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Between Life, Death and Protest

The strain of sustaining a long protest is evident among farmers at Khanauri, but the sense of community remains strong

Protest 2.0

Farmers still have hopes from their leaders, but time is running out. The enemies, in the meanwhile, are sharpening their weapons

Trajectory of Nowhere

In the context of space and time, who are we humans and do we even matter?

All of God's Men

THE ongoing Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj is a spectacle, a photo op, and an emotion and manifestation of the mixing of spirituality and faith.

Embers Rekindled

While the recent death by suicide of a farmer has rendered the mood sombre at Shambhu border, the protests have picked momentum at the call of the unions

Time for Course Correction

What the protest by Punjab's landed peasantry tells us about the state's economy and society

The Untouchable

The ideological chasm between Ambedkar's vision and the Hindutva worldview remains irreconcilable

Frontliners

A day in the life of women protesting at Shambhu border

The Farmer-Composing Antagonist

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death at Khanauri border to pressurise the government to fulfil its promises to the farming community

Till Death Do Us Part

Jagjit Singh Dallewal has reinforced how a fast unto death can serve as a warning and an appeal to the public and the government

Ties That Bind

The current struggle of Punjab's farmers is purely economic, but they are internally divided by decades' old factional politics

Waiting for OTP

No political party has successfully addressed the quotidian concerns of Delhi's migrant community

All That They Want

None of the farm schemes—whether Union or state government—alleviates the problems of farmers

Division Bells

How the Centre's draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing and Dallewal's fast unto death for an MSP guarantee are pushing farmer leaders to put their house in order and come together

The Turbanators

Pagrhi Sambhal O' Jatta was the original peasant movement in the pre-colonial period that has energised farmers' protests even today

Nomadland

All eyes are on President-elect Donald Trump and his policy on immigration

Far from Home

We have forgotten the plight of Afghans who fled to India, and continue to suffer

Bang Bang That Awful Sound

What happens when we listen closely to the soundscape of war?

Refugee Dilemma

For most Indian-origin Sri Lankan Tamils, who are victims of ethnic conflict and civil war, proving that they are not illegal migrants is a nearly impossible task

They Poured Fire on Us

The resilience of refugee women from Sudan, Ethiopia and Yemen in the face of war and displacement is remarkable

The Sound and the Fury

Iraqi poet, novelist, translator and scholar Sinan Antoon was born and raised in Baghdad.

The Day I Became a Woman

In a country where authorities have been directly engaging in the gruesome war against women for decades, artists like Nahid Hassanzadeh stand apart as a voice of dissent–a haunting reminder of the unwavering spirit of the rebellious Iranian women fighting against the Islamic Republic’s violent crackdown.

The Kite Runner

The official figure of civilian deaths in Afghanistan is a serious underestimate. It is unlikely that we will ever know the real cost of Afghan lives

American Patriot

Barring a few exceptions, Hollywood movies continue to be gung-ho about the United States' penchant for waging wars across the globe

The Hunters

How can Bangladesh's fractured society, burdened by layers of trauma, begin to heal?

Monstrous Regiment

Africa’s persistent conflicts are deeply rooted in political, economic and social. complexities

People From Nowhere

Displaced by war, three Rohingya women living in camps and detention centres in the country share their resettlement dreams

The gatekeepers

On October 7, 2023, Gaza-based armed group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing approximately 1,200. They demanded that Israel free Palestinian prisoners from its jails and withdraw its settlers from Palestinian land. This flare-up in a chain of decades-long conflict led to another chain of reactions, with Israel's all-out war on Gaza killing more than 50,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including an overwhelming number of women and children from October 2023 to December 2024. The conflict has gone beyond the borders of these two countries and the cry of the Gazan people has emerged as the biggest question mark rising on the horizon of the global community and the so-called civilisational conscience.

A Farewell to Arms

AS Sri Lanka tackles the post-crisis challenges with new energy under the new leftist government led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), some scars remain consciously overlooked.

Kille Pler Angels

War zones are no place for children, the most vulnerable victims of armed conflicts who are sometimes forced to fight others' battles