Lakshmi Chaudhry

Lakshmi Chaudhry, a senior editor at Firstpost.com and a Nation contributing writer, is the author, with Robert Scheer and Christopher Scheer, of The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq, published by Akashic Books and Seven Stories Press.

Rape in the ‘New India’

Rape in the ‘New India’ Rape in the ‘New India’

Exploding the myth of the “two Indias,” the brutal attacks on women have shown that there is only one, where social Darwinism reigns. 

Jan 16, 2013 / Editorial / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Slumdog President Slumdog President

Many Indians believe Obama's victory makes all things possible for people of color--but for all the good will, there is little mention of India's ever-present racism.

Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme

We have much to fear from easy evocations of 9/11, but in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.

Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry

California Dreaming California Dreaming

The Golden State's lesson for Clinton and Obama is that they each need to craft a more daring politics of transcendence.

Feb 7, 2008 / Editorial / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Amnesia at the Multiplex Amnesia at the Multiplex

Two films address US adventures in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a big dose of historical amnesia, political pandering, moral superiority and outraged innocence.

Dec 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up? Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

New Girl Order New Girl Order

In the autumn issue of the City Journal, Kay S. Hymowitz eulogizes the rise of a new international role model: "Yes: Carrie Bradshaw is alive and well and living in Warsaw. W...

Nov 14, 2007 / The Notion / Lakshmi Chaudhry

The New Prohibition The New Prohibition

Reason magazine offers a stinging critique of a new crop of increasingly draconian DUI laws titled, "Prohibition Returns!" One example: In Washington DC, cops can arrest ...

Nov 5, 2007 / The Notion / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Aliens in America Aliens in America

Most fish-out-of-water stories are told at the expense of the poor fish. But not so with Aliens in America, which may well be the best television show you're not watching. Well, yo...

Oct 29, 2007 / The Notion / Lakshmi Chaudhry

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Rebecca Solnit, as usual, offers plenty of food for thought in her essay, "Finding Time." As often with Solnit, I was both impressed by her insight, and impatient of her ...

Oct 22, 2007 / The Notion / Lakshmi Chaudhry

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