Interview with Dr Nimesh Desai, Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.

The eminent historian Romila Thapar, who has been targeted by the Sangh Parivar for her views on nationalism, refuses to be silenced.

A spurt in acid attacks against women has become a cause for concern in rural and urban West Bengal.

It is only when a speech incites others to commit acts of insurrection, rebellion or public disorder that it can be considered as constituting the off

Interview with Dr Sanjeev Jain of NIMHANS.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives to find a solution to the Kashmir unrest may have little effect in the absence of a concrete plan to resto

Claiming an organic unity between the Vedic world view and modern science has been the agenda of Hindu nationalists from the very start. If modern sci

But destruction of habitat and poaching continue to be the scourge of tiger populations in India. Text & photographs

Will the Mental Health Care Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha, which brings to centre stage the rights of patients diagnosed with mental disorders, serve

Technological advances in neuroscience such as optogenetics have revolutionised our understanding of the brain’s neural networks and their impact on b

On the lack of collective consciousness about climate change in literature.

Care for the mentally ill should look beyond the “madhouse” and towards inclusive communities with a place for persons with psychosocial disabilitie

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours escalate as India’s Prime Minister brings up the issue of “large-scale human rights violations in Ba

The lyricist Na. Muthukumar (1975-2016) resurrected the richness of language in Tamil cinema with his expressive lines, which were suffused with liber

The Mental Health Care Bill, which sees mental health care only as a repair job, fails to recognise the value of psycho-neural diversity.

The military junta in Thailand gets yet another Constitution passed through a “referendum” which effectively prevents any single party from gaining a

Decriminalising suicide is a step in the right direction. Early identification and effective management are the key to ensuring that those who attempt

There seems to be a rift between the politics of Japan’s ruling dispensation and its imperial family.

Despite the author’s well-elucidated arguments and some interesting theories, the book disappoints as it fails to pack a punch.

The two volumes contain British documents on Kashmir and Hyderabad, Gandhi’s assassination and other economic and political developments in India and

Riots in Milwaukee and other places indicate the rage that festers in the heart of urban poverty in America.

The country has much ground to cover in caring for the mentally ill and urgently needs to upgrade its infrastructure in order to ensure universal acce