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Remembering Hannah Arendt: Does loneliness propel us towards totalitarianism?
Loneliness hasn’t been the only defining feature of recent times: the 21st century has been marked by unimaginable levels of economic inequality, a hitherto unseen rise in populism, and the proliferation of totalitarian or pseudo-totalitarian regimes in many corners of the world. But what does loneliness have to do with any of this? Baffling though it might sound, research suggests that loneliness is indeed tethered to politics.
27 October 2024, 17:32 IST
Remembering Hannah Arendt: Does loneliness propel us towards totalitarianism?
27 October 2024, 17:32 IST
Bookrack for the week (Oct 27 to Nov 2)
27 October 2024, 02:50 IST
Bookrack for the week (Oct 27 to Nov 2)
27 October 2024, 02:50 IST
Read of the Week (Oct 27 to Nov 2)
This is Alexei Navalny’s life in his own words: his Soviet childhood, political awakening, his marriage and beloved family, his total commitment to taking on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and its people.
27 October 2024, 02:47 IST
Read of the Week (Oct 27 to Nov 2)
27 October 2024, 02:47 IST
A poet for whom the elegies won't dry up...
Keki N Daruwalla's career as a police officer informs his work, so much of which is peppered with references to the places he travelled to and the people he met.
27 October 2024, 02:43 IST
A poet for whom the elegies won't dry up...
27 October 2024, 02:43 IST
The chronicle of a cunning leader
It reads like a postmortem of the LTTE, once dubbed the world’s most dangerous terrorist organisation.
27 October 2024, 02:40 IST
The chronicle of a cunning leader
27 October 2024, 02:40 IST
Bricks of hate, cracked walls
Rockwell has now translated Shree’s earlier novel, Hamara Shahar Us Baras, which was originally published in 1998. Titled Our City That Year in English, the story is set in a nameless city where communal tensions are being fomented and polarisation slowly creeps across religious and class divides, eventually shattering close friendships and destroying lives.
27 October 2024, 02:37 IST
Bricks of hate, cracked walls
27 October 2024, 02:37 IST
Book about a married woman’s journey in cinema
The 150-page book launched on Monday discusses the lack of exposure for married women in the industry, their struggles, and the reality of star makers, according to Shwetha.
23 October 2024, 06:26 IST
Book about a married woman’s journey in cinema
23 October 2024, 06:26 IST
A fan discovers a new story by ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker
The story, a creepy tale of the supernatural called Gibbet Hill, had been published in a now-defunct Irish newspaper in 1890 but had not appeared in print or, it seemed, been mentioned anywhere since.
20 October 2024, 09:09 IST
A fan discovers a new story by ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker
20 October 2024, 09:09 IST
Read of the Week (Oct 20 to Oct 26)
In a world of viral ideas and emotion, who gets to control the narrative, who gets to be heard, and what does power really cost? This is the story of the showdown between Elon Musk and Twitter and how the richest man on earth suddenly came to control one of the most powerful media platforms in the world.
20 October 2024, 03:07 IST
Read of the Week (Oct 20 to Oct 26)
20 October 2024, 03:07 IST
A ready-reckoner for a global city in the making
Think biryani and Hyderabad pops up in your head. Talk about pearls, it’s Hyderabad again. Reflect on the Nawabi culture of the bygone era and you have Lucknow and Hyderabad to fall back upon.
20 October 2024, 03:03 IST
A ready-reckoner for a global city in the making
20 October 2024, 03:03 IST
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