V. Arasu

Jul 10, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Ilangovan Rajasekaran |V. Arasu |Aditya Sondhi |Madhulika Liddle

“Honour killing is the crux of this book. But this is not a book on death; it is about life too. It does not stop with stating that an honour killing occurred. It raises questions about ‘why’ it happened, thereby exploring the many aspects of life surrounding it, from multiple perspectives. The book brings our attention to the contradiction of an individual with fellow citizens, the distance between our ideals and practical lives and the many masks we hide our real faces under.

Jul 10, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Saikat Majumdar |V. Arasu |Aditya Sondhi |Madhulika Liddle

Saikat Majumdar is a writer of sexuality. Thebody and sexuality are everyday terms for academic writers in the humanities. Majumdar, also a professor of English, claims this academic background for his latest novel, The Remains of the Body.

Jul 8, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | V. Anand |V. Arasu |Aditya Sondhi |Madhulika Liddle

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s six-day visit to Europe in May, when he returned after five years for his first post-pandemic visit, covered France, Serbia, and Hungary, that is, western, central, and eastern Europe. China is commemorating 75 years of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), so this diplomatic outreach by Xi has special significance for the country’s foreign policy.

Jul 8, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Milind Ghatwai |V. Arasu |Aditya Sondhi |Madhulika Liddle

One of the reasons for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise to power was his oratory. The aggression, decisiveness, and muscular nationalism in his speeches resonated with supporters. His detractors found the same words divisive, offensive, and riddled with dog whistles. After the June 4 verdict brought a scowl to his normally impassive visage, his oratory is now on test. Modi finds himself in uncharted territory.

Jul 8, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Saba Naqvi |V. Arasu |Aditya Sondhi |Madhulika Liddle

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha saw a resurgent opposition confronting an authoritarian figure who is determined to indicate that nothing has changed. One has to give it to the BJP for its commitment to Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan (or Bharat).