Rohan Manoj has been with the opinion team of The Indian Express since January 2025. He writes on history, culture and language. He has previously worked with ThePrint, The Hindu and...Read More
Rohan Manoj has been with the opinion team of The Indian Express since January 2025. He writes on history, culture and language. He has previously worked with ThePrint, The Hindu and Outlook.
Nov 05, 2025 13:26 IST
Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race comes at a time when the idea that the...
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Sep 29, 2025 11:06 IST
The government is happy to acknowledge the 'legitimate concerns' of the protesters — who is there...
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Sep 02, 2025 17:53 IST
While the film’s imagination of the yakshi draws on several Western elements, Malayali folktales...
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
Aug 27, 2025 18:05 IST
The absence of a robust ideological movement to challenge it further emboldens puritan...
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Aug 18, 2025 12:45 IST
Twelve years after Chennai Express, some are hopping aboard the outrage train again, frustrated by...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Aug 05, 2025 17:34 IST
His comments on state support for SC, ST and women filmmakers reflect a deeper problem. Malayalam...
Tue, Aug 05, 2025
Jul 04, 2025 18:40 IST
Pinpricks like these can burst the bubble of belonging and security, the sense of having integrated...
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
Jun 20, 2025 19:12 IST
Cities barely figured, either in life or the imagination. Even when they rudely shoved their way...
Sat, Jun 21, 2025
May 30, 2025 07:01 IST
Amid the brouhaha over actor Kamal Haasan’s statement that Kannada ‘was born out of Tamil’...
Fri, May 30, 2025
Mar 07, 2025 14:13 IST
Today’s tussle over the three-language policy is a reheated serving of arguments that have been...
Fri, Mar 07, 2025
Feb 12, 2025 13:52 IST
Those railing against immigration and London’s multiculturalism ignore its long history as a port...
Sat, Feb 15, 2025