Salil Tripathi
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Past articles by Salil:
We face a bonfire of hypocrisies over the freedom of expression
An episode of offensive remarks and sharp reactions exposed self-serving adherence to key principles → Read More
African literature is authentic regardless of who produces it
Which writers qualify as African is irrelevant because what matters is the quality of their work → Read More
Arnab Goswami’s arrest and our vexed approach to free speech
Let us liberalize speech and fix our justice system to stop the scandalous treatment of undertrials → Read More
Opinion | The sorry spectacle that Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has become
Anchors on TV shouldn’t be like all-knowing seers pronouncing verdicts on matters beyond their ken → Read More
Was Satyajit Ray a political film-maker?
In the auteur’s birth centenary year, the revolutionary potential of his movies stands out with ever more clarity → Read More
Nehru, Sardar Patel and the man in the middle
A new biography of statesman V.P. Menon sparks questions of historical memory and the danger of appropriating the past for political reasons → Read More
Lessons for India from ground zero New York
What are the learnings from the US megacity for India, should covid-19 unleash its fury across the country?.New York did well in calling out deficiencies ahead of time, which allowed the city to scale up quickly. Some of the new hospitals are not utilized fully, but the city has created the capacity → Read More
Opinion | A country that ruled the waves now wants to waive the rules
The UK’s general election on 12 December may not help resolve its existential dilemma over Brexit → Read More
A message from the Khan Market gang
Enough obituaries have been written for liberalism, but ideas of openness and dissent will always remain relevant → Read More
Opinion | Where the Irish and Kashmiri stories converge and diverge
Creating the kind of openness that Northern Ireland enjoys needs imagination and magnanimity → Read More
Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Law: An Exchange
Ambassador Mirpuri: Singapore’s deep concern about online falsehoods is shared with many countries around the world. Some have taken measures that are more sweeping than Singapore’s. But our law is not meant as a model for the rest of the world. Salil Tripathi: Nobody who wishes well for Singapore would want the city or its people to be harmed. But fake news is a nebulous term. There will be… → Read More
Opinion | Some difficult questions on the state of affairs in Kashmir
The government’s latest move has sought to disrupt the inertia on an old stalemate, but it’s risky → Read More
A haunting and vivid account of Singapore’s fall
Jing-Jing Lee's novel brings to life one woman's story → Read More
Boris Johnson: An unsuitable boy
Britain will be taken even less seriously when the front-runner Tory MP steps into 10 Downing Street next week → Read More
Opinion | The moral abyss that jingoism will end up pushing India into
The past five years have normalized hatred. Indian voters must stop this lurch towards extremism → Read More
Women who fought for Salman Rushdie
The 30th anniversary of the fatwa on Salman Rushdie is also a milestone of women protesting against fundamentalism → Read More
A quiet, illuminating force
As critic, writer and translator of Marathi literature, Shanta Gokhale has borne witness to the many ups and downs of Mumbai’s cultural universe → Read More
Lounge Tribute | Mrinal Sen: The interlocutor of societal maladies
Sen had an intriguing pas de deux with Ray—they spoke to one another in letters to a newspaper and the films they made → Read More
‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Prisoner in a theme park
While Jon M. Chu’s movie has its charms, it doesn’t push the boundaries to reveal the murky realities of Singapore and its varied Asian communities → Read More
Shahidul Alam’s claim to frame
The photographer has built a compelling portrait of Bangladesh by giving agency to the voiceless → Read More