The Scientist as Rebel in the Indian Cultural Milieu
The dynastic blood relation as a prop for personal advancement is a fundamental theme of our cultural ethos, and it stifles original research and thinking in India.
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Homage to Sree Narayana Guru and Landmark in Kerala’s Social History
Gurudevan created a revolutionary climate in this stagnant part of India with his espousal of equality, justice and the virtues of unity and ‘organisation’.
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A Crack in the Earth
Opening before us / A crack in the Earth – a poem.
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Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj: Music of the Planet – Two Tributes
With a clear singing style, subtle innovations and a stress on devotion that transcended faith, Pandit Jasraj (1930-2020) redefined the way the world looked at Hindustani classical music.
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Humans are Hardwired to Cooperate. Traits like Selfishness and Supremacy are Recent Ones.
Traits such as cooperation, egalitarianism, altruism and peacefulness were natural to human beings. and have been prevalent in human life for tens of thousands of years.
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The NBA Strike: The Most Important Protest in Team Sports Over the Last 50 Years – Three Articles
This week’s work stoppage in professional sports is the most significant moment of athlete activism in a half century not because it “raised awareness”, but because it exercised labor’s most elemental form of political power: the strike.
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Remembering Rahat Indori, Fearless Poet of Dissent in Dark Times – Two Articles
From the virulent communalism and corruption sweeping our public life to the common man’s struggle, his powerful verse mirrored the times.
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How – and Why – ‘Jana Gana Mana’ Became India’s National Anthem
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, who was instrumental in making it the anthem of the INA, particularly appreciated its pan-India and secular reach.
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From ‘Othello’ to ‘Antigone’ to ‘Andha Yug’, Ebrahim Alkazi Did Them All
A fond remembrance of the late director by one of his oldest friends from the theatre.
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Government Abolishes Handloom and Handicrafts Boards – Three Articles
On National Handloom Day, activists across India are demanding a reconstitution of the two boards, both of which acted as interfaces between craftspersons and the state.
