Opinion

Will prenuptials prove to be the safety net that Indian women lack in the current system? Smitha Rao looks at this possibility in view of Sania Mirza receiving a Mehr of 61 lakhs from her groom. 

Maybe we should have a law on this.

M F Hussain’s acceptance of Qatar nationality has kicked up the debate on freedom of expression and the  secular status of this country, yet again. But Smitha Rao questions if it is alright to ‘parade women’s anatomy’ in the name of art.

What is it about “legendary” painter M F Hussain vis-à-vis his work, women, life and letters? And why hasn’t he learnt to perpetrate one Truth / falsehood, like, for instance is he fundamentally secular, and he is an Indian or a Qatar national finally?