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Liberation 2.0?
India must be actively involved to prevent Bangladesh's return to the East Pakistan days
The Hindu Question
Rana Dasgupta is the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, one of the main minority rights organisations in the country. He spoke to Snigdhendu Bhattacharya about the attacks on minorities, the role of the student leadership, the interim government and future plans
When Statues Fall
The protests in Bangladesh were about more than just toppling a regime. It was about reclaiming dignity and humanity in the face of oppression
Seeking Return of Democracy
The BNP will give the interim government reasonable time in the hope that it is aware of public desire for free and fair elections
Rapids Ahead in the Teesta
India’s challenge is to break with the past and begin afresh with the new power centre in Dhaka
Roaring With Storms
Bangladesh witnessed dramatic changes in a month, but bigger changes are in the offing
No Haircut For Dalits
Despite being illegal, despite the years of independence and progress India has made the practice of untouchability continues to plague the country's Dalit citizens
The Age Of Lynching
Incidents of fatal lynchings of people from minority communities is on the rise, even as the conviction rate for such crimes remains abysmal
Pomp and Happiness
Can we ever break free from the unending display of wealth and might?
The Banality of Story
Dear Studio, invest in people, not in products. Tell me a story I can feel-each time anew
The Ways of Seeing
Every artist should be free to follow the path that an idea presents
A Beautiful Mind
People with mental illnesses are left out of the narrative and deprived of freedoms and benefits that neuro-typical people take for granted; they deserve freedom from stigma
An Uncounted Rape
Already vulnerable, India's transgender citizens are assaulted or ignored by the very institutions meant to serve and protect them
We Bleed, Therefore We Are
It is time to formulate a national period leave policy to de-stigmatise menstruation
You Gave Me a Mountain
The Himalayan mountain ranges are staring at a grim future. Freedom from mindless and unplanned construction is the need of the hour
Elemental Emergency
Can we work for a pollution-free future even as we face existential threats?
Anda Prison Cell
Freedom of mind is what keeps you going when you are chained and put in prison. A first-person account
What's Outside?
For political prisoners, freedom becomes a longing for small mercies that make us human
Sita's World
At a time Lord Ram has dominated the political narrative, it is important for women to seek inspiration from Sita's story and break free from everything that shackles them
Men Made Religion
The purpose of religion has become one of control and dominance. Some organisations have even sowed the seeds of communal discord in tribal society
What's in a Colour?
The recent Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee directive about identifying specific colours for a Sikh identity has sparked a debate
Orphaned Languages
Over 600 languages are on the verge of extinction. Among them is Raji, spoken by a tribe of erstwhile 'Kings of the Forest' who today live on the margins
People Who Carry the Sky
Jharkhand has been facing issues related to migration for decades. Nothing changes on the ground
The Die is Caste
The caste system can be weakened if inter-caste/inter-religious marriages happen on a large scale
The Impure Hands
Between the artisans of Thachi and the venerated visages of deities they painstakingly craft from metal stands an invisible yet almost impervious wall of caste
Hunger Lives in this House
The desperation of the hungry in the remote interiors of India throws sobering light on the celebrations of a free country on the rise
A School, Killed
Amid financial and existential uncertainty, one man is on a mission to save his tribe's children from illiteracy and poverty
Inheritance of a Tag
Known as \"criminal tribes\" during the British era, and de-notified tribes in independent India, communities continue to face colonial stigma, torture and discrimination even today
The Death of Freedom
The Constitutional freedoms that our ancestors were martyred for are under siege in modern India
An Unequal Republic
Freeing our labour force could be the fulcrum of protecting India's independence