Tag: culture

Tracking Indian Society: Whose stories do we love?

History is written by the victors. Whose stories do we love? In a recent interview Arundhati Roy said we have successfully erased the poor from our consciousness. This is why we were shocked when we witnessed the distress of migrant labourers walking hundreds of miles during lockdown. Look at the [...]
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Culture of Airports

I stood with about 200 people ahead of me in the famous Heathrow immigration queue. After waiting for more than an hour, I was greeted by a hostile immigration officer who clearly thought I shouldn’t have renewed my very valid visa to stay and work in London. I couldn’t help [...]
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