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Book Review
Brinda Karat: Communist with a bindi
Characterised by a lack of self-indulgence, this memoir narrates a story that describes her mission to end exploitation in the world.
Smita Gupta
Inclusion
Tamil Nadu’s disabled community fights to enter electoral politics
Legislative action and grassroots activism are challenging deep-rooted social norms and pushing for the political inclusion of disabled people.
Saatvika Radhakrishna
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‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
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Jammu and Kashmir
Aragam, Kashmir’s first book village is ready for bibliophiles and tourists
How a tribal community in Bandipore has embraced books and reading, offering education, and uplifting lives through a unique initiative.
Irshad Hussain
Report
India’s low rank in World Happiness Report puts reasons for dissatisfaction in focus
India ranked 126 out of 143 countries, behind Libya, Iraq, Palestine, and Niger. Finland is now the happiest country for the seventh successive year.
Frontline News Desk
Food Security
How mandatory Aadhaar authentication leads to exclusion of the marginalised from PDS
Issue highlights a systemic failure that undermines constitutional guarantees and perpetuates hardship for the most vulnerable segments of society.
Syed Asif Ali Zaidi
Puducherry
Puducherry’s flawed DBT scheme exposes issues of accessibility, transparency, and nutritional security
Shift from in-kind food distribution to DBT leaves many struggling for essential provisions, imperiling food security and efficacy of welfare policies
Siddarth Muralidharan
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Why a proposed private port in Karnataka’s Honnavara faces stiff resistance from fisherfolk
The port’s construction threatens the livelihood of the fishing community and the nesting sites of olive ridley turtles in a fragile ecosystem.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Hapur district court sets precedent with life term for mob lynching
Landmark ruling imposes life term on 10 accused in mob lynching case, recognising religious motive and calling for police accountability.
Ismat Ara
Violence, deception, and redemption: Portrait of a marriage in Heart Tantrums
Aisha Sarwari’s memoir is an uneven book which is still worth reading because of its unflinching honesty.
Ranjana Sengupta
Kerala’s brain drain: How student migration impacts society
Kerala’s student migration survey exposes potential social woes: ageing population, shrinking birthrates, and the deskilling of students going abroad.
Anna Mathews
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: Testing the waters?
While the government claims the UCC is a milestone for women’s rights, critics say it infringes upon personal freedoms, and targets minorities.
Ismat Ara
Why Jammu and Kashmir saw the highest attempted suicide rate in India in 2022
The Valley is experiencing a mental health crisis, linked to persistent violence and its detrimental impact on residents, particularly young people.
Raashid Andrabi
How a women’s movement in the 1970s shaped India’s battle against inflation, gender inequality, and caste bias
Meet latnis—women whose rolling pins fought corruption and hunger. Their story offers insights into women’s relationship with money and the economy.
Saumya Kalia
Modi government’s crackdown on FCRA cripples civil society organisations
As prominent NGOs face suspension and cancellation of foreign funding licences, activists see worrying trend of government silencing critical voices.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Delhi Development Authority wipes out centuries-old mosque in Mehrauli
DDA says Akhunji Masjid, believed to be built during Razia Sultana’s reign, lacked official heritage status and was an illegal building.
Ismat Ara
Following Dalit entry into Tamil Nadu village temple, caste Hindus to construct separate place of worship
Move follows a series of disputes, closure, and reopening of the temple, highlighting persisting tensions around caste-based discrimination.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
A ‘Vyapam’ in Maharashtra
Question paper leaks in almost every test conducted by the Eknath Shinde government draw parallels to the 2013 recruitment scam of Madhya Pradesh.
Amey Tirodkar
For Kashmiri women, drugs offer an escape route from anxiety, depression
Socio-economic, psychological, and geopolitical factors are causing the rise in female drug addiction in the region.
Safina Nabi
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