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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.
    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. This...

    17 Dec 2023 12:11 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

    Cannot lie, I felt several twinges of nostalgia when I read that Mumbai city’s “iconic” black and...

    5 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Book Review | Climate Change is Upon Us All, But Can Seaweed Save the Planet?Lifestyle
    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 2:43 AM IST

    Ranjona Banerji | Another TV war, with no solution in sightOpinion
    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

    Ranjona Banerji | Kitsch or reality TV: Whats your pick?Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Kitsch or reality TV: What's your pick?

    Over the years, I have faced a bit of flak from well-meaning friends and relations over my reluctance — all right,...

    3 Sept 2023 12:22 AM IST

    Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of genderLifestyle
    Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of...

    A book of essays that examines law, gender and society is always relevant. But it seems more so, now as we as a society...

    27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Ranjona Banerji | Old women will save the worldOpinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Old women will save the world

    To be a woman and to be old puts you at an interesting intersection. See how I effortlessly use a current jargony...

    23 July 2023 12:34 AM IST

    Ranjona Banerji | How gold star journals get their science wrongOpinion
    Ranjona Banerji | How gold star journals get their science wrong

    Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star, the western shoulder of the hunter Orion. The constellation is one of the best...

    25 Jun 2023 12:15 AM IST

    Book Review | The pioneering and pivotal thought of AnaximanderLifestyle
    Book Review | The pioneering and pivotal thought of Anaximander

    Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who specialises in quantum gravity. The range of his published works includes...

    18 Jun 2023 12:08 AM IST

    Ranjona Banerji | Yucky to yummy: Do our tastes change as we age?Opinion
    Ranjona Banerji | Yucky to yummy: Do our tastes change as we age?

    What’s the one thing you hated most as a child, that you were forced to eat or drink by your parents? For me, it...

    14 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

    Ranjona Banerji | When we are exceptional but our nostalgia is trivialOpinion
    Ranjona Banerji | When we are exceptional' but our nostalgia is...

    Where are you from? Depending on context, this can be an extremely racist and painful remark. If you are not white and...

    16 April 2023 12:15 AM IST

    Cover photo of At the Feet of Living Things: Twenty-Five Years of Wildlife Research and Conservation in India edited by Aparajita Datta, Rohan Arthur and T.R. Shankar Raman. (Photo by arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Bouquet of surprises bound to change your outlook on...

    How well named is this book? I started thinking that I would learn all about the marvellous creatures shown on the...

    12 March 2023 12:39 AM IST

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