Indira Basu

Indira Basu

Indira is Assistant Editor (Opinions). Her interests are national politics, foreign policy, conflict studies, gender & culture studies, environment. Reach her @indeebee94
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Can India’s Diversity be Better Represented Via Multiple Capitals?

A Life in Verse: Honouring Nissim Ezekiel on His Birth Anniversary

Indian Jewish poet Nissim Ezekiel (right) alongside a handwritten poem by him (left).

On Nelson Mandela’s Birth Anniversary, a Look at His Gandhi Link

Nelson Mandela would have turned 99 on 18 July 2017.

Why Guru Nanak Is Important to Both India and Pakistan

Image of Modi & Imran Khan against backdrop of Darbar Sahib Gurudwara, Kartarpur, used for representational purposes.

What Durga Pujo 2020 Taught Me About Prayer, Life & Celebration

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What Makes India Home For Dilliwalah Mark Tully? 

Archival image of Ex-BBC India Chief Mark Tully.

Avni Doshi’s debut ‘Girl in White Cotton’ is the only book by a writer of South Asian origin on Booker Prize 2020 shortlist. 

How Indian-Origin Booker 2020 Nominee ‘Let the Writing Guide Her’ 

‘JDU Can’t Continue Making Political Compromises’: Pavan Varma

‘Don’t Write Off Congress in Delhi Polls So Soon’: Jairam Ramesh 

Image of economist and activist Jean Drèze, used for representational purposes.

What If Migrant Workers Don’t Return? Jean Drèze Explains Crisis

‘Fear Isn’t As Much About CAA As It Is About NRC’: Jairam Ramesh

‘A Pakistani Showed Me Guru Nanak’s Influence Across Communities’

Image of India Gate, New Delhi, used for representational purposes.

Can India’s Diversity be Better Represented Via Multiple Capitals?

A Life in Verse: Honouring Nissim Ezekiel on His Birth Anniversary

Indian Jewish poet Nissim Ezekiel (right) alongside a handwritten poem by him (left).

On Nelson Mandela’s Birth Anniversary, a Look at His Gandhi Link

Nelson Mandela would have turned 99 on 18 July 2017.
Image of Modi & Imran Khan against backdrop of Darbar Sahib Gurudwara, Kartarpur, used for representational purposes.

Why Guru Nanak Is Important to Both India and Pakistan

What Durga Pujo 2020 Taught Me About Prayer, Life & Celebration

Image used for representational purposes.

What Makes India Home For Dilliwalah Mark Tully? 

Archival image of Ex-BBC India Chief Mark Tully.
Avni Doshi’s debut ‘Girl in White Cotton’ is the only book by a writer of South Asian origin on Booker Prize 2020 shortlist. 

How Indian-Origin Booker 2020 Nominee ‘Let the Writing Guide Her’ 

What If Migrant Workers Don’t Return? Jean Drèze Explains Crisis

Image of economist and activist Jean Drèze, used for representational purposes.

‘JDU Can’t Continue Making Political Compromises’: Pavan Varma

Image of Nitish Kumar (L) and Pavan Varma (R) used for representational purposes.
Before the Delhi elections, and shortly after the release of his latest book, The Quint caught up with senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh.

‘Don’t Write Off Congress in Delhi Polls So Soon’: Jairam Ramesh 

‘Fear Isn’t As Much About CAA As It Is About NRC’: Jairam Ramesh

Image of anti-CAA protests and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (who spoke out against it) used for representational purposes.

‘A Pakistani Showed Me Guru Nanak’s Influence Across Communities’

Image of Darbar Sahib Gurudwara, Pakistan, and India & Pakistan flags, used for representational purposes.