Cover Story: Pasha Bhai Dakhni Urdu rapper Pasha Bhai's quest for selfhood in BengaluruVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDPasha Bhai’s journey from the Muslim ghetto of Neelasandra to the posh clubs of Bengaluru is as much a story about his art as about Dakhni Urdu, the l
Cover Story: Bulldozing the idea of India Demolition squad: Hindutva mobs go on a rampageDIVYA TRIVEDIANANDO BHAKTOT.K. RAJALAKSHMIANUPAMA KATAKAMVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDWith Assembly elections in three States not far away, the Hindutva machine goes into overdrive, stoking communal tension in several States by targetin
HISTORY Syncretic harmony: Walking through Ashtoor jatre in BidarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
Syncretic harmony in BidarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
Scandals Karnataka: Stench of corruption in contractor's suicideVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA civil works contractor’s suicide after accusing a Minister of demanding commissions has lifted the lid on the serious charges of corruption against
Karnataka Contractor who accused Karnataka Minister of Rural Development K.S. Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent commission found deadVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDSantosh K. Patil, a contractor and member of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, allegedly committed suicide today at a hotel in Udupi.
Labour issues ITIL contract workers’ fight for survivalVikhar Ahmed SayeedA protest for more than 100 days by a group of contract workers who were fired by ITI Limited because they formed a union ultimately forces the manage
THE HIJAB CASE Judicial letdown: Karnataka High Court upholds ban on hijab in classroomsVikhar Ahmed SayeedThe Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the ban on the hijab in the classroom on the grounds that it “does not form a part of essential religious p
Interview: Arvind Narrain Arvind Narrain: Countering the totalitarian stateVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDInterview with Arvind Narrain, writer and lawyer.
SPOTLIGHT Rerecording history: Bengaluru's Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project helps preserve millenia-old stone inscriptionsVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA local history buff in Bengaluru finds technological solutions to preserve 1,000-year-old stone inscriptions for posterity.
BBMP should be renamed as “BJP office”, says KPCC president D.K. ShivakumarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDShivakumar told mediapersons: “Policemen and BBMP officials are removing banners and flex hoardings put up by the Congress party. If this continues, I
Congress leader Siddaramaiah blames Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Naveen’s death in UkraineVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDSiddaramaiah said: “While the Russian Army is to be blamed, Prime Minister Modi and the BJP Union government are equally responsible for the young stu
Debate over old pension scheme divides State governments and Centre The Centre has launched a propaganda war to discredit this decision against the new scheme.