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Aatish Taseer

As Narendra Modi's image takes a global beating, even India gets singed

The image of India as a seriously flawed democracy is also likely to get deeply etched in international psyche and that may take a very long time to undo

As Narendra Modi's image takes a global beating, even India gets singed
Updated On : 18 Nov 2019 | 9:33 AM IST

The march of the majoritarian state

More than three months after the reading down of Article 377, the Kashmir valley is frozen, now literally as well as figuratively

The march of the majoritarian state
Updated On : 16 Nov 2019 | 12:55 AM IST

From Pamuk to Rushdie, over 260 authors urge govt to restore Taseer's OCI

Last week, the Ministry of Home Affairs revoked the OCI card of the 38-year-old British author

From Pamuk to Rushdie, over 260 authors urge govt to restore Taseer's OCI
Updated On : 14 Nov 2019 | 11:31 PM IST

Writer Aatish Taseer conceals father's Pakistani origin, to lose OCI card

Taseer becomes ineligible to hold an OCI card, as per the Citizenship Act, 1955, as the OCI card is not issued to any person whose parents or grandparents are Pakistanis

Writer Aatish Taseer conceals father's Pakistani origin, to lose OCI card
Updated On : 07 Nov 2019 | 11:33 PM IST

The Twice-Born review: Aatish Taseer tries to eulogise Brahminical culture

This book, as Taseer explains in the very first chapter, was a product of his father and Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer's assassination in January 2011

The Twice-Born review: Aatish Taseer tries to eulogise Brahminical culture
Updated On : 01 Feb 2019 | 11:45 PM IST