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Facial Recognition: Next time, a Selfie with the Cops?
Toxic language from the Red Fort. Crackdown on dissent. But this time, the tide is turning. No doubt about it.
5 days ago9 min read


Why something is so rotten about so many of our schools...
By Anuradha Bhasin. Over one lakh schools nationwide are run by a single teacher.
Aug 304 min read


‘You are not alone’: How Indians Across America Rallied for the Cockroaches, in a Divided Diaspora
A community that was identified with Modi’s project was, in significant numbers, now standing against it.
Aug 198 min read


Here’s an idea: MAKE MORE REELS
By Narendra Pachkede in London. Yes, make more reels. Pass it from one phone to another, one campus to another, one language to another.
Aug 75 min read


The M Fort: The young have knocked off the front door
By Subrat Kumar Sahu. The youth have not only knocked on the front door of the Modi fort, they have knocked it off.
Aug 65 min read


It’s Time the Young Reclaim Indian Democracy!
By NR Mohanty. The youth must rise against this corrupt and authoritarian regime, and help restore a liberal-democratic government.
Jul 315 min read
This generation does not see fun and resistance as opposites
By Divya Trivedi. Our job is not to tell the next generation how to fight and resist. It is to stand beside them. Or get out of the way.
Jul 274 min read


Barbie doll, candy and fluff: All this stuff, no, it won’t work now
By Anuradha Bhasin. The cockroaches are not buying into the PM’s illusory tactics.
Jul 277 min read


The Instagram generation knows its mind
By Aditya Nigam. Much of the initial response to the movement, was based on prejudice, completely devoid of any factual basis.
Jul 253 min read


The Cost of 'Non-Lethal': Kashmir's Pellet Gun Legacy, and Its Return to Delhi's Streets
At least four people were in Delhi hospitals with wounds their doctors have linked to pellet-firing shotguns, a ‘dangerous’ weapon whose use against civilians outside Jammu and Kashmir is unprecedented.
Jul 2410 min read


This Gen Z will not go down so easily
Independent Ink Editorial: Those who perpetrated the atrocities on June 20, 2026, especially those who sexually assaulted the women protesters, must be severely and immediately punished under law
Jul 234 min read


Give One Hundred Flowers to the Cockroach Who Rebels!
By Amit Sengupta and Suresh Nautiyal. Give flowers to our brave young cockroaches.
May 306 min read
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