Anniversary Issue

Democracy and Demagoguery: Plato’s Gorgias in the Age of Trump (Part II) | Steven Smith

This article is a continuation of this article. The Challenge of Callicles Callicles’ interjection into the discussion reveals the final...

Democracy and Demagoguery: Plato’s Gorgias in the Age of Trump (Part I)| Steven Smith

“I’m not just an entertainer. I’m an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force . . . a force!” ...

The Basic Structure Doctrine: Defining the “Basic” in the Indian Constitution and its (un)amendabili

For almost four decades now, the basic structure doctrine has come to be recognized as the bedrock of Indian Constitutional philosophy....

Judicial Expression of Dissent | Talha Abdul Rahman

Amidst the views and counter views on #JudgesMutiny what has been ignored is that our judicial system expects, and in fact thrives, on...

Do We Live in an Era that is Post-Truth? | John Searle

Introduction In intellectual matters the idea that some phenomenon B is “post” some other phenomenon A typically suggests more than just...

Why Photography | William Dalrymple

In the gusty, blustery, leaf-blown autumn of 1986, the painter, Derek Hill, rang out of the blue and invited me to lunch at his club in...

Can Hindu Liberals Criticise Muslim Bigots | Ramachandra Guha

In March 1937, Mahatma Gandhi published an article entitled ‘Need for Tolerance’. This was in response to a letter he had received from a...

It Doesn’t Work Like That | Bruhad Dave

It was a very fine day at Ravi & Son. The shop had got a very large order for a variety of packed provisions that day, for the tourists...

On the “#Me Too” Movement | Prerna Anilkumar

ವಿಮೋಚನೆ or Vimōcane (Kannada). విముక్తి or Vimukti (Telugu). വിമോചനം or vimēācanaṁ (Malyalam). স্বাধীনতা or Sbādhīnatā (Bengali)....

The Indian “Psychologies” | Mitakshara Medhi

As soon as one is introduced to the discipline of Psychology in India, the first thing the individual is taught is that Psychology was...

On Human Forgiveness | Ingvar Johansson

Forgiveness and religion All the great religions regard forgiving as a virtue. I take Gandhi’s famous saying “The weak can never forgive;...