Quote of the day by Antonio Gramsci: "The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not..." Learn the profound lesson from the imprisoned Italian thinker who exposed how societies surrender freedom quietly through consent, culture, and invisible powerQuote of the day by Antonio Gramsci reveals a timeless truth about power, propaganda, political control, and social influence. Jailed by It...
27 May, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Who is Mohammad Marandi? The man dubbed Iran’s ‘English-language mouthpiece’The name Mohammad Marandi has surged across global search trends, especially during geopolitical crises involving Iran. Data from internati...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Foreign handles, desi stories: How global creators are decoding IndiaAn American picking up Malayalam. A Korean calling himself Bihari. A Kiwi showing the nooks of India. Foreign influencers are using Indian ...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
French gastronomy, mon ami, resides in Lyon’s dens and bouchonsLyon stands as the undisputed capital of French gastronomy. Its rich culinary heritage, shaped by generations of women known as the 'Meres ...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Delhi's 'urban oasis': 90-acre Lodhi Garden turns 90Lodhi Garden, Delhi's cherished green sanctuary, marks 90 years since it was established as Lady Willingdon Park in 1936. This 90-acre expa...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
From Delhi to Hanoi: The story behind Ho Chi Minh Marg and India’s cold war-era diplomacyDelhi's Ho Chi Minh Marg honours a global leader. The road's naming in the 1970s highlights India's Cold War diplomacy. India supported Vie...
05 Apr, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Australia's long tail of (post-) colonialismAustralian senator Lidia Thorpe vehemently criticized King Charles during his visit to Parliament House in Canberra, accusing the British c...
21 Oct, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
The magnificent misfit men of a lost CalcuttaOn July 14, Manab Pal, a distinguished figure of post-colonial Calcutta, passed away at 84. His life was marked by notable achievements in ...
10 Aug, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Du Bois, Du Bwa, Du Boyss, Dubya, Du LitGayatri Chakravorty Spivak, a scholar at Academia La La Land, criticized a student who mistakenly pronouncing sociologist W E B Du Bois' na...
28 May, 2024, 11.29 AM IST
Rashtrapati Bhavan banquets can be trendsettersThe initial years after independence could have seen India become the trendsetter for a new post-colonial protocol, beginning with the loft...
29 Sep, 2023, 11.30 PM IST
'The empire strikes back,' now RIPThe lazy, stale 'The Empire Strikes Back' kind of headlines still conjured up each time India defeats England - or on the even rarer occasi...
13 Nov, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
View: Fear of online liquor delivery, the ultimate post-colonial hangoverFor consumers, retailers, aggregators, governments and liquor companies, home delivery of alcohol is a win-win-win-win-win. So why the resi...
25 Dec, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Indian-origin author Mahmood Mamdani shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural UnderstandingThe 75-year-old is in the running for the GBP 25,000 non-fiction prize for 'Neither Settler nor Native'.
07 Sep, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
Jeeves & Bertie don’t miss the Wodehouse for the trees in this postcolonial chhota hazriXeno-whatcher? Don’t tell me it’s another virus that’s been let loose on the world!
26 Jun, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
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In a post-colony like India, any critical engagement with data-driven knowledge production has to consider the persistent role of colonial ...
15 Jun, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
View: Time to fill the political space with national visionIn the election campaign, the Opposition failed to come up with a positive narrative that could counter BJP’s vision of majoritarian glory....
22 Jun, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
Take a ride down history lane at ITO Metro stationDelhi metro will extend its heritage corridor from Mandi House to this busy traffic intersection, which has witnessed the making of "post-c...
07 Jun, 2015, 05.09 PM IST