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Bloodlines Against Soulness
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill puts a question mark over the existence and identity of the queer community
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April 11, 2026
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Iron Iran
In the fourth week of the war on Iran, the issue has moved from regime change to the territorial integrity of the nation
5 min |
April 11, 2026
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Chennai Express
M.K. Stalin has succeeded in reframing the political contest in Tamil Nadu as one between Dravidianism and its ideological adversaries
8 min |
April 11, 2026
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The Discreet Charm of the Glitterati
As a thick mist envelops an abandoned ‘haveli’, a single lightman stands shining a light on an ethereal subject, who appears to be emerging from thin air.
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April 11, 2026
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Didi in Her Favourite Shoes
As the political spotlight shifts to Special Intensive Revision deletions, Mamata Banerjee gets a breather—instead of answering uncomfortable questions over her 15-year rule, she is getting to ask questions
8 min |
April 11, 2026
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The Right in the Left
For Pinarayi Vijayan, who has ruled Kerala's political stage for nearly three decades, politics appears, above all, to be about power: power within the party, and power for the party
8 min |
April 11, 2026
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"For USA, the Entire Globe is a Chessboard"
The coordinated attack on Iran by the US and Israeli military forces has major ramifications for the future shape of global politics.
6 min |
April 11, 2026
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Centralised Dravidian
Doubts about the AIADMK's future have grown stronger and talk of the end of the Dravidian binary has resurfaced. Will this election be another watershed like 1967?
5 min |
April 11, 2026
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Un-necessary War
Beyond Islam, there is the pride of an ancient Persian civilisation that infuses Iranian identity. Unfortunately, the Americans have arrogantly belittled the power of memories
5 min |
April 11, 2026
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Man of Many Words
Himanta Biswa Sarma was not placed on the throne of Assam's governance. He arrived there, navigating parties, positions and ideological contradictions, adjusting swiftly and deftly as the political ground shifted in the eastern state. What has remained constant is his instinct for power and his ability to stay a step ahead of the politics he helps ferment
10 min |
April 11, 2026
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On the Persian Carpet
THE killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by joint US-Israeli strikes shook Kashmir, triggering protests, with authorities trying to contain demonstrations.
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April 11, 2026
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Festivals of Blood
From a killing in Northeast Delhi to arrests, assaults, and calls for violence across states, attacks against Muslims saw a spike during the month of Ramzan in 2026
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April 11, 2026
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Opposites on the Colour Wheel
Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee have been taking potshots at each other, including indulging in personal attacks, for over a decade now. That's how they have kept Bengal polarised
5 min |
April 11, 2026
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Court Poets
Once feared, propaganda has now found surprising acceptance in the vocabulary of Bollywood
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April 11, 2026
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An Absence of Answers
One of the topical questions this novel raises is about the nature of information in our time. Who decides whether a piece of news is true or untrue? Whose word is taken for fact?
4 min |
April 11, 2026
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The Unpeople
Assam's electoral issues are many: eviction drives, razed lives and identity crises
8 min |
April 01, 2026
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Culture Vulture
The tragedy of 2026 is that both the major parties have found it easier to fight over \"culture\" rather than \"capital\"
5 min |
April 01, 2026
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How Can We Eat Such Expensive Food Every Day?
SUJIT Bhokta had just stepped out after eating lunch at a small stall outside Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Ranchi.
4 min |
April 01, 2026
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A Delayed Phone Call
Why did it take so very long for India to find its voice in the context of the multipronged attack on Iran?
5 min |
April 01, 2026
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Eyes Wide Shut
It is not enough to drown-swim in our anguish at what is being unleashed in so many unequal wars around us
4 min |
April 01, 2026
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Text Message
When the politics of the day seeks to bring its divisive agenda to the classroom and poison the minds of future generations with propaganda, only the court can intervene to preserve our constitutional values
6 min |
April 01, 2026
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What's Up, Guv?
Federal relations, rather than being cooperative, have turned conflictual, and since the last decade or so, become mutually manipulating
4 min |
April 01, 2026
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Red Eyes
Pragmatism has often preceded ideology in Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's decision-making in Left-ruled Kerala
8 min |
April 01, 2026
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How Long Will We Survive on Bananas and Bread?
MAYURI Pate, 59, a domestic worker in Mumbai, doesn't know about the ongoing war between the US and Israel on Iran, she doesn't know about geopolitics or the global energy crisis.
5 min |
April 01, 2026
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GUJARAT BECOMES THE SEMICONDUCTOR HUB OF INDIA
When the Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan 3 Mission touched down on the Moon, it did so by making precise, real-time decisions on its own.
2 min |
April 01, 2026
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Unmappable, Unforgettable Places
This collection of essays is a testimony to cities that devolve, disappear, and reappear as altered landscapes, haunted by the histories they can no longer hold
4 min |
April 01, 2026
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WAR IS NEVER ELSEWHERE
A coin is a small thing-until it isn't.
1 min |
April 01, 2026
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Fight for Stalingrad
With shifting alliances, internal crises within established parties, and new political actors seeking space, the coming election could test the resilience of the Dravidian political order
8 min |
April 01, 2026
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Ashmita Politics
Does being a Bengali still feed into stereotypes?
5 min |
April 01, 2026
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MUSICIAN'S Diary
My story with music started in a period in Iranian society during which people were divided.
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