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Aakash Joshi
Aakash Joshi is Deputy Associate Editor, Editorial and Opinion, for The Indian Express. He writes on politics, ethics, the intersection of technology and society, and popular culture. He can be reached at aakash.joshi@expressindia.com. Twitter: @Joshi_Uncle
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Sanjeev Sanyal as WhatsApp uncle: Blaming Bengalis and UPSC aspirants
March 29,2024 19:48:16 PM
It is a bit rich that one of the principal economists in the government of India is literally victim-blaming the drivers of the much-touted demographic dividend
Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Kejriwal in custody, Congress without money: BJP government’s attack on Opposition shows how little it thinks of the voter
March 23,2024 12:00:14 PM
A powerful BJP, with a popular prime minister, need not fear electoral loss. So why is it arresting opposition leaders and freezing their accounts ahead of the elections? Only one explanation makes sense.
Sat, Mar 23, 2024
Making sense of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation for Gaza: Can suicide be a moral act?
February 29,2024 17:13:10 PM
His death does not fit neatly into either psychological or sociological categories. And it cannot be an example for others to follow. What it should do is make all of us who have been lobotomised by 'content' open our eyes
Sat, Mar 02, 2024
Five reasons why INDIA leaders should oppose BJP’s Ram Mandir politicsSubscriber Only
January 11,2024 14:18:17 PM
The temple in Ayodhya is set to be a major part of the BJP's political project. That's reason enough to not attend the āpran pratishthaā ceremony
Sat, Jan 13, 2024
On December 6, a question: How many election wins absolve the criminal destruction of Babri Masjid?Subscriber Only
December 06,2023 12:20:02 PM
It is difficult to be a part of the celebration of 'New' India, as you remember the difference between right and wrong
Wed, Dec 06, 2023
How a trip to Uzbekistan made us appreciate the much-vilified BaburSubscriber Only
November 25,2023 10:00:35 AM
Uzbekistan with its nostalgic mix of heritage, architecture and history shows how culture and beauty are for all
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
Koffee With Karan: Why Bobby Deolās confessions of extended adolescence hold a lesson for not-so-young menSubscriber Only
November 02,2023 16:08:40 PM
To all those who are in a rut, be like Bobby. Get over yourself.
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
From MNREGA worker to Asian Games medal: Lessons from Ram Baboo on ārevdiā culture and the welfare stateSubscriber Only
October 08,2023 12:46:16 PM
The structures, institutions and schemes that have helped him along the way should be his rights as a citizen, a basic tenet of this countryās social contract. Without that architecture, perhaps Ram Baboo would not have found his place on the podium.
Sun, Oct 08, 2023
Trevor Noah made Delhi laugh ā he should have made us uncomfortable tooSubscriber Only
September 26,2023 19:00:21 PM
The comedian is known for brilliant observational humour which skewers the rich and the powerful, and draws attention to faultlines. In his Delhi shows, however, Noah played it safe, hinting at subversive jokes, without really making them
Tue, Sep 26, 2023
You need to look at children being turned into a mob in Uttar PradeshSubscriber Only
August 30,2023 15:00:27 PM
From Akhlaq to Junaid, Una to Muzzafarnagar ā and from the highest pulpit in the capital to a village dealing with a civilisational system of hierarchy ā there is a barrage of prejudice, of loud proclamations and convenient silences. That may make us tremble, become sad, angry, and lose sleep. It should.
Mon, Sep 04, 2023
‘The Kashmir Files’ National Award win: In cinema too, the bulldozer winsSubscriber Only
August 25,2023 18:55:18 PM
Giving the Nargis Dutt Award for the Best Film on National Integration to a film that is divisive changes the meaning of the term. Integration cannot mean subjugation
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Challan on caste stickers in UP: Itās not just SUVs ā the North Indian city suffers from its own ApartheidSubscriber Only
August 22,2023 12:49:58 PM
Those who look down on the sentiment underlying the stickers must realise that our elite workplaces and gated colonies serve the same purpose of enforcing hierarchy. In fact, the car sticker might be the most honest of the lot.
Tue, Aug 22, 2023
A draft undertaking to prevent award wapsiSubscriber Only
July 27,2023 18:55:25 PM
Parliamentary panel has suggested that recipients of state awards promise that they won't return them. Here is what the undertaking should say
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Vajpayee’s 24 vs Modi’s 38: NDA, then, was an alliance, now it’s BJP plus hired guests at a partySubscriber Only
July 18,2023 20:32:16 PM
Vajpayee's NDA may have been an alliance of convenience ā but it deepened federalism. The give and take of alliance politics is not a part of Modi's BJP
Wed, Jul 19, 2023
UP govt bans meat on Kanwar Yatra route: This is not Sarv Dharma Sama BhavaSubscriber Only
July 10,2023 12:31:28 PM
Respect for othersā beliefs and taboos is at the core of Sarv Dharm Sama Bhava. But for the state to impose taboos of a community is dangerous flirtation with tyranny.
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
‘Vajpayee’, the first instalment of Abhishek Choudharyās biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a lesson in how to write a political biography in New IndiaSubscriber Only
June 30,2023 10:00:35 AM
Choudharyās work is as much a history of 20th-century India from the RSS-Jana Sangh vantage point as it is a biography of Vajpayee
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
As Kejriwal takes on Modi, a lesson for Delhi CM from Lord of the RingsSubscriber Only
June 11,2023 18:31:29 PM
Going forward, AAP needs to realise that it cannot go it alone if it wants to take on the BJP, and that it must stand up on matters of principle if it expects others to do the same for it
Mon, Jun 12, 2023
Ashoka University and the hypocrisy of ‘liberal’ brandingSubscriber Only
June 05,2023 15:38:03 PM
Its mostly Caucasian philosophy department would raise no eyebrows if India's most elite private university actually stood up for the moral values it professes. Since it doesn't, better to stick to advertising 'placements'
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
BJP leader calls off daughter’s wedding to Muslim man: Only the mob is freeSubscriber Only
May 23,2023 13:00:13 PM
What does the bride-that-was-to-be think? What does she think of her right to choose her own happiness or, for that matter make her own mistakes, being decimated by small-minded politics?
Tue, May 23, 2023
Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir: A candid fight in a game that has become too refinedSubscriber Only
May 03,2023 13:17:13 PM
Anyone who has played a game competitively knows that things can get heated and that the testosterone and unearned sense of arrogance that propels you to perform canāt just be turned off
Wed, May 03, 2023
Apple in India: Why Tim Cook enjoys Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar-level fame in IndiaSubscriber Only
April 22,2023 18:28:14 PM
For an obscene amount of money, you can buy a sense of individuality, mass produced
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
China, in short: handy primer for an informed perspective on then & nowSubscriber Only
April 22,2023 05:00:39 AM
Linda Jaivinās The Shortest History of China is an ambitious attempt to cover thousands of years of Chinese history and politics ā from the mythic origins of the Han people through several dynasties, empires, and invasions to communism and finally, Xiās China ā in just about 250 pages.
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Taylor C Sherman brings out democratic core that guided Nehruās policymakingSubscriber Only
April 01,2023 14:00:27 PM
In ādemystifyingā the myths around Nehru, Sherman also throws light on the complexity of the time he governed in.
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
‘Hawa Nikal Gayi’: Rahul Gandhiās crude snub to a journalist shows everyone likes a free press ā if it is a press they likeSubscriber Only
March 26,2023 18:02:40 PM
There are, of course, sections of the media ā like every other profession ā that have chosen to act as loudspeakers and cheerleaders rather than interlocutors for the public. But not every uncomfortable question is the result of a ācompromisedā journalist.
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
Chris Rockās āSelective Outrageā: Why neither a slap, nor āwokenessā can stop the comedianSubscriber Only
March 06,2023 18:24:11 PM
He shows that an artist at the top of his game can take being a victim of assault, and beat his perpetrator with the truth he wrings out of the experience.
Mon, Mar 06, 2023