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Ranjona Banerji
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The writer is a senior journalist who writes on media affairs, politics and social trends.
    Cover page of Audacious Hope: An Archive of How Democracy is Being Saved in IndiaBooks
    Book Review | Manifesto of Indian citizen shows constant vigil must...

    This is a remarkably simple but effective method of reminding citizenry that a fight for democratic rights and...

    20 April 2024 7:17 AM

    Sonam Wangchuk. (Image by Arrangement)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Sonam Wangchuk's Himalayan blunder!

    Amidst distractions and misplaced priorities, the looming crisis in India's Himalayan region demands attention and...

    30 March 2024 7:06 PM

    Cover image of The Yellow Book: A Travellers DiaryBooks
    Book review | A writer's diary is a repository of ideas

    One thread that runs through Kumar's Yellow Book is the pandemic

    9 March 2024 3:19 PM

    Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi. (Image: Ranjona Banerji)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | If only we knew that we are all still slaves

    Unpacking India's protest dynamics, Ranjona Banerji stresses civic engagement's crucial role in fortifying a resilient...

    17 Feb 2024 8:21 PM

    Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!

    Exploring the Delights and Dilemmas of Getting Lost in the Jungle Safari

    20 Jan 2024 3:16 PM

    Coverpage of Roman Stories.Books
    Book Review | Roman lives curiously radiate that sinking feeling

    Jhumpa Lahiri is an acquired taste

    16 Dec 2023 8:47 PM

    Its been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people. (Image:Twitter)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Hallo there! Have you all Condemned Hamas?

    It's been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people

    16 Dec 2023 6:37 PM

    In this photograph taken on July 22, 2016, a Premiere Padmini taxi is parked alongside other taxis outside a railway station in the Indian city of Mumbai. (AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | The dashing kaali-peeli drivers of Mumbai

    What made the Mumbai kaali-peeli my lifeline were the people, not the cars.

    4 Nov 2023 6:38 PM

    Book Review | Climate Change is Upon Us All, But Can Seaweed Save the Planet?Books
    Book Review | Climate Change is Upon Us All, But Can Seaweed Save the...

    This is in equal measures a book that is intriguing, engaging and infuriating

    14 Oct 2023 9:12 PM

    Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Another TV war, with no solution in sight

    The so-called heroism of Leon Uris' fiction appeared now to be just that

    14 Oct 2023 8:23 PM

    Bombay Doordarshan provided entertainment where theatre artistes demonstrated their massive talents. (Image by Freepik)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Kitsch or reality TV: What's your pick?

    Reality TV. I think I've found my niche. Bring on the vulgarity, the pomposity, the gossip and the falling out!

    2 Sept 2023 6:35 PM

    Cover photo of In the Body of a Woman: Essays on Law, Gender and Society by Aaliya Waziri. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of...

    What Waziri lays bare are the inequalities of our gender laws. The insensitivity of our judicial pronouncements.

    26 Aug 2023 6:35 PM

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