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From Shakespeare to the Gita: Meet Justice Krishna Shripad Dixit, the ‘literary judge’ turning dry verdicts into messages that connect

March 22, 2026 6:41 pm

A judge whose verdicts blend law with literature, philosophy and history, Justice Krishna Shripad Dixit of the Orissa High Court brings a rare voice to judicial orders.

An illustration of the rules of George orwell's Animal Farm such as all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others, four legs good, 2 legs bad

The pigs are still walking: George Orwell’s Animal Farm warning, 80 years on

August 25, 2025 11:50 am

On its 80th anniversary, Animal Farm remains relevant not because it predicts one political ideology’s failings, but because it dissects the universal fragility of equality.

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5 songs you did not know were inspired by novels

August 22, 2025 12:21 pm

Explore how rock songs draw inspiration from literature, showcasing the timeless connection between music and novels. Discover tracks inspired by works like "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four."

Actor Naseeruddin Shah and Actor-pop star Diljit Dosanjh. (Express Archives)

Naseeruddin Shah writes on Diljit Dosanjh controversy: I feel no need to prove anything, including my patriotism

July 04, 2025 1:23 pm

The touchiness of the offence-taking brigade has begun bordering on the absurd. Anything that is remotely critical gets twisted to sound “anti-national”. The palpable poison in the air does not cause me despair or fear. It saddens me

Ukrainian novelist awarded Orwell prize two years after she died in Russian missile strike

July 14, 2025 4:50 pm

The book, Looking at Women, Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary from Ukraine, traces the lives of Ukrainian women who fell prey to the war’s brutality. The foreword has been penned by Margaret Atwood

When the clocks strike thirteen: Why George Orwell’s opening line sets alarm bells ringing

May 06, 2026 8:20 am

Drawing a line: In one fell swoop, Orwell tells us that this is a malfunctioning world where the normal rules do not apply – all clocks simultaneously strike an impossible chime and the day is bizarrely both bright and cold.

This Word Means: Orwellian

March 28, 2025 9:02 pm

Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express.

The British Raj through George Orwell’s eyes: How colonial India shaped the literary legend

February 10, 2026 7:57 pm

George Orwell's years in the British Raj ignited a firestorm of ideas that would shape the world’s most iconic warnings against totalitarianism—Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm. On his death anniversary, we revisit how a boy born in Bihar became the voice that challenged empires, both seen and unseen.

75 years of 1984: Does the world owe George Orwell an apology?

June 10, 2024 11:20 pm

That Orwell couldn’t escape becoming a cliche is a testament to the lasting literary impact and truth of 1984.

'Animal Farm’ stage rendition makes horrors of totalitarianism palpable

July 05, 2023 1:21 pm

The play was performed at LTG’s auditorium in Mandi House, Delhi. It opened with three montages showcasing the transformation of the actors into animals, then the animals traipsing in the wild, and surviving under the ordeals unleashed upon them by their human master.