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27-08-2021
32 STORIES
Interview: Dr Chandrakant Lahariya
Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’
Interview with Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, epidemiologist and public health expert.
Conservation
Chipko: A movement that gave forest conservation a new life
A look back at Sunderlal Bahuguna’s journey on the path of social activismand the beginnings of the Chipko movement.
Controversy
Maharashtra's Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyaan: A failed scheme
An inquiry committee finds irregularities in the Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyaan, former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ water conservation scheme for Mah
CINEMA
Of genocide and liberation: the works of Tareque Masud
Tareque Masud introduced the new generation of Bangladeshis to the freedom struggle through his Muktir Gaan, Muktir Kotha and Matir Moina, films that
Media
Plural imprint: Chennai-based Urdu daily 'The Musalman' continues its strong show
The Musalman, a handwritten newspaper in Urdu published from Chennai since 1927, is driven by a secular ideology and a commitment to pluralism.
India-U.S.
Security cooperation high on Blinken’s agenda in his two-day India visit
In July, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the third senior official of the Biden administration to visit India since January, took forward Wash
HISTORY
The Issur uprising of 1942
As India enters its 75th year of Independence, a celebration of the revolt of Issur and its declaration of ‘swaraj’ that drew national attention.
Peru
In a historic victory for the Left, Pedro Castillo is sworn in as Peru’s new President
The election of Pedro Castillo as President is a historic victory for the Left in a country that for the past three decades was a bastion of the right
Migrant Labour
Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns
A new study analyses the devastating effects of lockdowns on migrant labourers, children and refugees, who have been invisibilised by the COVID-19 pan
Prof. Joe Thomas,
Prof. Joske G.F. Bunders-Aelen,
Emma Emily de Wit,
Nupur Kulkarni,
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Controversy
Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region
Allegations of illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region are linked to the politics of the State, but they also raise environmental concern
Public Health
Cataract and babies
It is important to detect and treat cataract in children early in order to eliminate the possibility of blindness.
COVID-19
Why counting the dead matters
The Million Death Study, done between 1998 and 2014, was meant to throw up data on the leading causes of death in India. Had the study been allowed to
Dalits temple entry
Dalits break caste barriers in historic Tamil Nadu temple entry
In yet another victory for Dalit rights, a group of believers assert their right to worship inside a temple in rural Tamil Nadu.
COVID-19
The fall and rise of COVID numbers
The number of cases begins to rise again after weeks of showing a declining trend, confirming that the COVID challenge is not over yet.
COVER STORY
‘Sedition’ in freedom struggle
The arguments by British members of the Viceroy’s Council, which passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to suppress “seditious” writing in Indian lan
COVID-19
India impossibly short of vaccinating its entire adult population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021
India’s vaccination drive rests on a wing and a prayer as it looks set to miss the target of vaccinating all adults by the end of the year.
Freedom of the press
One more blow to press freedom in India
Even before the ‘Pegasus scandal’ broke out, India had been witnessing a serious decline in press freedom as the government’s direct and indirect assa
Legal Issues
Supreme Court reiterates limits of legislative privileges while disallowing Kerala’s plea
The Supreme Court disallows the Kerala government’s plea to withdraw cases against legislators accused of vandalism in the Assembly in 2015.
Pegasus spyware scandal
Pegasus: Dystopias by design
Spying on people using Pegasus or any other means is a glaring example of the failure of leadership.
Jammu and Kashmir
The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir paints a grim picture
The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the Union Territory finds that there is increasing centralisation of power and a general mood of despo
Pegasus spyware scandal
The global impact of Pegasus
Recent revelations have proved that governments across the world, from Mexico to Rwanda to Saudi Arabia, used Pegasus to spy on their own citizens, es
Mamata Banerjee's plans to oust BJP
Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP
After her resounding victory in the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee announces her intent to overthrow the BJP at the Centre in 2024 and
Pegasus Spyware scandal
Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?
The Pegasus case poses an unprecedented challenge to India, hinting as it does at the emergence of a surveillance state across countries in furtheranc
PUNJAB CONGRESS
Uneasy truce between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab
The crisis in the Punjab Congress passes with the high command working out a formula for peace: Navjot Singh Sidhu is made Pradesh Congress Committee
KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT
Caste constant in Karnataka
B.S. Yediyurappa quits as Chief Minister to make way for Basavaraj Bommai in what is seen as a safe choice by the BJP leadership to keep the Lingayat
INTER-STATE DISPUTE
Fragile peace between Assam and Mizoram in inter-State boundary dispute
Assam and Mizoram agree to keep their forces away from the inter-State boundary even as they harden their positions over the ownership of the Inner Li
Pegasus spyware scandal
Pegasus scandal: Modi government on the back foot
The Pegasus revelations have galvanised the opposition into a programme of collective action that the government seems unable to ignore.
Books
Book Review: “Stigma: The machinery of inequality” by Imogen Tyler underlines the limitations of sociology in understanding it
An ambitious new study of stigma that falls short on a number of counts.
Books
Book Review: Kabir Bedi’s memoir "Stories I Must Tell" is the tale of a star’s self-definition
As in some of the best literary works, the life stories by Kabir Bedi, the well-known actor who has carved out a place for himself in the cinema of th
Pegasus scandal
Surveillance state: The Pegasus saga unravels in India
As the Pegasus phone intrusion saga unravels, raising troubling questions over the government’s invasion of privacy, veteran journalists and civil rig
Economic Perspectives
The strange case of Videocon’s insolvency
The twists and turns in the Videocon bankruptcy proceedings have called into question the integrity of the IBC, which was touted as a game-changing me
OLYMPICS 2020
Odisha’s glory in Olympics hockey
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has made hockey promotion a mission. His government’s support for the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams showcases hi
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Science sisterhood: Review of ‘Lab Hopping’ by Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj
Militancy returns to Jammu after 15 years of relative peace
New forest laws and ‘development’ push: A prelude to a ‘land grab’ in India’s north-east?
Haryana government under pressure after Jats support wrestlers’ protest
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02-06-2023
Why India needs a museum for its fossils
‘The Kerala Story’ is greedy in its impulse to demonise Muslims
Girl power revolution: Anupama Hireholi from Saundatti creates history
Go First filing for bankruptcy raises questions about ‘open skies’ policy
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19-05-2023
How underprivileged women in a Delhi slum are breaking the glass ceiling
Dismantling the gaze
‘We can easily reach 10,000 tigers’: Dr K. Ullas Karanth
Trade unions’ steely resolve to prevent Vizag Steel from being privatised
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05-05-2023
Vivan Sundaram: Inviting the world into his art
Project Tiger @50: Success but at what cost?
Vivan Sundaram (1943-2023): Rebel, writer, thinker, artist
Online video games vs online real money games: Not one and the same
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