Spotlight NCRB 2021 report: Dying young and jobless in IndiaDivya TrivediDaily wagers, the unemployed, and the self-employed accounted for the most deaths by suicide.
Northeastern India Proposal to lift prohibition in Manipur evokes ire of women activistsIboyaima Laithangbam
Tamil Nadu Booze bumps: Time to turn around TASMAC from its terrible messIlangovan RajasekaranTamil Nadu should take steps to restore dignity to both workers and customers in its liquor trade.
LABOUR Gig workers vulnerable to exploitation T.K. RajalakshmiGig workers present the new face of employment in India, with no fixed working hours and no proper terms of employment to which the employer can be he
Public Health Handbook on abortion laws launched for healthcare providersT.K. RajalakshmiIt flags their concerns and provides them with a guide about their rights and responsibilities.
Jammu & Kashmir Why is drug abuse in Kashmir skyrocketing among the youth?Anando BhaktoThey see it as an escape from the uncertainty and trauma of living in a conflict region.
Interview: Irfan Ahmad ‘Hindu radicalisation the lethal challenge’Abhish K. BoseInterview with Irfan Ahmad, political anthropologist.
SOCIAL ISSUES Same-sex marriage: social attitudes rooted in conservatismDivya TrivediNotwithstanding the decriminalising of homosexuality, the government continues to maintain that same-sex marriages are incompatible with traditional m
Jai Bhim film controversy Casteists vs artists: Controversy surrounds Tamil film "Jai Bhim"Ilangovan Rajasekaran“Jai Bhim”, a gripping Tamil film portraying a tribal woman’s fight for justice, is in the eye of a storm after coming under attack by casteist and ri
Interview Naveen Soorinje: ‘Communalism grew after land reforms’Vikhar Ahmed SayeedInterview with Naveen Soorinje, journalist and author of Netravathiyalli Nettaru.
Gender Issues End of an unjust lawV. Venkatesan The Supreme Court finally decriminalises Section 377 of the IPC, granting the LGBTQI community the right to equality and dignity guaranteed by the Co
Transforming Dalit livesRavi SharmaThe Telangana government’s Dalit Bandhu scheme envisions the financial empowerment of Dalit families and hopes to nurture a spirit of entrepreneurship
Gyanvapi Controversy CONTROVERSY | Is the Gyanvapi mosque case part of a push for something bigger?Divya TrivediVenkitesh RamakrishnanWhile the moulding of the historically multireligious Varanasi’s image as a purely Hindu centre was a colonial scheme, pushing the Gyanvapi mosque cas
Gyanvapi Mosque Case Push comes to shove: Events leading up to Gyanvapi mosque survey raises questionsPurnima S. TripathiThe events leading up to a local court’s order for a survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque premises are of a piece with the Sangh Parivar’s actions so
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
