Insight / 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." By Sandeep Balakrishna / 29 Mar 2026
Insight / 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. By Sandeep Balakrishna / 19 Jan 2023
Insight / 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 By Sandeep Balakrishna / 19 Jun 2020
