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Modi & India
Focuses on how dharma provides the foundation for a new republic—Bibek Debroy Intensely researched argument about an alternative idea of India—Salman Khurshid The year 2014 was a consequential one for the Bharatiya Janata Party and for India. Will 2024 also be so? Is this election about stopping the rise of Narendra Modi and his alleged distortion of the ‘idea of India’ as conceived by its founders, or the beginning of a dharma-inspired ‘second republic?’ In 2014, the BJP, under the leadership of Modi, won a clear majority in the Lok Sabha elections. The National Democratic Alliance’s triumph ended a nearly two-and-a-half-decade run of mostly messy coalition governments. In 201...
The Caravan
The country's first and only publication devoted to narrative journalism, The Caravan occupies a singular position among Indian magazines. It is a new kind of magazine for a new kind of reader, one who demands both style and substance. Since its relaunch in January 2010, the magazine has earned a reputation as one of the country's most sophisticated publications-a showcase for the region's finest writers and a distinctive blend of rigorous reporting, incisive criticism and commentary, stunning photo essays, and gripping new fiction and poetry. Its commitment to great storytelling has earned it the respect of readers from around the world. "India's best English language magazine", The Guardian, London "For those with an interest in India, it has become an absolute must-read", The New Republic, Washington The Caravan fills a niche in the Indian media that has remained vacant for far too long, catering to the intellectually curious and aesthetically refined reader, who seeks a magazine of exceptional quality.
Discourses and Practices of Othering
This book undertakes the theme of ‘othering’ as a broad set of practices and discourses. It includes as many perspectives as possible, while simultaneously providing a focused environment for discussions on how otherization is built across media genres and policy making through cultural and political articulations. The book includes a set of chapters that investigate how (and to what end) ‘others’ are manufactured and how they are anchored in the collective memory. Through an analysis of various media, such as film, news media, and social media, it sheds light on the institutional, political, social, and economic forces that form and transform the discourses and practices of othering.
26/11 Mumbai Attacked
Bringing together the careful research and analyses of renowned journalists and police officials, 26/11 Mumbai Attacked explicates the reality behind the brazen attack on India's sovereignty in November 2008 when ten heavily armed terrorists held an entire city to ransom by the sheer force of their zealotry. The scene-by-scene accounts, incisive analyses, and an exclusiveinterview with a LeT representative along with a description of its training camp in Muridke, Pakistan, reveal how the failure of Indian intelligence agencies landed Mumbai in the quagmire of terrorism. Paying homage to the brave security officers who lost their lives fighting the terrorists, 26/11 Mumbai Attacked reiterates the chilling reality that India is under grave threat and the clock is ticking before the next big attack.
What is Killing Us... Covid or Stupidity?
This time the mighty of the world don't combine to indulge in some massive worldwide deceit just for monetary and other gains; now they wreak Genocide-the open Mass Murders. Millions across the globe have already died of what is believed to be a lab generated Virus and many more off the records. All sorts of miseries among a much larger number of survivors abound. This is the dark reality. No one knows how many more and who all will be further victims. Many pertinent questions connected with the pandemic of Covid-19 and its management globally remain unasked and hence unanswered, while the spread of the disease continues unabated despite mass vaccination. The world is again driven by the same absurdity, falsity, and greed as explained in the author's earlier book 'We the Oodles', costing millions of precious lives this time.
Human Security in a Polarized World
The term "polarization" describes the widening gaps in national economies, sociocultural views, and political beliefs. Ideological differences in politics can be a sign of it, resulting in impasse and a decline in confidence in democratic institutions. In terms of the economy, globalization exacerbates disparities between rich and poor regions, while polarization exacerbates wealth gaps and opportunity disparities. Social polarization breeds mistrust and intolerance, leading to identity-based disputes and further splintering society. Although globalization encourages integration and connectivity, it has also heightened polarizing tendencies. It exacerbates international instability, fuels trade disputes, and expands the wealth gap between the rich and the poor. Traditions and values are eroding as a result of cultural globalization. In this respect, globalization must be used to promote inclusivity, tolerance, and cross-national cooperation in order to combat polarization.
Audacious Hope: An Archive of How Democracy is Being Saved in India
A POWERFUL DOCUMENTATION OF INDIAN CITIZENS DEFENDING THEIR DEMOCRACY As the pillars of democracy crumble across the globe, big and small actions of resistance prop up hope and keep alive a way to rebuild. In the past few decades, ordinary folk in India have stood up to repressive state authority over and over again. Their vital acts of hope preserve the collective spirit of resistance and unwavering resilience necessary to continue the fight for democracy. Audacious Hope is a careful, rigorous archive of these struggles, including the protests that united farmers across state borders in 2020 and the national outcry following the controversial CAA legislation. From the myriad ways people came to the aid of their fellow citizens during the pandemic to the testing of free-speech boundaries by cultural activists, this book undertakes the task of documenting resistance in its many forms. Roy challenges the reader with his account of how a proud people are battling to save their beloved democracy. The question is, how can we, through individual and collective action, resist authoritarianism, casteism and majoritarianism? The answer is, of course, through the audacity of hope.
Unpolarised in 2020
Life goes on despite the year being horrible in its literal sense. The year began in flames given the Delhi riots. The anti-CAA protests were on. The pandemic hit the world in more ways than we could think. Three great actors passed away. And media seemed to be at its worst. The farmers continued their protests as the year ended. Even though this was not an election year, it seemed no less charged than one. In this book, we talk about the sentiment that we Indians had about products from (and business with) China. We look into the COVID situation in the country, talk about the credibility of organisations such as the WHO, and the way our government handled ventilator supply. We also take a look at all the noise that the mainstream TV media made about the issues at hand, rethinking their role in our society. We also look into the farmer protests, starting with the three farm laws. We take a non-partisan approach to understanding the issue as we await a conclusion to it. As a bonus, we also talk about privacy in the online world.
News Aesthetics and Myth
This book considers the presence of media illiteracy in a world in which we are supposedly consumed by media, live a media life, in a media ecosystem, surrounded by mediated communication. Unpacking this paradoxical situation, the author proposes that before venturing into media literacy, we must first understand the workings of how mystification occurs. Departing from the idea that aesthetics work on an agreed set of principles between art and society, the author applies this ideology of aesthetics to news-based narration. Using empirical cases from India, the author proposes demystification as a possible methodology to approach media illiteracy and recommends completely transformed media l...
