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Trial by Perception
To avoid an existential crisis, the BJP has multiplied temple-mosque disputes to give itself continued reason to exist
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May 01, 2025
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The Script of Violence
Amidst legal and political battles against the new Waqf Act, violent protests by a section of Muslims in Murshidabad sharpen societal polarisation
7 min |
May 01, 2025
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Of Bibis, Bais, and Khatoons
Every Waqf Board must include at least two Muslim women as members now; signalling a shift toward visibility and participation
5 min |
May 01, 2025
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Sacred Silence
While there are protests happening across many Indian cities after Parliament passed the controversial Waqf Bill, Kashmiris have chosen to stay silent, once again
5 min |
May 01, 2025
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Takeover Isn't Improvement
Telangana, with its syncretic past and complex present, deserves a more participatory model of reform
6 min |
May 01, 2025
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Waqf, the Litmus Test in Bihar
The battle for Bihar 2025 is turning into a fight over the political dividends and risks of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, with the RJD sensing an opportunity in growing resentment against the JD(U)-BJP coalition
7 min |
May 01, 2025
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Fear, Anger, Disbelief
In Western Uttar Pradesh, rumours around waqf are making people think the new law is a poll gimmick, an attempt to flare communal tensions
10+ min |
May 01, 2025
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Misogyny RELOADED
A deep dive into Andrew Tate's course parades an existentially threatened masculinity using misogyny as a punching bag
5 min |
April 21, 2025
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Time to Reboot
How ready are we as a society to offer adolescents, especially boys, room to explore their authentic selves?
7 min |
April 21, 2025
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He who Rides the Tiger
The spring of 2025 unveiled Bengal's dirty casteist secrets, with Chamar community members in over two dozen villages calling out untouchability
9 min |
April 21, 2025
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Say No to Smartphones
Children are excessively using smartphones, which will disrupt their sleep patterns and increase the risk of depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts
4 min |
April 21, 2025
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Intergalactic Emergency
Nothing has taken hold of the lives of adolescents like the internet, and in particular, the smartphone
4 min |
April 21, 2025
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Nasty, Brutish and Short
Whether you are a teenager living in North, South, East or West India, you are expected to stick to a certain normative script of masculinity
10+ min |
April 21, 2025
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A Dangerous Appeal
Is the chatter around the idea of an “ideal woman” and traditional gender roles resonating in the toxic manosphere leading to more women relating to the ‘trad wife’ trend?
5 min |
April 21, 2025
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May the Force be With You
Parents have a duty of care to equip girls with the emotional and intellectual resources needed to confront misogyny
5 min |
April 21, 2025
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Haseena Maan Jaayegi
Adolescence is unflinching in its portrayal of how young men are socialised to feel entitled to women's attention and affection, and yet, it isn't exactly breaking new ground. These ideas were seeded much earlier in India, and, by extension, its populist cinema
6 min |
April 21, 2025
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Boys Can Cry
We need to create safe spaces at schools and homes where frank conversations can happen without judgement
5 min |
April 21, 2025
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Memory is a Country
Despite the cuts and controversy, L2 Empuraan will remain documented in public memory for its bold attempt to represent a dark phase that no one wants to talk about
5 min |
April 21, 2025
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IN ONE SHOT
A technical masterpiece, Adolescence exposes the deepest and darkest corners of incel culture, male rage, masculinity, manosphere, teenage violence and social media ... one long shot at a time
10 min |
April 21, 2025
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Sepia-tinted Memory
Framing Portraits, Binding Albums highlights the startling absence of family photographs in academic discourse in India and underlines the importance of deconstructing them as artifacts of social studies
6 min |
April 21, 2025
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The Rabbit Hole
An anti-feminist masculinity is attracting young boys on the Internet. Blaming women for the pressure on men, its champions believe they are only opening men’s eyes to the misery in their lives
7 min |
April 21, 2025
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Leave the Kids Alone
Social media may be the elephant in the room, but it is not the sole evil we are making it out to be
5 min |
April 21, 2025
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Who is Afraid of Hindi?
The sentiment of Hindi imposition in Karnataka is not yet strong within the state because of the absence of the archetype of Hindi
6 min |
April 11, 2025
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Repressed Memories
It was at the end of 2016 that ‘Repressed Memories’ was initiated in Chennai. I was in my twenties, searching for direction and my place in the world. With a borrowed Holga toy camera in my bag; my Enfield took over an hour to escape the city where I had grown up.
3 min |
April 11, 2025
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A Drop in the Ocean
Is the Centre going out of its way to find means to punish “disobedient” states? The fund and project allocation pattern proves this
4 min |
April 11, 2025
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Legal Limitations
Delimitation, if done mechanically, could fracture India's federal fabric. If done wisely, it could strengthen democracy
4 min |
April 11, 2025
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Code Green in Orange Country
As the ghost of Aurangzeb comes back to haunt the Sangh's once peaceful backyard in Nagpur that saw only two riots in a century, the police draw flak for their action targeting only the Muslims
10 min |
April 11, 2025
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My Name is Red
The recently concluded Moscow Fashion Week got it all. The pretty press, the performed patriotism and the positively political. But there was more
8 min |
April 11, 2025
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For the Sake of Palestine
Francesca Albanese reminds us that it's easy to be a decent human being
5 min |
April 11, 2025
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10 Stunning Wedding Venues To Explore
IF YOU ARE DREAMING OF A WEDDING CELEBRATION FIT FOR ROYALTY, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THESE PALACES AND FORTS ACROSS RAJASTHAN
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