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VS Naipaul dies at 85: The Nobel laureate is gone, but is the man still redeemable?
VS Naipaul, with his rage and flaws, will be remembered for unflinching honesty, mastery of language
In Narendra Modi's India, intellectuals must figure out their position and the path ahead
Irom Sharmila and Narendra Modi: Manipur, Kashmir and a study in contrast
Why Edward Said and his writing matter
Edward Said was a prolific writer. The key to reading him is following in his footsteps: construct a chronology, track trajectories of thought, torment yourself with text until you locate context.