Arundhati Roy may be the best example of what she has spent her career criticising in others.

Pictures by SAGHEER SHAHEEN (AN ARTISTE IN EXILE)

Sandeep Dikshit’s best moment in life came when Rahul Gandhi hugged him in public  

In the day and age of social media, looks matter in politics as it’s becoming a digital performance — one where garnering visibility and chasing viral moments through curated aesthetics more often than not outweighs policy debate.

An eyewitness account from Jantar Mantar, where a shared cause outweighed inherited identities.

Lawrence Bishnoi has cultivated the image of a "nationalist" — the Hindu Don. Is this a carefully curated social media persona, or is there truth to it?

The roots lie in queer culture, an offshoot of LGBTQ+ nightlife, and is most anticipated event at gay bars and ballroom culture.

Over the years, I have practiced stillness — I won't call it meditation, but it does involve ridding the mind of the clutter of thoughts. There is a bright emptiness in it. My experience is that idleness is not the opposite of a meaningful life, but its condition.

Faith has become a way of life for Baba ji. Things simply happen. If he decides to travel, he finds co-travellers — not just for pilgrimages, but for globe-trotting. He has no documents, yet he has been to a dozen countries across five continents. He speaks many languages, and is famed for organising a rainbow gathering, where hippies  nirvana-seekers  from across the world congregated in the forest to celebrate their communion with God. A shared intention of peace, harmony, freedom, and respect bound them together, birds of the same flock. 

Over the years, I have practiced stillness — I won't call it meditation, but it does involve ridding the mind of the clutter of thoughts. There is a bright emptiness in it. My experience is that idleness is not the opposite of a meaningful life, but its condition.