#LegalAcumen | The #SupremeCourt bench responded that it was clear that even one illegal demolition—regardless of victims’ community—was against constitutional ethos, which clearly demands authorities’ respect for the rule of law. V.Venkatesan writes. frontline.thehindu.com/columns/demoli…

This is #GOAT’s singular feat. Irrespective of Sanjay punch-dunking Gandhi or Gandhi outsmarting Sanjay, the audience is never cheated of its promised rapture. They are not cheering for protagonist or antagonist but for #Vijay. Prathyush Parasuraman writes. frontline.thehindu.com/columns/vijays…

#Heritage | The idea of exploring epigraphs to unravel history came to Hakim Sameer Hamdani when he was working on his thesis on Islamic architecture at the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, six years ago. Shakir Mir writes. frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-cultu…

Kalpish Ratna is writing an awesome column Frontline on the uncommon qualities of common kitchen ingredients. Read the latest on the bitter gourd or #karela #Kitchen #cooking #Literature frontline.thehindu.com/columns/the-bi…

#Thread My pieces from #SriLankaElections2024: 1) On Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory: frontline.thehindu.com/news/sri-lanka…

#srilankapresidentialelection | Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is a magician. Nothing else can explain a person, who secured a mere 418,533 #votes in the 2019 #Presidential election, winning this edition of the Presidential contest. RadhakrishnanRK, PhD. writes frontline.thehindu.com/news/anura-kum…

Fredric Jameson is no more.

Fredric Jameson (1934-2024) has died. I never met him, nor corresponded with him but I did read him extensively. I first heard of him via Aijaz Ahmad, and then was very interested in his work on Brecht and aesthetics. His book Brecht and Method (1998) is a favourite of mine. His

A recent Nature study claims India's Swachh Bharat Mission may have prevented 60,000-70,000 infant deaths annually, but experts argue this conclusion may be premature. Divya Gandhi argues frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/pub…

NEWS ANALYSIS | Is #ArvindKejriwal’s exit as #DelhiChiefMinister a masterstroke or blunder? The #AAP’s future hangs in the balance as its founder bets on pragmatism over power. Ashutosh writes. frontline.thehindu.com/news/arvind-ke…

What is common between Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir? Anger and unemployment. My column for Frontline on the raging jobs crisis that India's central government has completely lost a grip on. #India #JammuKashmirAssemblyElection #haryanaassemblypolls #SumandSubstance

The #DUSU elections represent a microcosm of Indian politics: Caste allegiances, gender imbalances & lavish spending dominate elections to the world’s largest student body, compromising its true purpose. vitasta & Vedaant Lakhera report. frontline.thehindu.com/news/dusu-elec…

Why main character syndrome is philosophically dangerous – aeon.co/essays/why-mai… via Aeon Magazine

COMMENT | Divisive politics is denting India’s global image: anti-Muslim sentiment at home is alarming even traditionally friendly nations. How long can the #NarendraModi government maintain its diplomatic balancing act? Alishan Jafri writes. frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india…

#UttarPradesh cartoon Deccan Herald

#WorldNewsDay | "Journalists can serve #democracy, but they can’t save it. There are so many incredibly powerful forces that are disrupting democratic institutions including the media." Renowned #PressFreedom advocate Joel Simon spoke to Abhinav Chakraborty. frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/int…

As #Hezbollah confirms the assassination of #HassanNasrallah , Iftekhar Gilani examines what lies ahead for Hezbollah, Lebanon, and West Asia with fears of a wider regional war now becoming very real. frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/…

Evocative and important, this story.

How #Hassan_Nasrallah nurtured #Hezbollah‌ from an anti-Israel militia to a formidable political force and beyond Bashir Ali Abbas writes frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/… Read on the app. fline.news/flapp

This has been happening for a few years now. Personal experience.