The Dark Side of a "Classic": Why Pather Panchali is Overrated Poverty Porn
How political patronage, taxpayer plunder, and Western approval created an Indian cinematic idol named Satyajit Ray, maker of "Pather Panchali."
The Romila Thapar Saga: All the Oxygen of the World Won’t Revive a Fossil
Commentary on the recent backlash against the India International Centre inviting Romila Thapar for a lecture.
How Nehru's Courtship of China was Lubricated by Journalistic Oil Massages
A brief history of how Jawaharlal Nehru recruited top editors and prominent journalists in the English media and its continuing consequences