There’s new enthusiasm among readers and publishers for fact, data, narrative, theory, and experiences. Fiction's time under the Indian sun might just be over.
Valentine’s Day is a threat to undefined 'attachments' of the modern dating world. Don’t even ironically wish your humourless, insignificant other if you don’t want to be ghosted.
CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
Modi is a Marxist – in his economic policies.
The gargantuan redistribution of wealth which has taken place in the last decade – from the middle classes to the poor – is proof of that.
And the emphasis on swadeshi, i.e., import substitution – is the cherry on the cake.
In a fascist, authoritarian regime, a publishing house whose bestseller is a polemic against the ruling party is thriving.
Doesn’t really go with the narrative, does it?
Modi is a Marxist – in his economic policies.
The gargantuan redistribution of wealth which has taken place in the last decade – from the middle classes to the poor – is proof of that.
And the emphasis on swadeshi, i.e., import substitution – is the cherry on the cake.
Stupid terrorists attacked tourists instead of LeftWord books.