The author's first memory of Indian censorship goes back to the year 2006. As an undergrad student he bunked his lectures and ended up at the cinema at 10 AM to catch a...

Starting Monday, Prime Minister Modi will begin his fourth trip to the US since taking over the premiership. The three day affair will be all business and a subdued affair, in stark contrast...

  After the results of the Bihar and Delhi assembly elections, a few oft-quoted statements by the Usual Suspects became a staple diet in traditional and social media. 'The Modi wave has ended',...

When it comes to constructing a polity that is devoid of the two largest national parties, i.e. the Congress and the BJP, few states take the lead as Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu was...

Summer 2016 will forever be known as the year when DC and Marvel went for the jugular, their intercompany rivalry heralded by an intracompany one, as their biggest heroes slugged it out amongst...

If one were to choose a singular image to portray Vijay Mallya one would be spoilt for choice. Does one choose the image of him hobnobbing with the likes of Rahul Dravid and...

The year-long process of selecting the person for the 'hardest job in the world' has finally begun. Iowa, the very first state to hold a presidential primary (rather Caucus) has spoken, and it...

For the first time in many years, the 23rd of January has assumed significance in the media and the public eye. Despite it being the day when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born,...

Every Star Wars fan has a moment from the original trilogy when the series transcended filmdom to something personal. For me, it was the scene from episode IV, when Luke, just after arguing...

The atmosphere of intolerance has resulted in another casualty. Vikram Sampath, the co-founder of the Bangalore literature festival has stepped down as the organizer of this year’s edition of the event. It is...

The bizarre counting exercise for Bihar perpetuated by many media houses on the 8th of November might have seen many twists and turns, but at the end of it all, it was conclusively...

After a protracted election campaign, the Bihar elections finally ended on the 5th of November, Guy Fawke’s day, or for those who prefer the movie version, V for Vendetta day. Sealed in the...