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The intoxicating scent that fills the room...
By Rao Farman Ali. As the sun sets over Pampore, casting long shadows across the patchy fields, Abdul Hamid Wani sits on his haunches, looking at the small, crimson pile in a wooden tray that represents a year of his life, his hope, and his struggle. It is a sight that brings to mind an old couplet, a nightingale's plea to a stone for a single blade of grass.
Dangerous Sex, Invisible Labour
By Baishali Chatterjee. many of these forms of work have been abolished by the government, whether it's bar dancing, or imposing bans on erotic dancing etc, or legal restrictions oon commercial surrogacy.
The woman with cropped hair and a gentle smile…
By Ajith Pillai. “So, what you are suggesting is that the electoral outcome is always pre-determined!”
Macaulay Misunderstood
By Dr Vijay Chitaman Sonawane. The epoch-making contribution of Lord Macaulay to education in India and the sustained disinformation campaign against his education policy have to be seen through the lens of the Phule-Ambedkar epistemology.
The illusion of cinema, its mellow, and melodrama
By Raju Mansukhani. On his 100th birth anniversary, a tribute to legend Ritwik Ghatak and young, award-winning filmmaker Payal Kapadia whose bridges of realism, surrealism and illusion are building a new world.
Nothing lasts forever
By Amit Sengupta. Ditto in Spain and Ireland. And in campuses across Europe and the US. On the streets and public squares. Everyday a new song emerges in the horizon, solo, shared, sung alone and in chorus, becoming an international anthem in the social media. Like Bella Ciao!
Editor's Pick
The Deportation of Francesca Orsini
By Dr Rashid Ali. So why was well-known Italian scholar of Hindi, Francesca Orsini, deported from India?
The Ghost of Versailles dressed as Good Friday
By Narendra Pachkhede. And who speaks for Gaza?
Confessions of a Charge Sheet Writer
By Ajith Pillai. Much of my free time between the age of thirteen and twenty was spent in the neighbourhood park with a group of friends. We called ourselves the ‘Crime Syndicate’ .
Politics
The last letter of Rinku Tarafdar
By Nargis Natarajan. "My family is financially stable. But I cannot bear the inhuman pressure for such a minor job. I am mentally shattered,”
This Sunset is RED: The decline of the Maoists in India
By Satya Sagar. The recent surrender of top leadership figures within the Communist Party of India (Maoist) marks the most decisive failure yet in their decades-long armed struggle against the Indian State.
The woman with cropped hair and a gentle smile…
By Ajith Pillai. “So, what you are suggesting is that the electoral outcome is always pre-determined!”
History
This Sunset is RED: The decline of the Maoists in India
By Satya Sagar. The recent surrender of top leadership figures within the Communist Party of India (Maoist) marks the most decisive failure yet in their decades-long armed struggle against the Indian State.
The Ghost of Versailles dressed as Good Friday
By Narendra Pachkhede. And who speaks for Gaza?
Homegrown Bumpkin Discovers a Dinosaur
By Ramsharan Joshi. the amazing world of the fossils welcomed us with its ancient treasure of giant creatures which have vanished forever from our planet.
Society
The intoxicating scent that fills the room...
By Rao Farman Ali. As the sun sets over Pampore, casting long shadows across the patchy fields, Abdul Hamid Wani sits on his haunches, looking at the small, crimson pile in a wooden tray that represents a year of his life, his hope, and his struggle. It is a sight that brings to mind an old couplet, a nightingale's plea to a stone for a single blade of grass.
The last letter of Rinku Tarafdar
By Nargis Natarajan. "My family is financially stable. But I cannot bear the inhuman pressure for such a minor job. I am mentally shattered,”
Dangerous Sex, Invisible Labour
By Baishali Chatterjee. many of these forms of work have been abolished by the government, whether it's bar dancing, or imposing bans on erotic dancing etc, or legal restrictions oon commercial surrogacy.
Ground Report
To Rebel is To Be!
By Amit Sengupta. The sudden, radical rupture inflames the rain-soaked afternoon. The fire spreads in the eyes, and inside clenched fists. A mother holds her little child close to her heart, eyes blazing. A thin, wiry young woman in a red sari, becomes a fiery symbol of shakti – women’s power. A grandmother is so intense, that her entire history of angst and anger explodes.
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The intoxicating scent that fills the room...
By Rao Farman Ali. As the sun sets over Pampore, casting long shadows across the patchy fields, Abdul Hamid Wani sits on his haunches, looking at the small, crimson pile in a wooden tray that represents a year of his life, his hope, and his struggle. It is a sight that brings to mind an old couplet, a nightingale's plea to a stone for a single blade of grass.
The last letter of Rinku Tarafdar
By Nargis Natarajan. "My family is financially stable. But I cannot bear the inhuman pressure for such a minor job. I am mentally shattered,”
Dangerous Sex, Invisible Labour
By Baishali Chatterjee. many of these forms of work have been abolished by the government, whether it's bar dancing, or imposing bans on erotic dancing etc, or legal restrictions oon commercial surrogacy.
This Sunset is RED: The decline of the Maoists in India
By Satya Sagar. The recent surrender of top leadership figures within the Communist Party of India (Maoist) marks the most decisive failure yet in their decades-long armed struggle against the Indian State.
The woman with cropped hair and a gentle smile…
By Ajith Pillai. “So, what you are suggesting is that the electoral outcome is always pre-determined!”
Macaulay Misunderstood
By Dr Vijay Chitaman Sonawane. The epoch-making contribution of Lord Macaulay to education in India and the sustained disinformation campaign against his education policy have to be seen through the lens of the Phule-Ambedkar epistemology.
The illusion of cinema, its mellow, and melodrama
By Raju Mansukhani. On his 100th birth anniversary, a tribute to legend Ritwik Ghatak and young, award-winning filmmaker Payal Kapadia whose bridges of realism, surrealism and illusion are building a new world.
Supreme Court orders return of pregnant woman from Bangladesh
For Sunali, the court verdict is more than just a legal victory. It is a chance to reclaim her dignity, to return to her home, to prepare for childbirth surrounded by her own people.
Nothing lasts forever
By Amit Sengupta. Ditto in Spain and Ireland. And in campuses across Europe and the US. On the streets and public squares. Everyday a new song emerges in the horizon, solo, shared, sung alone and in chorus, becoming an international anthem in the social media. Like Bella Ciao!
A State of Emergency
By Bharat Dogra. Writes Diana Henriques, “Captivating…Just promise that you’ll read this book from cover to cover and pass it on to your friends and relatives.”
There...
By Arjun Janah. Will we meet, beyond the mountain, The ones we loved and lost? Will we hear the songs familiar—Or will this all be lost?
Watermelon once more
By Meher Pestonji. Lush has just re-launched it's watermelon soap in solidarity with Palestine.
The Lie Comes Home
By Arjun Janah. There comes a time when sins come home to roost.
The Deportation of Francesca Orsini
By Dr Rashid Ali. So why was well-known Italian scholar of Hindi, Francesca Orsini, deported from India?
The Ghost of Versailles dressed as Good Friday
By Narendra Pachkhede. And who speaks for Gaza?
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