he biggest refugee crisis in recorded history has engulfed continents, swung elections and fueled the rise of nativism. It has also made a lot of people very, very rich.
“The 21st Century Gold Rush”
“When the Body Attacks the Mind”
Apparently, an active immune system can make you go mad!
Quietly Pressing the Flower Button
There's the tricoloured grass-flower, and then there is the pink lotus.
The Simple Life
For almost three years now, our 'dining-table' has been two stools I bought from a couple of Dinajpuri craftsmen at a Shantiniketan fair. This is their swan song.
Meet Beauty
Johora Begum and her Beauty.
The Great Indian Price Con
The nebulous "model" of India's public-private partnership in medicine pricing.
The Goddess vs. Men’s Hurt Feelings
It might upset Indian meninists, but the old Hindus certainly knew how to craft a practical prayer.
Two Minute Poem
"Forty people on an island green."
Evolutionary Babel
The first human came from Africa. Did the first human language?
The Awesome of Right Wing Crazy
Outrage-powered nutjobs are a gift that keeps giving.
