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A Crisis of Inequality
To address the climate crisis in ways that serve the large majority of Indians, we must tackle the age-old questions of caste, class, religion, and gender-based oppression
7 min |
July 21, 2024
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Lost In The Rat Race
The NEET exam is mired in multiple controversies. Will this medical entrance exam fiasco discourage future aspirants?
9 min |
July 01, 2024
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The Rise Of 'Ravan'
Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, ‘The son of Saharanpur’, is raring to bring a new brand of Dalit-Bahujan politics to Parliament
8 min |
July 01, 2024
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Unquiet Flows The Tawi
The recent attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district spotlights Jammu’s increased vulnerability to militancy
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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Rebel With a Cause
Congress rebel candidate Vishal Patil fights as an independent, defeats the BJP candidate and sitting MP by over one lakh votes and rejoins the Congress
3 min |
July 01, 2024
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Winds of Change
Ethnic questions and local dynamics make the Bharatiya Janata Party lose ground in the Northeast
9 min |
July 01, 2024
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The Giant Killer
The election campaign of Geniben Thakor, the lone Congress MP from Gujarat, was as impressive as her victory
3 min |
July 01, 2024
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Chak De Change
There is a new churning in Punjab politics and the Bharatiya Janata Party is diving in with an eye on the 2027 assembly election
5 min |
July 01, 2024
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Minority Mantra
The elevation of George Kurian, long serving Party functionary, to the Union cabinet is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing “Christian project” in Kerala
5 min |
July 01, 2024
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Art of the Possible
Youngest Dalit MP Shambhavi Choudhary plans to focus on connectivity to schools, colleges and hospitals, women and jobs
2 min |
July 01, 2024
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Red Revival
On his way to the hallowed chamber of Parliament, OBC leader Sudama Prasad defeated a BJP stalwart in Arrah and ensured CPI-ML’s entry into Parliament after more than three decades
5 min |
July 01, 2024
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The Millennial MP
Priyanka Jarkiholi is the first tribal woman to win from an unreserved constituency
2 min |
July 01, 2024
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A Babu, A Neta
He left the IAS to fight the BJP’s ideology and won by a record margin
2 min |
July 01, 2024
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How Didi Took on Modi
Mamata Banerjee attacked Narendra Modi with the same intensity as in the past elections, but this time she introduced ridicule as part of her strategy
8 min |
July 01, 2024
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Neo-liberal Mascot
Naidu’s success mantra is that one must effectively use the given opportunity and convert every adversity into an advantage
7 min |
July 01, 2024
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Nitish, Un-interrupted
Despite the many flip-flops, Nitish Kumar has been an influential leader. He, however, has not been able to build a second-tier leadership, something that may impact his party whenever he calls it quits
8 min |
July 01, 2024
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Coalition Compulsions
The BJP has little scope to win allies from the INDIA bloc or those outside any alliance, making the party heavily dependent on the current NDA partners
8 min |
July 01, 2024
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Return of Ideology
The 2024 election campaign highlighted the ideological divide at the heart of Indian politics
5 min |
July 01, 2024
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The Resistance has Just Begun
The 2024 election turned out to be a battle between vested interests and unorganised masses
5 min |
July 01, 2024
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Protect Youth From Cybersex Crimes
Battling loneliness and lacking awareness, India’s youth are sharing much more than what is good for them online and becoming the unwitting victims of crimes ranging from sex tortion to doxing and more. The prevailing laws, unfortunately, are inadequate
3 min |
June 12, 2024
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Decoding Modi 3.0
What does the 2024 Lok Sabha election result mean for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term?
7 min |
June 21, 2024
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A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY
The LGBTQIA+ community has battled long and hard against deep-set social prejudices and unjust laws and notched up significant victories, but more remains to be done to achieve a just and inclusive world
3 min |
June 12, 2024
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LANGUAGE & PREJUDICE
In its state of unending flux, language evolves just a semicolon behind changing societal constructs and, therefore, you may now call sex, sex, and queer, queer without causing any social seizures!
4 min |
June 12, 2024
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CONSENT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
Educators can empower the youth by providing them various tools and resources so that they can make informed and empowered choices and cultivate meaningful emotive connections based on reciprocity, love and understanding
3 min |
June 12, 2024
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WON, BATTLES WARS YET TO BE FOUGHT
Despite major setbacks in courtrooms, the queer movement will soldier and ultimately win because it is quintessentially a battle for love and to live with dignity
5 min |
June 12, 2024
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EQUITY NEEDED TO HARNESS YOUTH DIVIDEND
India's youth population presents a significant opportunity for an economic surge, but realising this potential requires an equity-oriented approach that addresses the country's vast socio-economic disparities
3 min |
June 12, 2024
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"WE HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS"
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is a trailblazing transgender activist who has been instrumental in securing legal rights and changing perceptions of the transgender community.
6 min |
June 12, 2024
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AWARENESS KEY TO RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT
Programmes that raise awareness and equip the young with guidance and agency to challenge skewed social stereotypes can shake deep-set prejudices, trigger affirmative action, and overturn the status quo
3 min |
June 12, 2024
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"TBBT HAS PUT YOUTH AT THE CENTRE OF THE DISCOURSE 99
Mohammed Asif is Executive Director and Dr Komal Goswami is Chief of Party at Plan International (India Chapter). While Asif leads the organisation’s initiatives in welfare and development for children and equality for girls and women in India, Goswami leads the purposedriven initiatives of Reckitt executed through PLAN India. In an interview with Naina Gautam, they talk about The Birds and Bees Talk (TBBT) initiative, the opportunities, the achievements and the challenges so far. Excerpts:
8 min |
June 12, 2024
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A RIGHT IN THE MAKING
Though the Supreme Court disappointed the LGBTQIA+ community on the issue of civil union, it hopes that the recent announcements by the Indian National Congress, CPI(M) and BJP will pave the way for a legislative solution to its rights
6 min |