UNBELIEVABLE: Amitava kumar - The Untold Story

Salman Rushdie hails cockroach protests as India’s ‘most hopeful moment’ in a long time

India has been roiled by protests seeking removal of country’s top election officer

The Independent UK · Oct 18

The Social Life of Indian Trains review: A journey that misses out many worlds

Indian railways, as a social microcosm of the country, have long figured in reflections and commentary on India. They find their way into literary narratives of many kinds, and into screen portrayals too. In these tellings, the train carries a cross-section: class, region, habit, speech, and silence, held together in…

Newslaundry · Jan 21

Hafta 519: Meta and fact-checking, the role of journaling, social media as source of news

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Manisha Pande are joined by author Amitava Kumar and academic Joyojeet Pal.

Newslaundry · Jan 11, 2025