What to expect when a group of Europeans have a classic Indian ‘spiritual’ experience

An excerpt from ‘Bending Over Backwards’, Carlo Pizzati’s book on his exploration of likely and unlikely places in India.

Carlo Pizzati

· Nov 08, 2019 · 07:30 am

A Venetian in Madras, or, being a ‘whitey’ in a changing India

Italian Carlo Pizzati writes about being ‘an Italian son-in-law in India’ in his new book ‘Mappillai’.

Carlo Pizzati

· Oct 08, 2018 · 08:30 am

From Dante to Ferrante – the inevitable Italianisation of the world

Presented in Times New Roman font, in italics.

Carlo Pizzati

· Dec 04, 2016 · 07:30 am

Why an investigative journalist felt compelled to 'out' Elena Ferrante (and what she can do now)

Support is pouring in from the literary community for Ferrante, defending her right to hide her real identity.

Carlo Pizzati

· Oct 04, 2016 · 08:30 am

‘Don’t go back to those dirty Indians’: The marines’ case fuels fascist sentiments in Italy

Right-wing vitriol has worsened since the medical leave of one of the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen was extended.

Carlo Pizzati

· Jan 15, 2016 · 09:15 am

What the celeb-obsessed media missed in its Chennai flood reports: Survival tips for victims

The media have been filled with with a lot of great photos of people being rescued, but there was little advice on how to avoid water-borne diseases.

Carlo Pizzati

· Dec 08, 2015 · 05:30 pm

As Chennai sinks, the difference between genuine charity and corporate storytelling becomes clear

City companies take a leaf out of Mark Zuckerberg's book to pass off self-interest as philanthropy.

Carlo Pizzati

· Dec 05, 2015 · 08:15 am

Why Chennai feels like Venice to me this year

I used to feel nostalgic for Venezia, its canals and gondolas. This year, it came to me.

Carlo Pizzati

· Nov 25, 2015 · 11:30 am

Italians are pleading their marines’ innocence in India by pointing to a US injustice from 1927

Two Italian-born anarchists, Sacco and Vanzetti, were wrongly executed for murder in the US in the late 1920s. Many Italians believe that Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre are facing a similar outrage in India.

Carlo Pizzati

· Aug 18, 2015 · 05:30 pm

Latin Lover: The forgotten novel by an Italian POW in Independence-era India

Ottone Menato's nephew recounts the story of his uncle's charming fiction.

Carlo Pizzati

· Jul 05, 2015 · 01:30 pm

We're more than just Mafiosi and Latin Lovers: An Italian responds to Giriraj's attack on Sonia

Allowing a foreign-born woman to become such a powerful leader is actually a sign of India's greatness.

Carlo Pizzati

· Apr 04, 2015 · 10:30 am

Between Madras the movie and Chennai the city, there is little difference

In life, as in films, young political functionaries are being hacked to death in plain daylight by killers armed with knives and sickles.

Carlo Pizzati

· Jan 11, 2015 · 12:30 pm