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Ranjona Banerji
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The writer is a senior journalist who writes on media affairs, politics and social trends.
    Sonam Wangchuk. (Image by Arrangement)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Sonam Wangchuk's Himalayan blunder!

    Amidst distractions and misplaced priorities, the looming crisis in India's Himalayan region demands attention and...

    31 March 2024 12:36 AM IST

    Cover image of The Yellow Book: A Travellers DiaryBooks
    Book review | A writer's diary is a repository of ideas

    One thread that runs through Kumar's Yellow Book is the pandemic

    9 March 2024 8:49 PM IST

    Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi. (Image: Ranjona Banerji)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | If only we knew that we are all still slaves

    Unpacking India's protest dynamics, Ranjona Banerji stresses civic engagement's crucial role in fortifying a resilient...

    18 Feb 2024 1:51 AM IST

    Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | You can still be lost in era of map apps!

    Exploring the Delights and Dilemmas of Getting Lost in the Jungle Safari

    20 Jan 2024 8:46 PM IST

    Coverpage of Roman Stories.Books
    Book Review | Roman lives curiously radiate that sinking feeling

    Jhumpa Lahiri is an acquired taste

    17 Dec 2023 2:17 AM IST

    Its been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people. (Image:Twitter)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Hallo there! Have you all Condemned Hamas?

    It's been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people

    17 Dec 2023 12:07 AM IST

    In this photograph taken on July 22, 2016, a Premiere Padmini taxi is parked alongside other taxis outside a railway station in the Indian city of Mumbai. (AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | The dashing kaali-peeli drivers of Mumbai

    What made the Mumbai kaali-peeli my lifeline were the people, not the cars.

    5 Nov 2023 12:08 AM IST

    Book Review | Climate Change is Upon Us All, But Can Seaweed Save the Planet?Books
    Book Review | Climate Change is Upon Us All, But Can Seaweed Save the...

    This is in equal measures a book that is intriguing, engaging and infuriating

    15 Oct 2023 2:42 AM IST

    Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Another TV war, with no solution in sight

    The so-called heroism of Leon Uris' fiction appeared now to be just that

    15 Oct 2023 1:53 AM IST

    Bombay Doordarshan provided entertainment where theatre artistes demonstrated their massive talents. (Image by Freepik)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Kitsch or reality TV: What's your pick?

    Reality TV. I think I've found my niche. Bring on the vulgarity, the pomposity, the gossip and the falling out!

    3 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Cover photo of In the Body of a Woman: Essays on Law, Gender and Society by Aaliya Waziri. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of...

    What Waziri lays bare are the inequalities of our gender laws. The insensitivity of our judicial pronouncements.

    27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Women raise slogans during a protest after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men in violence-hit Manipur. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Old women will save the world

    And as long as we have the courage, we can show all women, and maybe even men, the light.

    23 July 2023 12:32 AM IST

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