Athmanathan Indrajith

Nov 13, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Suresh Nellikode |Aayushi Bengani |Athmanathan Indrajith |Haider Abbas

The Vatican, a tiny, enigmatic seat of power with a global reach, remains a realm few can fully comprehend. Though spanning only 108 acres—about the size of a golf course—it stands as the sole sovereign nation capable of influencing the lives of over two billion Christians worldwide. Its unique structure makes it an absolute monarchy, not inherited by familial ties but governed by spiritual authority, with a population of fewer than 1,800 residents.

Oct 28, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Aayushi Bengani |Athmanathan Indrajith |Haider Abbas |Suresh Nellikode

Angammal opens with an elderly woman telling a story to her granddaughter. The story is of the wild winds that visited their village a few decades ago and took away many persons and animals with it. The grandmother narrates that the winds carried the smell of a flower that touched everyone’s spirits in the village, and reveals that her mother had the flower tattooed on her upper arm and she wants the same for her granddaughter.

Oct 6, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Alice Slater |Bharat Dogra |Athmanathan Indrajith |Srinivas Katherasala

The world may have dodged an immediate bullet when the U.S. intelligence agencies warned, this week, that by giving in to Ukraine’s pleading for long range missiles that could attack targets deep into Russia, we would be poking the Russian bear beyond its patience without even influencing the outcome of the war in Ukraine’s favor.

Oct 6, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Athmanathan Indrajith |Haider Abbas |Suresh Nellikode |Udayakumar Vijayan

My friends invited me to join them for the screening of ‘Perfect Days’ movie. In spite of my submission work, I decided to go for the screening as they mentioned it was a story of a ‘Toilet Cleaner’ in Japan. As the screening happened in a small room with a huge crowd, me and my friend decided to sit down and watch it. Before the movie, they screened a short introduction video of ‘The Tokyo Toilet’ project, where the three minute video was merely a glorification of the architects of the projects.

Mar 8, 2024 | thesatyashodhak.com | Athmanathan Indrajith

This International Working Women’s Day, let us discuss Periyar and his conceptualisation of masculinity (aanmai). Thanthai Periyar, the father of Dravidian movement, was an original and dynamic thinker who gave an excellent lens to look at the problem of masculinity. His book ‘Why Were Women Enslaved?’ deals with the question of masculinity, chastity, marriage and love. His approach to these questions is deeply rooted in his radical humanism.