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The Endless Night
WEST Bengal witnessed mass protests on an unprecedented scale on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day-the midnight of August 14when tens of thousands of people, overwhelmingly women, took over the main squares across the state's cities and towns.
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September 1, 2024
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Cause and Effect
India needs to show atmanirbharta as the era of New Cold War’ is rampaging across South Asia
6 min |
September 1, 2024
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Newsroom in Exile
It was a dangerous time to be a journalist in Bangladesh. Between 2001 and 2006, 13 journalists were killed and hundreds faced threats, intimidation, harassment and torture from law enforcement agencies.
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September 1, 2024
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Notes from a Revolution
Salimullah Khan is a Dhaka-based political analyst and public intellectual who teaches at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya speaks to him about the implications of the Bangladesh uprising
7 min |
September 1, 2024
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We, the Women
The number of casualties in Bangladesh would have been much higher had women not taken to the streets in such large numbers. A first-person account
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September 1, 2024
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Jamaat Raises its Pitch
After being underground for more than a decade, Jamaat-e-lslami is back on the political circuit, raising concerns for India
7 min |
September 1, 2024
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Liberation 2.0?
India must be actively involved to prevent Bangladesh's return to the East Pakistan days
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September 1, 2024
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The Hindu Question
Rana Dasgupta is the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, one of the main minority rights organisations in the country. He spoke to Snigdhendu Bhattacharya about the attacks on minorities, the role of the student leadership, the interim government and future plans
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September 1, 2024
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When Statues Fall
The protests in Bangladesh were about more than just toppling a regime. It was about reclaiming dignity and humanity in the face of oppression
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September 1, 2024
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Seeking Return of Democracy
The BNP will give the interim government reasonable time in the hope that it is aware of public desire for free and fair elections
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September 1, 2024
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Rapids Ahead in the Teesta
India’s challenge is to break with the past and begin afresh with the new power centre in Dhaka
7 min |
September 1, 2024
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Roaring With Storms
Bangladesh witnessed dramatic changes in a month, but bigger changes are in the offing
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September 1, 2024
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No Haircut For Dalits
Despite being illegal, despite the years of independence and progress India has made the practice of untouchability continues to plague the country's Dalit citizens
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August 21, 2024
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The Age Of Lynching
Incidents of fatal lynchings of people from minority communities is on the rise, even as the conviction rate for such crimes remains abysmal
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August 21, 2024
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Pomp and Happiness
Can we ever break free from the unending display of wealth and might?
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August 21, 2024
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The Banality of Story
Dear Studio, invest in people, not in products. Tell me a story I can feel-each time anew
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August 21, 2024
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The Ways of Seeing
Every artist should be free to follow the path that an idea presents
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August 21, 2024
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A Beautiful Mind
People with mental illnesses are left out of the narrative and deprived of freedoms and benefits that neuro-typical people take for granted; they deserve freedom from stigma
4 min |
August 21, 2024
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An Uncounted Rape
Already vulnerable, India's transgender citizens are assaulted or ignored by the very institutions meant to serve and protect them
7 min |
August 21, 2024
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We Bleed, Therefore We Are
It is time to formulate a national period leave policy to de-stigmatise menstruation
6 min |
August 21, 2024
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You Gave Me a Mountain
The Himalayan mountain ranges are staring at a grim future. Freedom from mindless and unplanned construction is the need of the hour
10 min |
August 21, 2024
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Elemental Emergency
Can we work for a pollution-free future even as we face existential threats?
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August 21, 2024
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Anda Prison Cell
Freedom of mind is what keeps you going when you are chained and put in prison. A first-person account
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August 21, 2024
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What's Outside?
For political prisoners, freedom becomes a longing for small mercies that make us human
8 min |
August 21, 2024
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Sita's World
At a time Lord Ram has dominated the political narrative, it is important for women to seek inspiration from Sita's story and break free from everything that shackles them
4 min |
August 21, 2024
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Men Made Religion
The purpose of religion has become one of control and dominance. Some organisations have even sowed the seeds of communal discord in tribal society
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August 21, 2024
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What's in a Colour?
The recent Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee directive about identifying specific colours for a Sikh identity has sparked a debate
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August 21, 2024
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Orphaned Languages
Over 600 languages are on the verge of extinction. Among them is Raji, spoken by a tribe of erstwhile 'Kings of the Forest' who today live on the margins
9 min |
August 21, 2024
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People Who Carry the Sky
Jharkhand has been facing issues related to migration for decades. Nothing changes on the ground
8 min |
August 21, 2024
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The Die is Caste
The caste system can be weakened if inter-caste/inter-religious marriages happen on a large scale
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