The Riddle of Desire by Gurcharan Das

Sudhirendar Sharma

An exploration of desire establishes that Kama is at the very root of being human

'Memoir of passion

Memoir of passion

'Memoir of passion

Using memory as a device to summon the many forms of desire that play upon the mind

Read against the background of the ongoing battle between the sexes there is something infinitely soothing about Gurcharan Das's scholarly ruminations on the theme of desire.

The #MeToo Revolution

At the very moment when great threats are facing economic globalisation, quite an opposite trend has surfaced in the world of emotion and culture. The extraordinary speed with which the #MeToo movement has spread is a tribute to globalisation. Within a year, societies around the world have become astonishingly comfortable in discussing social and emotional issues which earlier they had swept under a carpet.

Mind of the mixed-up Indian

By Sanjaya Baru

उन लोगों को सम्मा न दीजि ए जो हमसे अलग हैं

अपनी खुली और उल्ला सपूर्ण भारतीय परम्पराओं से सीखकर पुरानी रूढ़ियों से मुक्त होना होगा

ಪರಂಪರೆಯಂದ ಕಲಿಯೋಣ, ಭಿನ್ನರನ್್ನಗೌರವಿಸ

ನನ್ನ ಮಗ ಸಲಿಂಗಿ. ಇದನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನನಗೆ ಈಗ ಯಾವ ಅಳ್ಕೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಆತ ಕಳೆದ ಇಪಪಿತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ತನನು ಸಿಂಗಾತಿಯ ಜೊತೆ ಬದ್ಧತೆಯಿಂದ, ಸಿಂತೋರದಿಂದ ಸಿಂಬಿಂಧ ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಿಂಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ನನನು ಕುಟಿಂಬ ಮತ್ತು ಹತಿತುರದ ಸನುೋಹಿತರು ಇದನ್ನು ಘನತೆ ಯಿಂದ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಿಂಡಿದದಾೋವೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಸಲಿಂಗ ಸಿಂಬಿಂಧ ಅಪರಾಧವಲ್ಲ ಎಿಂದು ಸುಪ್್ೋಿಂ ಕೊೋರ್್ಷ ಹೋಳ್ವ ಕ್ಷಣದವರೆಗೆ ಈ ವಿಚಾರವಾಗಿ ನಾನ್ ಸಾವ್ಷಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಧೈಯ್ಷ ತೋರಿಸಿರಲಲ್ಲ. ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ದರೆ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಏನಾದರೂ ತಿಂದರೆ ಆದೋತ್ ಎಿಂಬ ಭಯ ಇತ್ತು. ತಿೋರ್್ಷ ಬಿಂದ ನಿಂತರ, ನಮ್ಮ ಮೋಲನ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹೊರೆಯಿಂದು ಇಲ್ಲವಾದ ಭಾವನೆ ನನನುಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ನನನು ಪತಿನುಯಲ್ಲ ಇದದಾಕ್ಕೆದದಾಿಂತೆ ಮೂಡಿದ.

Gays and colonial brainwashing: Learn from India’s open, exuberant past and respect those who differ from us

My son is gay and i no longer feel reluctant to admit it. He has been in a loyal, happy relationship with his partner for 20 years and my family and close friends have accepted it gracefully. I didn't dare speak about it in public, however, for fear of bringing him any harm – that is until 12.35pm on Thursday when the Supreme Court (SC) decriminalised homosexuality. My wife and i suddenly feel as if a great burden has lifted. The chief justice's wise words continue to ring in my ears, "I am what I am. So, take me as I am."

लगातार ऊंची वृद्धि दर से ही आएंगे अच्छे दिन

पश्चिम की तर्ज पर हमारे यहां वृद्धि दर पर संदेह जताना ठीक नहीं, इससे हमें बहुत फायदे भी मिले हैं

Growth is good: Acche din comes only on the back of brute economic growth and jobs

Growth is good: Acche din comes only on the back of brute economic growth and jobs

Arvind Subramanian's recent parting shot as chief economic adviser added a new phrase to our vocabulary, "stigmatised capitalism". By it, he was suggesting that the free market had still not found a comfortable home in India. The problem goes deeper. Many Indians have unthinkingly embraced the latest Western fad of questioning economic growth ever since the global financial crisis.