Revolution, Theocracy and the Price to Pay for Women: The Age of Khamenei and Its Reckoning
The politics of the Islamic Republic were not abstract when I visited Iran in 2014.They were part of the fabric of daily life.
We strolled...
The World’s Lowest Fertility Rate Did Not Happen by Accident
South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world – 0.72 births per woman in 2023, with some projections for 2025 going as...
Why am I drawn to the Secularist?
Growing up in Lucknow, having studied in Varanasi, Mumbai and Cardiff, I saw the deprivation, locally, nationally, and globally, of one value I deeply...
Secularism Is Not Neutral: It’s a Discipline, a Way of Living-south asia
I was born in India, migrated alone to the UK at twenty-one, and later earned a PhD in England. I have worked across journalism,...
Sonakshi, Swara, Richa And The Right To Choose
When Swara Bhasker announced last year that she was marrying Fahad Ahmad, I thanked her for being a lighthouse for Indian lovers. Her marriage...
