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I am breaking… My silence
By Nityanand Gayen. It's time. Break your silence.
The Annihilation of the Classroom
By Dr Ratna Raman. When it comes to excellence, is it the end of the road for once prestigious Delhi University?
SPOTLIGHT on the hijab
By Seema Mustafa. For women, it all boils down to respect. And dignity.
And perceived freedoms.
Palak Paneer and ‘Food Racism’ in America
An incident involving two Indian researchers, because of the “pungent-smelling” desi dish they heated in their microwave has sparked debate in the US and in India.
Should she stay, or leave?
Alaa's diary is an act of resistance. By Aayushi Rana What remains when everything vanishes? A shadow? A voice in the dark? The echo of footsteps on stones that remember? In Ibtisam Azem's The Book of Disappearance , long listed for Booker Prize for Literature in 2025 , all Palestinians living in their original homeland occupied by Israel, vanish overnight . Gone. The streets of Jaffa in the West Bank fall silent like after a storm has passed by.. Empty homes,
A Woman’s Woman
By Bidhi Adhikari in Kathmandu. In GenZ terms, Arundhati Roy is a woman’s woman.
Editor's Pick
a bond deeper and more enduring than many marriages…
By Beena Vijayalakshmy in Toronto. Who would want to marry a person who doesn’t really want to marry you, for whatever ludicrous reason?
Grok 'Undress': Deepfake, Dangerous, Perverse
By Warsha Mishra, Users have exploited the bot to create deepfake images that ‘undress’ photographs posted online, causing intense embarrassment and psychological trauma to the victims.
Convicted rapists are not martyrs
By Anuradha Bhasin. What is worrying is that we are witnessing an increasing pattern of a combination of power, political protection, and legal manoeuvring that is creating an institutional framework where the survivor’s trauma matters little in the face of political influence.
Politics
‘To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield…’
By Raju Mansukhani. On his 123rd birth anniversary, remember his words: Fanaticism is the greatest thorn in the path of cultural intimacy.
good DICTATOR... bad DICTATOR...
By Raju Mansukhani. Unputdownable John Pilger: On the second anniversary of passing away of the great journalist and filmmaker on 30 December 2023, we celebrate his life and work, sharing gems from his reportage; gems that continue to inspire generations of journalists-filmamkers-writers-thinkers-activists-students with universal ideas of justice, equality and liberty.
So what is similar between injustice in Minneapolis and India?
By Kuhu Singh. Minneapolis is running out of shock. That may be the most alarming sign of all. In the span of a week, the city has seen two fatal shootings involving federal agents: the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37‑year‑old Minneapolis mother, and, it was followed by the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant man during an ICE‑linked enforcement action in North Minneapolis.
History
Should she stay, or leave?
Alaa's diary is an act of resistance. By Aayushi Rana What remains when everything vanishes? A shadow? A voice in the dark? The echo of footsteps on stones that remember? In Ibtisam Azem's The Book of Disappearance , long listed for Booker Prize for Literature in 2025 , all Palestinians living in their original homeland occupied by Israel, vanish overnight . Gone. The streets of Jaffa in the West Bank fall silent like after a storm has passed by.. Empty homes,
a bond deeper and more enduring than many marriages…
By Beena Vijayalakshmy in Toronto. Who would want to marry a person who doesn’t really want to marry you, for whatever ludicrous reason?
The Long Way Home
By Beena Vijayalakshmy in Ontario. The connection ran deep. The girl’s gaze is unflinching yet tender, both a warning and an invitation to witness her world.
The child tracing artworks, the woman carrying quiet pressures and ambitions, the observer craving stillness—all found space here.
Society
I am breaking… My silence
By Nityanand Gayen. It's time. Break your silence.
The Annihilation of the Classroom
By Dr Ratna Raman. When it comes to excellence, is it the end of the road for once prestigious Delhi University?
SPOTLIGHT on the hijab
By Seema Mustafa. For women, it all boils down to respect. And dignity.
And perceived freedoms.
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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I am breaking… My silence
By Nityanand Gayen. It's time. Break your silence.
The Annihilation of the Classroom
By Dr Ratna Raman. When it comes to excellence, is it the end of the road for once prestigious Delhi University?
SPOTLIGHT on the hijab
By Seema Mustafa. For women, it all boils down to respect. And dignity.
And perceived freedoms.
Palak Paneer and ‘Food Racism’ in America
An incident involving two Indian researchers, because of the “pungent-smelling” desi dish they heated in their microwave has sparked debate in the US and in India.
Should she stay, or leave?
Alaa's diary is an act of resistance. By Aayushi Rana What remains when everything vanishes? A shadow? A voice in the dark? The echo of footsteps on stones that remember? In Ibtisam Azem's The Book of Disappearance , long listed for Booker Prize for Literature in 2025 , all Palestinians living in their original homeland occupied by Israel, vanish overnight . Gone. The streets of Jaffa in the West Bank fall silent like after a storm has passed by.. Empty homes,
A Woman’s Woman
By Bidhi Adhikari in Kathmandu. In GenZ terms, Arundhati Roy is a woman’s woman.
Love in the time of ceasefire...
By Nityanand Gayen. Love in the time of war and peace..
‘To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield…’
By Raju Mansukhani. On his 123rd birth anniversary, remember his words: Fanaticism is the greatest thorn in the path of cultural intimacy.
Aap ke haseen rukh pe aaj naya noor hai...
By Siraj Khan.Remembering great music composer OP Nayyar (16 January, 1926 - 28 January, 2007): Personal recollections from a Pakistani friend of Lahore-born Bollywood icon whose stories are entwined with many legendary figures in the film industry, from Guru Dutt and Dharmendra, to Asha Bhonsle and Madhubala,
Scenes we would like to see in 2026...
By Satya Sagar. Hope floats. In satire and caricature. In dissent and resistance. In freedom and justice.
a bond deeper and more enduring than many marriages…
By Beena Vijayalakshmy in Toronto. Who would want to marry a person who doesn’t really want to marry you, for whatever ludicrous reason?
good DICTATOR... bad DICTATOR...
By Raju Mansukhani. Unputdownable John Pilger: On the second anniversary of passing away of the great journalist and filmmaker on 30 December 2023, we celebrate his life and work, sharing gems from his reportage; gems that continue to inspire generations of journalists-filmamkers-writers-thinkers-activists-students with universal ideas of justice, equality and liberty.
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