Karnataka government relents in the face of widespread opposition, to make ‘certain changes’ in the revised textbooksVikhar Ahmed Sayeed Succumbing to the widespread condemnation from opposition-party politicians, religious leaders, and education experts who accused the Karnataka gover
Interview Naveen Soorinje: ‘Communalism grew after land reforms’Vikhar Ahmed SayeedInterview with Naveen Soorinje, journalist and author of Netravathiyalli Nettaru.
After Devanur Mahadeva, several other Kannada writers demand withdrawal of their works from Karnataka government school textbooksVikhar Ahmed SayeedKannada litterateurs such as S.G. Siddaramaiah and Hampa Nagarajaiah have also resigned from government literary bodies as a mark of protest against t
Karnataka What does the Basavaraj Bommai government aim to achieve with changes in SSLC textbooks?Vikhar Ahmed SayeedWith the Karnataka Assembly election less than a year away, the actions of the Basavaraj Bommai government in bringing changes in SSLC textbooks sugge
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
Syncretic harmony in BidarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
Crime Honour and shameVIKHAR AHMED SAYEED in NanjangudMysuruState Crime Records Bureau statistics show that Karnataka has had 13 “honour killings” since 2011, an indication of hardening social identities. There
Descendants of Africans in IndiaVikhar Ahmed SayeedCenturies ago, thousands of Africans were brought to India as slaves. They made this country their own, and their descendants can be found mainly in c
Land & People African ConnectionVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDCenturies ago, thousands of Africans were brought to India as slaves. They made this country their own, and their descendants can be found mainly in c
Aikya concert Music from the marginsVIKHAR AHMED SAYEED in NIPANIBELAGAVIWhen T.M. Krishna, the “enfant terrible” of Carnatic music, and five Jogappas, belonging to a traditional community of transwomen musicians in rural K
Theatre The Zoukak mystiqueVIKHAR AHMED SAYEED in THRISSURA Lebanese theatre group engaging with the sociopolitical crises of its native land, which resonates with people’s movements everywhere, was the high
Interview: Swagata Raha ‘Replicating a failed Western model’VIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDInterview with Swagata Raha, Senior Legal Researcher (Consultant) at the Centre for Child and the Law, National Law School of India University, Bengal
From the heart, from Pakistan Rakhshanda Jalil’s series introduces Pakistani women poets to Hindi readers.
SlideshowSea changeIndia could learn a few lessons from small island nations like Maldives on mitigating climate change.
