Issue 10

The new Viagra of terror

Churned out by legal and illegal factories from Punjab to Gujarat, painkiller Tramadol has taken the conflict zones of the world by storm

Tales of Homosexuality: Bollywood is learning to come out of the closet

Bollywood as well as streaming platforms learn to treat themes of homosexuality with sensitivity

Kerala’s Arabian Nightmare

Hundreds of Keralites are returning home every month after losing jobs in the Gulf, but hopes of starting afresh in India are unravelling

Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?

Policies in Asian nations such as China are focused on social and economic enhancement rather than primarily on regime survival. That may be Asia’s lesson for Gulf rulers.

The garden that celebrates the many shades of love

A mughal image commemorating a spring evening shared between two male companions leads us to the 13th century, a journey back into the openness of artistic expression

Frail Blue Dot: Vision of danger from space

Deflecting an incoming asteroid in space from its path or ‘killing’ it with a nuke exists only in the realm of computer simulations

New Zealand’s hijab gesture is deeply flawed

The biggest flaw of New Zealand's Scarves in Solidarity movement is regarding women as active identity bearers of a community

Cardinal Gracias needs to walk the talk

Cardinal of the Mumbai diocese and said to be in the running for the Pope’s position, Oswald Gracias is under a cloud for not cracking down on sexual predators

The Method in Kangana Ranaut’s Madness

Kangana Ranaut has honed the act of being a rebel icon into a fine art. However, even as Bollywood struggles to deal with her defiance, the image threatens to become a cliché

Nepotism debate: It's all about relative merit in Bollywood

Despite massive criticism from all quarters, nepotism continues to thrive in Bollywood.