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State of the State
On August 6, 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir. A lockdown followed. Internet connection was cut off.
Residual Memory
AS we lose the uniqueness of our urban visual history, with the soulless replication of commercial spaces at the cost of hundreds of beautiful old architectural landmarks, we also lose the stories of the people and their human relationships with those spaces.
Digital DREAMSCAPES
Virtual production has made a big impact on Hollywood. Will this technological tsunami also wash over Indian cinema, drowning out conventional filmmaking?
A Perfect Invocation that Evoked the Essence of Essence
For decades, BN Goswamy gently held our finger, and walked in search of an 'essence of essence... a pure bliss
The Origins of Evil
When the fire threatens to raze us, there's just one tune pervading our mind, body, and soul: that morality isn't a choice as much as a privilege
A Brave Vote for Change
Despite a boycott call by the Maoists, villagers in Naxal-infested Bastar of Chhattisgarh turned out to vote in large numbers
Fight To The Finish
The Congress party may have some last-minute momentum, but is it enough to defeat two-time chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's BRS?
Natural Allies
Indigenous communities across the globe are lending their support to the Palestinians
HARNESSING GIRL POWER FOR DISASTER MITIGATION
Recognising the potential of women of Odisha villages to contribute to disaster risk reduction, the Odisha government, in partnership with UNFPA, is pursuing a gender transformative disaster management approach
The Politics of WAR
The world is repulsed by the slaughter in Gaza and the belief is growing stronger that Netanyahu's days as prime minister are numbered
The Stone Philosopher
What the world needs is not philosophers of truth-molesting consensus, but philosophers with a conscience
The Seeds of the Past
If anything could explain the unconscionable abandonment of the Palestinians, it is theopolitics-a dangerous mix of misinterpreted theology and geopolitics
Too Little, Too Late
The four-day-long humanitarian pause allowing a trickle of aid into Gaza after nearly two months of indiscriminate bombing and 16 years of blockade offers bare respite for civilians, no more than that
RESISTANCE of Lullaby
IF PALESTINE IS THE BODY, GAZA IS THE EYES-THE SPARKLING EYES OF THE CHILDREN. IF PALESTINE IS A SONG, GAZA IS A LULLABY.
Deep, Down, Dark
In the never-ending war between man and nature, 41 brave workers-trapped for over 400 hours under 60 metres of debris-won the battle of sheer survival
All Eyes On Israel
The Israeli military is trying to exterminate Hamas and all the innocent civilians in Gaza who come in its way
SLOW NEWS DAYS
SOCIAL media has changed our lives completely and made communication faster and easier but in Kashmir, it has snatched away the livelihood of thousands of newspaper hawkers who used to distribute papers to readers daily.
Battle of Wits
Purane Chawal, a sparkling Indian adaptation of the Neil Simon comedy, Sunshine Boys, regaled audiences at the Prithvi Festival in Mumbai
Home for Hope
Snehawan in Pune is home to children of farmers who have died by suicide. Within its gates, they find a place to nurture their dreams
Talking to a City
The story of a flaneur who has been walking around central Delhi for over 30 years, observing the homeless, the destitute, and the migrant underclass who are redefining urban’
Rage and Outrage
AR Rahman's version of an iconic Bengali song has missed the spirit of the original and Bengalis are angry
Don't Take 'India' Away From Us
Renaming the country could divert valuable resources from critical areas of development and progress
Deserted!
Communities living in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan have been abandoned by all stakeholders
A Testament to Resistance
The people of Gaza are losing families, friends, homes. But they still firmly believe in their right to resist the occupation to win their dignity and freedom
Polls Apart
Since assembly elections are fought on area-specific issues it has a limited influence in shaping the agenda of the General Elections in 2024
Welfare and Woe
In Telangana, many of the marginalised who need support the most have not been able to tap into the benefits of a slew of government welfare schemes
Cross to Bear
Tribals, who adopted Christianity, face the threat of violence in Bastar nine months after attack on churches in Narayanpur
Inheritance of Loss
Beyond Maoism and the Indian government's punjiwadi development, Bastar’s Adivasis are realising that the fight is really between roti kapda makan and jal jangal jameen
Down To The Wire
Even a one per cent swing in vote share can seal the fate of political parties in Madhya Pradesh
Yena, Kena, Prakāreņa
There has a been a constant effort to divide Rajasthan's adivasis on religious lines by any means possible