CATEGORIES

The People Behind The Scenes

Who Are These People? by Leena Nandan, IAS officer and secretary in the environment ministry, is a thriller set in the backdrop of terror activities, garnished with stories of civil servants and their lives

The Fog Of Wordplay

Hijab, azaan, jihadi, anti-national, terrorist, mullah, miya-the meaning of these terms are blurred on purpose by many political leaders and Right-wing groups. They use it as a strategy to serve their own agendas, target religious minorities and stoke communal passions

Navigating Lives, Negotiating Desires

Patna Pride Parade took place last month. Many moving and inspiring queer life stories were shared at the event

Caste and Crime

The government's role in ensuring the safety and dignity of people from marginalised communities like Musahars is paramount in a caste-ridden society like Bihar

"We Cannot Let the Tribal Identity Vanish"

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in conversation with Chinki Sinha. The chief minister organised a two-day Tribal (indigenous) Festival in Ranchi recently to celebrate indigenous identity and also to show Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's assertion of tribal rights

"Muslims are not violent or barbarians, nor is the book they revere most a book of hate."

Political anthropologist Irfan Ahmad is a Professor of Anthro po­ logy and Sociology at Istanbul’s Ibn Haldun University in Turkey, known for his work on various aspects of Islam and Islamophobia, including Western and Indian thought.

Waves of Violence

Bengal, nationally known as a hub of secular-liberal ideals, is witnessing its centuries-old covert Islamophobia turning overt

Vulnerable at Home

To make sense of the Indian variant of Islamophobia, it is vital to examine its relationship with the notion of communalism-particularly their points of convergence

Discordant Notes

Clashes on festivals like Ram Navami sharpen the divide between Hindus and Muslims in Jharkhand

A Divided World

Anti-Islam narrative is being promoted by Right-Wing ideologues worldwide to exploit the latent hate for votes

Tranquil Change

In a world enveloped by Islamophobia, two institutions in Kerala are fostering peaceful conversions

Scarred Forever

Residents of North East Delhi relive the traumatic memories of the February 2020 carnage amid an endless wait for justice

In Search of Peace

The real question is how to build up trust between the two religions so that Islamophobia is staved off. At the core of both Hinduism and Islam lay the ideas of love, acceptance and togetherness that can offset Islamophobia and Hindutva

Widening Faultlines

What happened in Nuh was not an aberration. There is a history to it

EMPOWERING MINDS, ENRICHING FUTURES: ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT'S VISION FOR QUALITY EDUCATION AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who strongly believes that Education is the real asset that one can give to children, the Andhra Pradesh government has implemented several initiatives to ensure access to quality education and enhance educational outcomes, as reforms in Education can only change the destinies of the students

Extreme Violence

Communal clashes across India are leaving behind a trail of death and devastation. Tolerance is the need of the hour

Chronicling The Dalit Panthers

Solidarities centred on precious Dalit lives were created across India

Young Game Changers Of Indian Realty

Equipped with specialised degrees and a tech-savvy mindset, this contemporary lineage of visionary trailblazers is setting a new benchmark in the Indian real estate landscape

A Canvas of Exchanges

The role art plays in society as a tool of survival must be acknowledged. Art memorialises stories and draws attention to the social and the political

Art from the Margins

Artists from marginalised communities reflect on the everyday lives of Dalits and the oppressed classes at an exhibition

COLUMN CULTURE, DIPLOMACY, INCLUSIVITY

How India Restored G20 Mandate in the face of Uncertainties

INDIA'S BET ON G20 PRESIDENCY

The G20 presidency this year provides India a strong platform to find wider support as the voice of the global south as it seeks to lead developing countries towards greater inclusion in global geopolitics and push back against the hegemony of the global north

The Battle GOES ON

The Black Panther Party may have been dissolved but many of the original ideas have resurfaced in different forms. The core principles, however, remain the same

Founding a Movement

The Dalit Panthers were committed to the mission of fighting cruelty and oppression

'Monumen'tal Loss

The monuments, statues and parks in Lucknow are a stark reminder of what the Bahujan Samaj Party once stood for

Beyond Feminism

Dalit women's fight for equality and assertion has been as much with the 'woman' as with the 'man'

"It's not impossible to smash the caste system"

Anand Teltumbde is a scholar and civil rights activist known for his extensive work on B.R. Ambedkar's life and work as well as the caste issue. He was arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case in 2020 and released on bail in November 2022 after spending 31 months in jail. The 72-year-old spoke to Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Striving for Progress of all Haryanvis

Policies and programmes of Manohar Lal Govt. change the lives of people

Ambedkar and Gandhi

COLONIAL rule, European education and Christian missionary activities had led to some lower-caste assertions in the late 19th century, resulting in the emergence of two distinct responses—a reformist approach by those belonging to the upper castes, trying to integrate the Dalits into the social system, and a confrontationist approach by those belonging to the lower castes to claim what they thought was rightfully theirs

Ambedkar's Ideal of Maitri

Babasaheb's universalist vision of the community based on maitri enriches the political imagination everywhere