I love India. I hate many things about it. I cannot stand its poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and often, impotence. But I think what makes me bristle is its celebration of death, when cloaked in the gaberdine of retribution. Ajmal Kasab, a labourer from Faridkot, was hanged on the morning of November 21 and India celebrated. […]
Author Archives: Avirook Sen
The writer’s first book, Looking For America, has been published by Harper Collins India. He is a former editor of the Hindustan Times’ Mumbai edition
avirook.sen@tribune.newspackstaging.com
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What the Olympics are about
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Political seasons
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The habit of being afraid
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Sirji, Sarabjeet or Surjeet?
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An honour killing in India
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