CATEGORIES

Bombs Over Burma

A 'thought revolution' is unfolding in Myanmar after a century of war

Trees for the Absentees

While stories of Syrian refugees confront the depths of human cruelty, they also show the resilience of humanity

Five Broken Cameras

Films showcase how Israel is not only destroying Gaza, but also its own soul

Heart of Darkness

What happened to Africa over the years can be analysed through the interlocking power struggles between various caste-like social formations in African societies.

Heaven's Edge

Memories of a journey across Sri Lanka in the summer of 1988 when the island nation was wracked by violence

The Thin Red Line

Wars are about to get more vicious as the concept of 'human' is becoming narrower

Anaesthesia

Valentina Abenavoli's book Anaesthesia is a thoughtful recontextualisation of images of war and terror

All the President's Men

AT the White House, Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer were in overdrive. The key piece of the intelligence assessment was the 50 percent chance Russia would use a tactical nuclear weapon.

Fireworks Alab Nariya

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's last gesture of defiance has made him an iconic figure

The Aftermath of War

Peace appears to be a mere interlude, war, the default condition of human beings

Human Acts

Death and destruction in Korea are felt at the individual, family and national levels but at the international level, it has become only a statistical addition to the list of millions dying each year.

Night Sky With Exit Wounds

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's The Vietnam War released in 2017, after being in production for almost a decade. The result was one of the most comprehensive and exhausting pieces of war films ever made.

The Face of War

There is nothing but ugliness in war

The Unwomanly Face of War

The struggle for women's rights is currently caught in the crossfires of wars

The Place at the End of the World

War correspondent Janine di Giovanni has covered almost every major armed conflict in the world since the 1990s.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Competitive colonialism, nationalist, revolutionary and ethnic aspirations, rogue rulers and industrial and criminal interests created an unbroken chain of wars, killing, maiming and displacing millions

The Zone of Interest

Current world history has disconfirmed liberal post-Cold War visions. Interstate wars and furious mass violence are back, and we have entered a new perilous era of competition between “great powers”

The House of the Spirits

Two authors across time zones-Naveen Kishore, founder of the independent Indian publishing house Seagull Books, and Palestinian poet and author Ghassan Zaqtan-write to each other about the human cost of war

No Singular Self

Sudarshan Shetty's work questions the singularity of identity

Mass Killing

Genocide or not, stop the massacre of Palestinians

Passing on the Gavel

The higher judiciary must locate its own charter in the Constitution. There should not be any ambiguity

India Reads Korea

Books, comics and webtoons by Korean writers and creators-Indian enthusiasts welcome them all

The K-kraze

A chronology of how the Korean cultural wave(s) managed to sweep global audiences

Tapping Everyday Intimacies

Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo departs from his outsized national cinema with low-budget, chatty dramedies

Tooth and Nail

The influence of Korean cinema on Bollywood aesthetics isn't matched by engagement with its deeper themes as scene after scene of seemingly vacuous violence testify, shorn of their original context

Beyond Enemy Lines

The recent crop of films on North-South Korea relations reflects a deep-seated yearning for the reunification of Korea

Ramyeon Mogole?

How the Korean aesthetic took over the Indian market and mindspace

Old Ties, Modern Dreams

K-culture in Tamil Nadu is a very serious pursuit for many

Lamp of the East

Young girls express their love and facination for Korean culture

Annyeonghaseyo, Patna

Bihar's capital city's heart beats for all things Korean