CATEGORIES

City Of Refugees

There is an old city where a quarter of the population is made up of refugees from more than 30 countries. That city is ideal for refugee resettlement. It is Utica in New York. Some call it the last refuge

All Death Is Not Equal

It is an imagined letter from a Syrian father to his son before they take the boat to flee to Europe as an ode to Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian child, who drowned along with many others in the Mediterranean Sea in September 2015

Love As Resistance

Spreading the idea of love is pertinent in the present atmosphere of divisive politics

Absent Social Structure

The current ideological confusion and obsession with gadgets among the younger generation is leading to deeper psycho-socio-cultural changes in society

Unfounded Islamophobia

Islamophobia or Muslim phobia is being projected as a strategic political emotion to mislead and gain political dividends

Paradoxical Emotion

Why do fairly educated Indian Muslims admire a majoritarian regime elsewhere but oppose Hindutva-driven majoritarianism in India?

Casual Cruelty of Care

Cultural aphasia is emotion's nether side, eked out of acute narcissism and fear

Home and Homesickness

The Indian diaspora is dealing with a tricky situation-how to be homesick when various sicknesses are afflicting the homeland

The Foot Power of the Footloose

Beyond the ideological blame game, beyond the political bickering what did migrants walking on highways during lockdown teach us?

Schools of Thought

A chain of schools is working towards raising children with an understanding of inheriting the 'world's greatest civilisation'

The Polarity of Sabarimala

The Sangh Parivar believes that there is an international conspiracy against Sabarimala, and not aggressive misogyny at play

Vermillion for Votes

In Telangana's Karimnagar, RSS volunteers went door-to-door with vermillion and saffron threads to assure women they are with them. It seems to have worked

House Calls

The Sangh Parivar has adopted a new strategy to increase its audience. Its members visit households to convert people to the 'Hindu way of life'

India's Silent Emotive Majority

Will positive emotions of love, compassion and care hold similar velocity to counter-mobilise Rightwing Hindutva?

Uniform Civil Code: Now Or Later?

The UCC has been a part of the BJP's manifestos in the past many elections. Will the government bring in the UCC prior to the 2024 election?

When Science Meets Arts

A good liberal arts education allows the student to flit between disciplines before settling into one

In Favour Of Unlearning

A growing awareness among students and faculties about the importance of liberal arts is a positive trend

Nectar in a Sieve

After the ban on alcohol in Bihar, traditional toddy tappers have been rendered jobless

Portrait of a Model

A prose poem inspired by a painting bearing the same title, by Jamil Ahmad Khan, an artist from Ahmedabad.

Democratising Museums

Bihar Museum is an opportunity for opening up of the museum space in ways never done before in India

The Bright Side of Insha's Life

Insha Mushtaq was blinded by pellets in Kashmir in 2016. It has taken a long and arduous journey for her to educate herself through Braille

Close Encounters

Modi's US state visit has been a win-win for India, with New Delhi giving little away

The Fury of the Sun

The disparity in official and unofficial numbers is making it difficult to tackle heat stroke-related deaths in Bihar

Heat and Apathy

Heat wave-related deaths are not registered with any central or state disaster management agency and there is therefore no provision for compensation

Epic Disaster

A 600 cr budget and sizeable political backing could not save Adipurush at the box office

Changing Hiring Landscape

The employee-employer interface is no longer to walk-in restricted interviews and placement cells

The Southern Preference

Why are students obsessed with the science stream and why do most of them come from the southern states?

The Artistic Alchemy

Unleashing the transformative potential of professional education

The Easy 'A'

Humanities can flourish only when democratic values thrive in society, the spirit of questioning encouraged and liberalism enjoys legitimacy

Crafting An Education

For crafts to be seen as a knowledge system and professional skill rather than a hobby, school curriculums must include them from a young age