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Songs and Sensibilities

Gaddar, a poet and a communist revolutionary, died on August 6

The English Goddess "English is the milk of a lioness, only those who drink it will roar." -BR Ambedkar

Rule of Peshwa is gone/Mother English has come./In such a dismal time of ours/Come Mother English, this is your hour. /It is all for the good of the poor/Manu's dead at English Mother's door. /Knowledge is poor man's refuge and shade/It's akin to comfort mother-made.

A Cry from the Heart

The first Dalit autobiography to be published, Baluta created a stir when it appeared in Marathi in 1978. Set in Mumbai and rural Maharashtra of the 1940s and 50s, author and poet Daya Pawar depicts the stark reality of caste violence and untouchability in this classic. It also celebrates the resilience, dignity and courage of the Dalit community and their fight for equality in an unequal society

Let's Cosy Up To Challenge 'Love'

Intimate relationships without social recognition is gaining ground in many cities of the country

Journey Of Many Desires

The heart sees beauty, kindness, courage and compassion in more than one person and desires to connect with them

Barbie Is Enough

Self-aware in both Birkenstocks and high heels, Greta Gerwig's Barbie is an unforgettable cinematic experience

Disabled Mindsets

It is not uncommon for persons with disabilities to be haunted by questions of love due to the attitude of others

'Open' Secret

Why some urban Indians are seeking sex, love and togetherness, but not necessarily from the same person

Unbounded Intimacy

Alternative forms of relationships make the world less patriarchal and less traumatic

Let's Talk About Sex PLEASE

THE anthem from the 90s is one of the more memorable harbingers of the sexual revolution that gripped a generation of millennials

Eternally in Love

Only the brave let love flow without restraint for it is neither a claim nor a construct

Spectrum of Connections

The present standards of dating or loving are restricting us from loving many people in their many forms

Beyond THE BODY

The asexual community urges people to understand that they are equally capable of giving and receiving love

Cycle of Violence

The tension and barbarity between the Meitei and Kuki communities shows no signs of abating

A Durable Settlement

Manipur has suffered unbearable losses due to political machinations. How long will settlement, reconciliation and healing take?

Humans... 'Like Us'

India’s ad hoc refugee policy is structured around the politicised binary of good refugee, bad refugee’, with religious nationalism becoming the arbiter

The Endless Wait

Afghan refugees in India fear ending up with nothing

Beyond The Binaries

The Bihar Museum Biennale at NGMA Bengaluru was a gentle reminder on the need to re-imagine gender, inclusivity and museums in a digital world

Striking Difference

The narrative around refugees and asylum seekers across the globe appears politically insinuated. Because data tells a different story

Addresses Without Homes

Climate change Is driving mass human displacement and forcing the need to establish climate governance policies that go beyond the traditional perception of who is a refugee”

No Refuge In Sight

What does life after displacement mean for Rohingya women in India

THE LOST HOME

The absence of a refugee policy is making Afghan refugees in India more and more uncertain about their future

Forced Displacement

Post-memory doesn't mean the end of the previous memory, but signifies continuity in the representation of the past and the influence of memory in the present

A Safe Haven

Host countries must adopt policies that support refugee women and girls who often have to face sexual violence and abuse during displacement

The Forgotten Narrative

The sorrow of the world’s largest migration ever, The Partition

Reminders of the Partition

Objects have memories and Delhi's Partition Museum taps into them

Orphans of The Partition

The perilous journey of women during the Partition period

Language Barricade

For refugees, language is a necessity to survive and integrate into a new society; however, not knowing the language may lead to violence

Europe's CONUNDRUM

Refugees are pouring into the divisive waters of Europe's far-right politics

All are NOT Equal

From vote banks to pawns in international relations, India uses refugees based on changing interests