Obituary

M.T. Vasudevan Nair: The Alchemist of Malayalam

M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s works captured generational angst and an uneasy nostalgia for a fading matrilineal past. He directed ‘Nirmalyam’, a groundbreaking film, and as editor of ‘Mathrubhoomi Weekly’,…
▶25-Jan-2025
Meena T. Pillai

Amiya Kumar Bagchi: A People-Centric Intellectual Journey

Amiya Kumar Bagchi, who passed away just shy of 88, was a political economist known for his insightful analysis and passionate involvement in debates. He grounded his arguments in scholarly rigour—a…
▶16-Dec-2024
Achin Chakraborty

IG Patel: Centenary Remembrance

A tribute to IG Patel, once Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and many other things: senior official in the Ministry of Finance, official in the IMF and the UN, and also head of important…
▶28-Nov-2024
Ashok V. Desai

A.G. Noorani: Scholar, Jurist and Conscience Keeper of the Nation

The canvas of Noorani's erudition, reflected in an astonishing output of books & articles, was vast: the Kashmir question, the Indian constitution, India's relations with China and…
▶02-Sep-2024
Siddharth Varadarajan

Jayanta Mahapatra: A Poetry of Decreation

'Patience, a quality of attention which is the finest refinement of desire, distinguished the work of Jayanta Mahapatra'. Meena Alexander's discussion of Jayanta Mahapatra's…
▶29-Aug-2023
Meena Alexander

Ela Bhatt: In Memoriam

Ela Bhatt, committed to improving the well-being of self-employed women, was one of those rare people who, in their lifetime, saw more than one law travel from the drafting board to its…
▶10-Nov-2022
Indira Jaising

Reason for Revolution: Looking back at Aijaz Ahmad

A personal remembrance of Aijaz Ahmad, scholar, thinker, Marxist, communist, and one who tried so much to make India his home but was not allowed to.
▶23-Mar-2022
Aniket Alam

Chakravarthi Raghavan: Journalist-Champion of the Global South

Tributes to Chakravarthi Raghavan (1925–2021) a journalist who made his mark on the global scene and who died in late September.
▶03-Dec-2021
Rubens Ricupero, Roberto Bisso, PK Rajagopalan, Lori Wallach

Dr Pradip Bijalwan: An Unsung Journey for an Equal World

Many health workers have given their lives working tirelessly for the Covid-19 ill; Dr. Pradip Bijalwan was one of them. His journey was different: he had given his life caring for the under-…
▶04-May-2021
Harsh Mander

John le Carrè (1931-2020) Who Came In from the Cold

A tribute to the British literary giant of the second half of the 20th century, John Le Carrè, who died earlier this week, with a focus on his most memorable character, the tormented spymaster,…
▶17-Dec-2020
Rudrangshu Mukherjee