Cross Connections

Nobody should be surprised that the Hindu rightwing supports Donald Trump. That they are bizarre, too, is a known fact. Adding to their ...

I detest the term 'honour killing'. It assumes that somebody's honour is at stake and therefore the murder has social sanctit...

Remember the time every Indian politician promised that India would be like Singapore? Remember how its former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Y...

Should culture be a denial of history? And what history ought to be remembered? When Karnataka decided to celebrate Tipu Sultan in thei...

Fine dining, by definition, is exclusive. Can a foreigner bar Pakistanis from his restaurant in Pakistan, their country? The obvious r...

“In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we ...

Why was Rihanna posing for pictures at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi? Some are likely to titter over the accusation of "...

Would the young give up the occasional tipple and their cuisine choices only because of a leader? Does a leader who comes with a moral ba...

Of all forms of photography, I am drawn most to portraits. Faces. Forms. Expressions. The result is less about technique and more about what...

The BJP seems to be in a mulligatawny soup, and that is as English as you can get. India's literacy is not something to be proud of, s...

Ang Lee receives his award with a namaste As is the tradition, I did not sit through the Academy Awards or even catch glimpses of it...

Everyone is singing the Kashmir tune. An all girl-band has been banned. Most of us outside, and many in the state of Jammu and Kas...