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Morrison observed that at the height of slavery and abolitionism in 1850, American writers were writing romance.

Literature squares up

Racism in the First World metamorphoses into caste and religious divide in India.

15 April 2019 5:09 AM IST

Morrison observed that at the height of slavery and abolitionism in 1850, American writers were writing romance.

Against Literature

Literature can't take down racism... there is a little white man deep inside us all .

15 April 2019 5:07 AM IST

Edward Snowden. (Photo: AP)

Datafied citizens

Data analysis makes us viewable and knowable, and thus manageable, for both authorities and businesses at unprecedented...

31 March 2019 5:31 AM IST

Basic moral terms became dramatically scarcer in English-language books as the 20th century unfolded, but an equally dramatic rebound began in about 1980.

As a society, we are more compassionate today'

Throughout 1980s, Anglophone world has remoralised', as moral language became prevalent in its culture'.

17 March 2019 5:19 AM IST

The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.

Words do not reflect trends

The authors were interested in how morality changed over time by tracking changes in patterns of language use .

17 March 2019 5:13 AM IST

A still from Playtime, a 1967 French film starring and directed by Jacques Tati.

The community of comedy

The modern philosopher to have placed perhaps the most stress on the social character of comedy was Henri Bergson.

10 March 2019 6:14 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru

Joke on politicians they jest can't take it

In 2013, our Parliament erupted in near-unanimous indignation over a 1954 cartoon by Shankar portraying Nehru and...

10 March 2019 6:13 AM IST

Many couples, stressed by conflict and contempt, react by entering the third stage of the breakdown, characterized by the partners increasingly defensive behaviour to avoid further hurt and disappointment.

Relationship matters: Looks not the clincher

When a relationship doesn't have issues, people inflate small problems. You can be your own worst enemy without...

24 Feb 2019 7:15 AM IST

Many couples, stressed by conflict and contempt, react by entering the third stage of the breakdown, characterized by the partners increasingly defensive behaviour to avoid further hurt and disappointment.

Relationship matters: Firewalls save relationships

The institution of marriage is designed for the fulfilment and expression of powerful needs inherent in human nature.

24 Feb 2019 7:10 AM IST

Once there is a computer that runs on the program there is the danger that someone substitutes the wrong program.

Computers and authority

The threat to freedom in the digital age is from the non-free, proprietor-driven software, encompassing all forms of...

27 Jan 2019 8:04 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Defeatism, enemy of freedom

Political leadership in India did not respond strongly to the revelation that they are being surveilled.

27 Jan 2019 8:00 AM IST

Despite the Great Depression of 1930s or the recent Great Recession, the constancy of the long-run growth rate has been miraculous. Low-income countries, including China and India, have been growing at a faster pace and are quickly catching up to the West.

World better place now: Seven reasons why lives of people have...

Many people even in advanced economies do not know that the world is graduating into a much better place.

20 Jan 2019 1:01 AM IST