Second Thoughts (May 2003-May 2006)
10/10/04 BLOOD THIRSTY HONOUR
In India, adults may vote, but they cannot marry who they choose. Eve teasing. Voluntary sati. And now, honour killings. These oxymoron-ridden phrases wreak violence on our language every day. They also mirror flesh-and-blood violence. Coercion, assault or murders continue to be exactly that, no matter how much they are whitewashed with euphemisms about teasing; no matter how well they are dressed up with qualifiers like voluntary and honour.
Read more on the Telegraph websitePostscript (March 2008-April 2010)
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A palimpsest of loss and greed
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080330/jsp/opinion/story_9055510.jsp - 28/09/08 CULTIVATING HOPE
Mahmoud Darwish’s idea of Arab was an inclusive identity http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080928/jsp/opinion/story_9882971.jsp - 19/07/09 HIDDEN HISTORIES
Occupied zones in the closing days of World War II http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090719/jsp/opinion/story_11249575.jsp - 25/04/2010 LEGACY OF TWO RICH VOICES
Upholding tradition without being traditionalists http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100425/jsp/opinion/story_12359659.jsp