Kaushik Barua

Kaushik Barua works with an international development agency and is based in Rome. He has previously written for The Guardian and The Indian Express. His first novel Windhorse, based on the Tibetan resistance, will be published in 2013 by Harper Collins India.

The rise of the anti-politician

The internet is an angry place, as is obvious from any examination of the comments section of blogs or popular news-sites. Anti-politicians have managed to use this disembodied universe we all increasingly inhabit to stoke people’s anger.

By Kaushik Barua

/ 7 Mar 2013

Time to fix the Indian male

Across the country, men worship women as goddesses and abuse them with no regard for their rights or respect.

By Kaushik Barua

/ 27 Jul 2012

Bicycle bombs to Bollywood - immigration and identity

One breach of the law cancels out another.

By Kaushik Barua

/ 28 Apr 2012