International Translation Day 2026 / Beyond equivalence: Translation and the politics of being understood
30 September 2026
True linguistic diversity demands going beyond translation equivalence to preserve cultural memory and fundamental language rights.
30 September 2026
From prediction to preparedness: How AI can help us navigate climate uncertainty
25 September 2026
As climate risks converge across regions, environmentalism must rethink certainty, prediction and how societies prepare for uncertainty.
25 September 2026
End of reading? A post-literate society in the making
28 August 2026
AI is reshaping reading, writing and knowledge, creating a post-literate culture where no single medium remains dominant.
28 August 2026
What death teaches us about life
21 August 2026
Death is not merely where life ends; it is the hidden architecture through which existence takes form, meaning, and motion.
21 August 2026
The unfinished histories of Partition
16 August 2026
Partition remains an unfinished history, shaped by competing narratives, memories, political interests, and the enduring question of who gets to narrate.
16 August 2026
The Tagore paradox: Why critique strengthens his legacy
24 July 2026
Tagore’s literary authority endures because even attempts to challenge his canonical status ultimately reinforce his centrality instead.
24 July 2026
How Roman Jakobson changed modern thought
18 July 2026
On Roman Jakobson's death anniversary, revisiting how one linguist reshaped structuralism, psychoanalysis, and interdisciplinary thought forever.
18 July 2026
Why the US can no longer contain China
18 June 2026
Trump–Xi summit analysis exploring managed rivalry, interdependence, strategic instability, and the limits of contemporary geopolitical interpretation.
18 June 2026
Bread before ballots and rice before reforms
The government must recognise that when push comes to shove, the conditions of existence precede any abstract promises of progress or growth.
19 November 2024
BNP’s unfolding strategic stance: Straddling the aftermath of a revolutionary ‘event’ and realpolitik
BNP's strategic choices in the wake of the July uprising reveal a tension between preserving continuity and embracing transformative potential.
6 November 2024
Between a rock and a hard place
Crony capitalism and the quest for reform in Bangladesh's governance
25 October 2024
July 2024 uprising: The lions need their own historians
It is inspiring to see Gen Z carving out its own pathway by taking concrete actions rather than resorting to empty rhetoric
27 August 2024
Of translation
The challenge of untranslatability is something that the translator has to contend with throughout the process of the enterprise.
18 February 2024
The question of translation
There is no denying the truism that translation historically served the best interest of the colonisers.
30 September 2023