• A Masterclass in Atmosphere, Character, and Quiet Rebellion- Nocturne Pondicherry by Ari Gautier

    Namrata reviews Nocturne Pondicherry (Hachette India, 2024) originally written in French and translated into English by Roopam Singh calling it a masterclass in atmosphere, character, and quiet rebellion. In Nocturne Pondicherry, Ari Gautier delivers a collection of seven masterful stories that are both hauntingly lyrical and brutally honest tales...
  • Exploring Transcendence in Sinners

    Exploring Transcendence in Sinners

    Originally a European lore, myth and story, vampires have long held great fascination all around the world. While a huge number of literary and cinematic iterations vis-a-vis the blood sucking monster originating from Europe explored themes of love, obsession as well as the notions of East versus West, otherness...
  • Ed’s Note: On The Intoxication of Power

    Ed’s Note: On The Intoxication of Power

    The art of sowing seeds of division among people, nations, can best be learnt from the colonial-thinking, imperialist West. Be it the Sykes-Picot Agreement, Balfour Declaration, the San Remo Conference in 1920 or the South Asian ‘Independence’ in 1947; recent history is replete with examples how the Europeans (and...
  • Where Stone Whispers and Forests Speak: The Mythopoetic World of Dr. Kanika Gupta

    Where Stone Whispers and Forests Speak: The Mythopoetic World of Dr. Kanika Gupta

    In an age of distraction, where the present clutches tightly at our gaze, Dr. Kanika Gupta chooses to look back, deep into the crevices of time, where myths still flicker like oil lamps and forgotten hands etched divinity into stone. Art historian, dancer, filmmaker, and author, Gupta is a...
  • Let Peace Be a Form of Resistance…

    Let Peace Be a Form of Resistance…

    Seated in my chauffeur-driven car (disclaimer: as I am visually impaired and do not drive after daylight), I told my 17 and 15 year old children to refrain from discussing India and Pakistan. Living in a multi-cultural country from where we or rather I, have spoken about issues that...
  • Op-Ed: Can Gender And Development Address Tech Facilitated Violence Against Women in Pakistan?

    Op-Ed: Can Gender And Development Address Tech Facilitated Violence Against Women in Pakistan?

    The United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985) originated the concept Women in Development (WID). Influenced by feminist discourse of early 70’s in the Global North, it aimed to integrate women into the development process. By late 80’s, it was critiqued to cash in on women as appendage into existing...
  • Exploring legacies of violence, forgotten women through mysticism

    Faiqa Mansab’s The Sufi Storyteller is a luminous, multi-layered narrative that fuses the mysticism of Sufi traditions with the gritty urgency of contemporary crime fiction. It is at once a murder mystery and a spiritual quest, a feminist reimagining of storytelling, and a profound exploration of trauma, memory, and...
  • Blurring The Lines Between Tech Innovation And Digital Militarization

    Blurring The Lines Between Tech Innovation And Digital Militarization

    In modern warfare, control over digital infrastructure has become as critical as control over physical territory. Recent investigations have largely exposed how Israel has abused BigTech to commit war crimes in Gaza, Palestine. Big Tech has played a decisive role in enabling and enforcing digital repression—from AI-driven military targeting...
  • The Comeback: A Socio-cultural Commentary On Systemic Inequalities, Personal Betrayals And Commodification Of Art

    The Comeback is a restrained yet incisive exploration of friendship, betrayal, artistic integrity, and the elusive nature of success. Set against the backdrop of the entertainment industry and small-town theatre, the novel weaves a poignant tale of two men—John K., a once-rising film star grappling with his fading relevance,...
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