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Apr 22, 2019
Sapna Choudhary's rise represents aspiration, female sexual assertion in Haryana, and growing number of women voters
As someone from within the Jat community, with a wide fan base, having made it to Bigg Boss — a TV show that has a cult following in India’s Tier-2 and 3 cities — Sapna Choudhary represents aspiration, the idea of breaking away from the confines of small-town India, while being curiously rooted in it. -
Apr 04, 2019
Kolkata's love for loose-leaf tea is a longstanding tradition — one the city's cha houses cater to with care
Tea or ‘cha’ is religion in Kolkata and the accompaniment to everything from football feuds to adda, or catching up with friends for gossip/discussion. -
Mar 02, 2019
London home of Noor Inayat Khan, World War II era heroine, commemorated with 'Blue Plaque'
After World War II broke out, Noor Inayat Khan decided to join the effort against Nazi tyranny. She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in London and trained to be a radio operator. -
Feb 27, 2019
In the Himalayas, growing population of feral dogs poses threat to wildlife, humans
The explosion of tourism, the lack of proper garbage disposal mechanism, and hyribidisation of breeds has led to a growth in feral dog population, leading to attacks on livestock, wildlife, and humans. -
Feb 26, 2019
Telling BR Ambedkar's story is difficult; for Bahujan filmmaker Jyoti Nisha, it has proven to be even more so
It is hard to tell Ambedkar’s story. Ironically, it is harder to tell his story if you are Dalit or Bahujan. -
Jan 19, 2019
For Rohith Vemula, who wanted to learn, but ended up taking his own life; and for Savarnas who are too good to learn
Those clueless about caste will never know why scores of DBA students never make it to the finish line in higher education, and why Rohith Vemula took his own life three years ago. -
Dec 06, 2018
Babri Masjid demolition: A journalist recounts going undercover to Ayodhya as a kar sevak
Among the hundreds and thousands of kar sevaks who had made their way to the site of the Babri Masjid, armed with pick axes and shovels, in December 1992 was Sanjay Kaw, then a journalist with The Statesman. This is an account of his journey to Ayodhya -
Nov 30, 2018
Jagadish Chandra Bose's face may soon feature on £50 notes, but India struggles to save legacy of its illustrious son
On Jagadish Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, it's worth pondering, why — instead of reaching back into our mythology to claim Indians must have invented the internet and plastic surgery — we can't restore, celebrate and take pride in our actual scientific achievements. -
Sep 30, 2018
One foot in Lahore, the other in Chandigarh: How Partition's sundering affected a museum's artifacts
The collection at the Government Museum of Chandigarh, divided in Lahore on 10 April 1948, came this side of the border after long and complex negotiations between the representatives of the two newly formed governments of India and Pakistan. -
Sep 09, 2018
Selvaprakash Lakshmanan's photos chronicle a rejuvenation camp for temple elephants
Selvaprakash Lakshmanan's project is a vivid look into the annual 48-day camp and the journey the elephants undertake to get there.