  15. Mahasweta Devi in cinema

    Review · Adivasis · Gender and Media · 14 November 2016

  16. Painting the country Pink

    Review · Gender and Media · Women · 9 October 2016

  17. The brouhaha on censorship

    Review · Media · 29 June 2016

  18. Telling tales from the Northeast

    Review · Media · People · 24 May 2016

  19. Saankal – strong content, weak movie

    Review · Art · Human Rights · 27 April 2016

  20. Debaranjan Sarangi: Another artist incarcerated

    Review · Human Rights · 5 April 2016

  21. In the aftermath of a hooch tragedy

    Review · Poverty · Society · 14 March 2016

  22. The Dalit in Indian cinema

    Review · Caste · 6 February 2016

  23. Shooting nature’s wrath in Paradise

    Review · Society · Jammu & Kashmir · 13 January 2016

  24. Churning our minds on India’s development

    Review · Environment · 21 December 2015

  25. A celluloid tribute to Gandhi

    Review · History · 2 October 2015

  26. The path of Zarathustra

    Review · Art · People · 30 September 2015

  27. In defence of Pandit Nehru

    Review · History · 24 September 2015

  28. A human gaze

    Review · Society · 1 September 2015

  29. Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai : Unique example of solidarity

    Review · Society · Uttar Pradesh · 29 August 2015

  30. Should films have statutory warnings on violence against women?

    Review · Gender and Media · Gender Violence · 15 May 2015

  31. The story that tells you what our courts are really like

    Review · Society · 28 April 2015

  32. What to expect when you watch the most talked-about film today

    Review · Gender Violence · Women · 7 March 2015

  33. A paean to Chhattisgarh from an exiled lover

    Review · Human Rights · Chhattisgarh · 6 March 2015

  34. The strange tale of the 'son' who wasn't!

    Review · Gender and Media · Women · 27 February 2015

  35. Spotlighting tales of people’s resistance

    Review · Human Rights · Society · 16 February 2015

  36. The trail of a disappearing culture

    Review · Adivasis · Culture · 16 January 2015

  37. When one man stood up against a 35-storey giant

    Review · Displacement · Economy · 18 December 2014

  38. The wandering minstrel who turned down Peter Brook’s Mahabharat

    Review · Art · People · 29 October 2014

  39. The CAG memoirs: A committed crusader’s log

    Review · Government · Public Funds · 24 September 2014

  40. In search of Binodini and her peers

    Review · Art · Creative Media · 18 September 2014

  41. Surrogacy: The real picture

    Review · Health · Society · 9 September 2014

  42. Should our anti-dowry law shield husbands too?

    Review · Dowry · Gender Law and Policy · 13 August 2014

  43. The economics of a strong democracy

    Review · Economy · Society · 5 May 2014

  44. Thank you, Khushwant-ji

    Review · People · Society · 1 April 2014

  45. Casting couch vs workplace abuse: A thin line

    Review · Gender and Media · Women · 7 March 2014

  46. From one language to another: What’s at stake?

    Review · Creative Media · Culture · 26 February 2014

  47. Addressing climate change, the Sikkim way

    Review · Climate · 21 February 2014

  48. Losing India's Greta Garbo

    Review · Art · 5 February 2014

  49. Sons and daughters waiting to be rescued

    Review · Child labour · Human Rights · Delhi · 21 January 2014

  50. The film that changed Afroza's life

    Review · Children · 7 October 2013

  51. Infusing sensuality into a Tagore classic

    Review · Art · 20 September 2013

  52. Will reel kill the power of real?

    Review · Creative Media · 25 August 2013

  53. On the trail of toxins

    Review · GM Crops · 14 August 2013

  54. In celebration of resistance

    Review · Human Rights · 31 July 2013

  55. Meghe Dhaka Tara: A stunning tribute

    Review · Art · 6 July 2013

  56. Life in no man's land

    Review · Art · 25 May 2013

  57. Preserving history for posterity

    Review · Art · 6 May 2013

  58. Is free speech an Indian value?

    Review · Human Rights · 27 April 2013

  59. Chronicling the tears of Kashmiri women

    Review · Women · Jammu & Kashmir · 5 April 2013

  60. The empire's script-writer

    Review · History · 15 March 2013

  61. Natural gas, unnatural realities

    Review · Energy · Public Funds · 25 January 2013

  62. How strong is society, really?

    Review · Society · 12 December 2012

  63. What happened to Tomar's daughter?

    Review · Gender Violence · Women · 7 May 2012

  64. Witness to a changing world

    Review · Climate · 19 April 2012

  65. A life re-examined

    Review · Society · 22 January 2012

  66. Plentiful, but for whom?

    Review · Adivasis · Forests · Jharkhand · 4 November 2011

  67. Work is life

    Review · Women · 3 August 2011

  68. Popularising SRI

    Review · Agriculture · 29 June 2011

  69. Layers of violence

    Review · Caste · 29 April 2011

  70. In front of the lens

    Review · Society · 22 March 2011

  71. More than football

    Review · History · 25 February 2011

  72. The forgotten hero

    Review · History · 30 January 2011

  73. Revisiting the Baul movement

    Review · History · West Bengal · 12 January 2011

  74. Autumn in decay

    Review · Society · Jammu & Kashmir · 24 December 2010

  75. The fading beat of the dhaki

    Review · Art · Society · West Bengal · 6 November 2010

  76. The silence of the truth

    Review · National Security · 26 October 2010

  77. Extending the parameters of cinema

    Review · Art · 18 October 2010

  78. Ring the bell against violence

    Review · Gender Violence · Human Rights · 10 June 2010

  79. A mother's love

    Review · Society · 31 May 2010

  80. Hot news or not news?

    Review · Society · 22 April 2010

  81. After a long, dark night

    Review · Society · 22 February 2010

  82. Meandering an important course

    Review · Laws · Water · 26 January 2010

  83. Male, but marginal

    Review · Society · 19 January 2010

  84. The darkness within

    Review · Society · 2 January 2010

  85. A delightful celluloid recreation

    Review · History · 29 November 2009

  86. The spoofs of Malegaon

    Review · Society · 12 November 2009

  87. Waiting, against all odds

    Review · Human Rights · 13 October 2009

  88. Cheerleading, rather than critiquing

    Review · Media · 22 September 2009

  89. The iron is hot

    Review · Environmental Hazards · 9 September 2009

  90. A medium in chains

    Review · Art · 31 August 2009

  91. Environment Report, 2009

    Review · Environment · Water · 25 August 2009

  92. A little music in a little home

    Review · Art · Children · 9 August 2009

  93. Documenting the flesh trade

    Review · Gender Violence · 19 July 2009

  94. Fishy, with lots of money

    Review · Economy · Fisheries · Assam · 31 May 2009

  95. Inflation: perception and reality

    Review · Child Health · Creative Media · 27 May 2009

  96. There was a Queen

    Review · Society · Jammu & Kashmir · 21 May 2009

  97. Journeying with Mahasweta Devi

    Review · Adivasis · 14 March 2009

  98. A journey through documentary film-making

    Review · Society · 5 March 2009

  99. King of India

    Review · Poverty · 17 February 2009

  100. Still can't make salt

    Review · Society · Gujarat · 27 January 2009

  101. Separation and quest

    Review · Society · Gujarat · 7 January 2009

  102. Getting things done

    Review · Society · 25 December 2008

  103. Gandhi in our times

    Review · Society · 13 December 2008

  104. An argumentative Indian look at China

    Review · Society · 16 October 2008

  105. Using popular culture to mainstream AIDS

    Review · AIDS · Culture · 25 September 2008

  106. A village on the screen

    Review · Society · Karnataka · 14 September 2008

  107. An uneven, but important journey

    Review · Water · 29 June 2008

  108. Karma Sutra

    Review · Women · 26 June 2008

  109. Zooming in on Vidarbha

    Review · Society · Maharashtra · 8 June 2008

  110. A day in the life of a dhandewali

    Review · Women · Work+Life · 3 March 2008

  111. Of daughter, father and river

    Review · Society · West Bengal · 14 January 2008

  112. Two new documentaries explode Gujarat's myths

    Review · Society · Gujarat · 15 December 2007

  113. The scoop on external intelligence

    Review · Society · 26 October 2007

  114. Fresh water scarcity demands fresh ideas

    Review · Agriculture · Food Security · 9 August 2007

  115. The business case for informed consent

    Review · Society · 6 August 2007

  116. Tales of eviction in Bengal

    Review · Displacement · Human Rights · West Bengal · 7 June 2007

  117. A weak look at judicial reforms

    Review · Justice System · 25 May 2007

  118. The strange case of the Parliament attack

    Review · Law and Order · 5 March 2007

  119. Is it too late for Jharkhand's adivasis?

    Review · Adivasis · Society · Jharkhand · 12 January 2007

  120. A journey of courage

    Review · Society · 29 November 2006

  121. SEZs: Invitation to chaos?

    Review · Economy · Trade · Maharashtra · 27 November 2006

  122. A life of conviction

    Review · Society · 24 October 2006

  123. Remembering Janam

    Review · Art · Society · 31 August 2006

  124. Clearing the air in our cities

    Review · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 17 July 2006

  125. A gallery of failures

    Review · Women · 19 May 2006

  126. Police reforms book a breath of fresh air

    Review · Government · Law and Order · 14 March 2006

  127. Unearthing the nuggets

    Review · Environment · 8 December 2005

  128. Paddling hard against the flow

    Review · Water · 25 November 2005

  129. Adoption tales

    Review · Children · 23 October 2005

  130. Nehru: A contested legacy

    Review · Society · 15 August 2005

  131. The whole world's bhujia

    Review · Economy · Trade · 26 July 2005

  132. Presumed guilty, secretly

    Review · Human Rights · 14 July 2005

  133. Everywhere, yet invisible

    Review · Labour Issues · Work+Life · 14 May 2005

  134. Aiyar logic, weaker argument

    Review · Peace · 30 March 2005

  135. A greatness of his own

    Review · History · 30 January 2005

  136. Who exactly are the good guys?

    Review · Society · 1 August 2004

  137. Common people green the commons

    Review · Environment · Rajasthan · 1 May 2004

  138. Who is a feminist?

    Review · Literature · Women · 1 May 2004

  139. What are you waiting for?

    Review · Society · 1 April 2004

  140. Land, law and planning

    Review · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 March 2004

  141. Pulp, paper and Bamboo

    Review · Environment · Forests · 1 March 2004

  142. By choice and circumstance

    Review · Women · 1 October 2003

  143. Troubled Islands

    Review · Adivasis · Society · 1 October 2003

  144. Mountain Vox

    Review · Environment · Himachal Pradesh · 1 June 2003

  145. Home truths on market fundamentalism

    Review · Trade · 1 June 2003

  146. An august dispute : Gandhi and Tagore

    Review · People · 1 May 2003

  147. The Great Betrayal : Indian Land Reforms

    Review · Human Rights · Poverty · 1 April 2003

  148. Love is God

    Review · Society · 1 February 2003