By Meher Pestonji. 'The Weight of Longing' (Iktsuarpok) received the Special Jury Award for Best Debut Director at the recently concluded 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival in Mumbai.

By Suresh Nautiyal. I am an Indian and everyone is equal before the law. I would not consider myself a human being if I did not protect the old man.”

By Rao Farman Ali. Mutton holds a central place in daily life and family/community celebrations. Dishes such as the aromatic Rogan Josh, Rista, and the celebrated Gushtaba highlight how mutton is the essence of Wazwaan, Kashmir's traditional grand feast.

By Vikram Zutshi. There is something almost surreal about reading a luxury fashion writer describe her sequined Manish Malhotra sari paired with Cartier jewellery, and then shifting into commentary about anti-immigration marches.   

By Aditya Anurag Roy in Srinagar. Cement factories have turned the sublime saffron fields into a condemned wasteland. .

By Yadukrishna C S in Palakkad/Kerala. With even the famous Kerala monsoon unable to create ground water, the traditional Palakkad Red Matta rice is falling prey to the vagaries of the weather.

EDITORIAL: independentink.in Later in the evening, a message was conveyed to Naravane from the Prime Minister: “Jo uchit samjho, woh karo. (Do whatever you deem fit).”  

By Bidhi Adhikari in Kathmandu. In GenZ terms, Arundhati Roy is a woman’s woman.

By Narendra Pachkhédé in Toronto. What happens to a society when brutal force is displayed with this kind of confidence, arrogance and impunity?

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,

By Seema Mustafa. For women, it all boils down to respect. And dignity.  And perceived freedoms.  

By Dr Ratna Raman. When it comes to excellence, is it the end of the road for once prestigious Delhi University?

By Nityanand Gayen. It's time. Break your silence.

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.

By Nityanand Gayen. Love in the time of war and peace..

By Raju Mansukhani. On his 123rd birth anniversary, remember his words: Fanaticism is the greatest thorn in the path of cultural intimacy.

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,

By Satya Sagar. Hope floats. In satire and caricature. In dissent and resistance. In freedom and justice.

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.

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.