Against the setting November sun of 1963, a streak of dense vapour pierced through the coconut tree-lined silhouette of the Thumba seashore in Kerala.
In an exclusive interview to Swarajya, the economist, historian, and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy talks about his Harvard days and what prompted his return to India.
Distinguished filmmaker and now author Vivek Agnihotri is in the limelight because of his new book, Urban Naxals.
In the book, Agnihotri writes about his journey in making the film Buddha in a Traffic Jam, which exposed the nexus between an India-wide Maoist terror movement and their supporters in urban centres such as the academia and media.
It is not that we do not understand Ambedkar; it is that we fear him.
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, senior fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, and Anand Ranganathan, scientist and author spoke with the Minister of Defence, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman for Swarajya Conversations. From the Nirav Modi scandal to the capital expenditure of the military, to the Rafale deal, to India’s nuclear doctrine and the BJP’s chances in the 2019 elections, Ms Sitharaman spoke on all of that and more.
The euphoria on one hand, and anguish on the other, with which the result of the Gorakhpur bypoll has been received by the Indian commentariat, is proof if any was needed, that investment in elections goes much beyond the one made by the politicians who are fighting it.
Nationalism is as useful to humans as their tail.
Nationalism is an unaccommodating relic and in today’s globalised world it represents a dangerous anachronism.
There is nothing constructive that Nationalism can achieve in peacetime that Patriotism can’t.
Nationalism is as useful to humans as their tail.
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While the individual man is an insolvable puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty.
When a Mumbai politician is found wrapped in a plastic bag behind a park bench, DIG Ajay Biswas is asked to take over the case. Ajay arrives in Mumbai only to discover that his colleagues don’t want him there and that someone is deliberately providing false leads…Buy this Book on Juggernaut Books.
… Read moreAnand Ranganathan, Consulting Editor with Newslaundry, talks about his book For Love and Honour & more.… Read more
Newslaundry’s very own Anand Ranganathan and Chitra Subramaniam from The News Minute and Republic TV discuss their new book, The Rat Eater.… Read more
Amidst protests over the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, experts talk about the points of conflict regarding the issue.… Read more
Big Debate: Should porn be banned or not? The debate is being moderated by Neha Pant. It has the following panelists:
1. Sudhanshu Trivedi (BJP)
2. Shahzaad Poonawala (Congress supporter)
3.Kamaal Khan (actor)
4. Rahul Roshan (Faking News)
5. Dr Prakash Kothari (Psychologist)
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Madhu Trehan speaks to Ashutosh, Sanjoy Roy and Anand Ranganathan about Ashis Nandy’s comment at Jaipur Lit Fest, the validation of corruption, why freedoms must be indelible, hurt sentiments, creating platforms for dialogue and more… About Dhobi Ghat: Madhu Trehan discusses the media’s coverage of issues with journalists and lawyers.… Read more
Explore with Anand decoding the complexity of life through the evolution puzzle.… Read more
Sharma talks about scientific journals, growth economics, pros & cons of organic farming, and the solution to the agrarian crisis in India.… Read more
Journalist, author & food policy analyst tells Anand Ranganathan the flaws in China’s development model, globalisation, MGNREGA, food policies & GM crops.… Read more
