Pamela Philipose
The writer is senior fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Delhi, researching media issues express@expressindia.com
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2019 began with seeming unassailability of a majoritarian political order, ends with a reminder of limits of hubris
But is this just a short break in the onward march of Savarkarite Hindutva, or a decisive reclamation of common citizenship by the common Indian?
Mon, Dec 30, 2019
A state-directed stripping of rights is rendering citizens alien and inaudible
At a time when India is searching for a top slot in the global order and possibly a seat in the Security Council, obligations undertaken by India vis-a-vis a slew of international treaties have either been discarded or trampled upon in NRC procedures.
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Vigilantism 2.0
How do we assess Vigilantism 2.0 against the backdrop of Modi Sarkar 2.0? The first aspect in the Ansari killing was that, in contrast to that of Akhlaq, it did not involve beef.
Wed, Jul 10, 2019
From The PM, To The People
Announcement of Mission Shakti highlighted PM’s capacity for mass messaging
Sat, Mar 30, 2019
No easy endings
Everyone enthused by the MeToo movement must watch out for the blowback. It will come
Fri, Oct 12, 2018
Award Wapasi 2.0
The counter-narrative this time is not just about ideas, but the economy as well
Tue, Oct 03, 2017
The map of New India
PM needs to ask himself why under his watch this country has become a fearful place
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
A Glimpse Into Hell
Byculla jail riot must trigger important inquiries into the institution of the jail. The temerity that the woman prisoner, Manjula Shetye, demonstrated in complaining about missing items in the food allotted to her ward defied a central expectation from a prisoner — submission and silence.
Tue, Jul 04, 2017
Our own Animal Farm
Cow vigilantism is a tragedy in many parts — a rousing, a lynching, a reflection of change
Wed, May 10, 2017
Tweeting up the votes
In the recent polls, PM Modi used social media in ways that flattened out the political terrain
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
No questions please, you are the media
The government monitors every word put out by journalists, but dare the latter question it.
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
Book review: No Country for Girls
A collection of essays on gender imbalance in China and India highlights important dimensions of this intimate catastrophe.
Sat, Aug 13, 2016
Muhammad Ali: Death can’t knock him down
Memories of an encounter between a rookie journalist and Muhammad Ali.
Tue, Jun 07, 2016
Carrots As Sticks
Revelations of MP government’s ads to dodgy websites point to a larger malaise.
Wed, May 11, 2016
Controlling The Story
Intimidating journalists will result in society losing its eyewitnesses.
Tue, Feb 23, 2016
Selfie-Made Journalism
Framed at BJP’s Diwali milan: A frontal view of servility to authority.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015
When dissent was seen as dirty
Sahitya Akademi has broken its silence. But the rage against the writers’ protest was the most instructive part of this episode
Mon, Oct 26, 2015
The clamour, the silence
The second conceptual breakthrough was in framing sexual assaults as expressions of power, not crimes of passion.
Tue, Dec 16, 2014Pink is the Colour of Courage
The rise of a female vigilante group in impoverished Bundelkhand and what it tells of their personal and communal battles.
Sat, Sep 21, 2013Vina Mazumdar,freedoms child
Pioneering feminist and academic,she successfully troubled the status quo
Sat, Jun 01, 2013
Wrath yatri Advani prepares for the ride
The question haunting India today is this: why is 76-year-old L K Advani, former BJP president, insisting on mounting his chariot yet again?
Sun, Mar 19, 2006Varanasi is us
In that umbra moment after the blasts, when the television screens suddenly spewed out images of blood-stained floors, panic-stricken crowds...
Thu, Mar 09, 2006We really bow-wowed ’em, Sergeant Harry reporting
Woof, howdy! This is Sergeant Harry reportin’ on our Mission India. We — my fellow officers and I in Dog Squad One of the Pentagon...
Sun, Mar 05, 2006