Impending rain or sun kissed skies,
still crowds look on, the show’s in sight.
The crowd snakes through to see the show,
praised in bold, in headlines galore.
Flaking banners in each street; …

“Democracy is unthinkable without political parties”, a US political scientist once said (Schattschneider: 1942).  He was, of course, referring to Western liberal democracies, where the centrality of political parties…

In participating in this celebration to mark the centenary of the publication of Martin Wickramasinghe’s short story collection Gahaniyak (‘A Woman’) my aim is to highlight a few aspects of his contribution as a short story writer as well as a literary and art critic…

A variety of opinions and commentaries explaining the Indian ruling party’s average performance in the general election between April 19 and June 1, 2024 have been articulated in both Indian and international media. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral setback of losing its majority for the first time since 2014 suggests…