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Media Institutions Fail As Bridges For Dalit Journalists
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Media Institutions Fail As Bridges For Dalit Journalists

An anti-reservation post by an IIMC student on Facebook opens up the long buried caste debate across media institutes in the country, writes Sahal Muhammed.

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February 29 2016
Will Bollywood Come Out Of Its Closet?
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Will Bollywood Come Out Of Its Closet?

Popular films appear to be rethinking their attitude while using homosexuality on screen as an object of ridicule or titillation, says Usri Basistha.

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February 29 2016
Feasible To Monitor The Womb?
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Feasible To Monitor The Womb?

Proposals to curb sex-selective abortion should be made with due deliberations even as social realities cripple India’s attempts to improve a skewed sex ratio.

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February 29 2016
All Out Caste-War In The Name Of Reservation
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All Out Caste-War In The Name Of Reservation

The Jat reservation stir soon took the shape of caste violence in Haryana. The state machinery looked on as non-Jats were looted, abused and killed in a planned manner, writes Amit Bhardwaj.

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March 15 2016
Blame It On Grand Alliance
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Blame It On Grand Alliance

NDA has been training its gun on Grand Alliance in Bihar over the spate of killings in the state. However, the reality is far different. Kanhaiya Bhelari reports

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March 15 2016
Moment Of Reckoning For Student Movements
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Moment Of Reckoning For Student Movements

While the government has managed to forge a feeling of solidarity across campuses in the country through its repressive measures, the discourse sidelines some key uncomfortable questions. 

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March 15 2016
Udaipur World Music Festival: The Event Worth Revisiting
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Udaipur World Music Festival: The Event Worth Revisiting

The first ever world music festival in the city of lakes saw sonorous life stories take centrestage even as a series of contradictions played out in the backdrop, finds Martand Badoni.

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March 15 2016
When Arnab Pampered Modi On His Television Show
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When Arnab Pampered Modi On His Television Show

Special treatment accorded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Television’s ‘star’ anchor, Arnab Goswami has raised eyebrows.

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July 15 2016
Bye Bye Black Money
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Bye Bye Black Money

The sudden demonetisation is being seen as a surgical strike on black money. How will the move impact the economy? Charanjit ahuja analyses the situation.

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30 November 2016
Love is in the Air, but Who Really Cares!
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Love is in the Air, but Who Really Cares!

All hue and cry that parents throttle babies before or just after birth ought to take a backseat as they are killing the very wants of their adult children. This mustn’t get pushed under the carpet.

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January 31 2017
Virat, Sindhu, Dipa and Sakshi Ruled 2016 Games
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Virat, Sindhu, Dipa and Sakshi Ruled 2016 Games

In all, 2016 gave India mixed results. While male wrestlers, boxers, shooters, weightlifters and tennis players did not perform up to the mark, players like PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmarkar did very well.

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January 31 2017
No notes to woo votes
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No notes to woo votes

Public distress over demonetisation is matched by that of UP political parties, who are worried about how they will meet the expenses of campaign expenses for the next Assembly polls.

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December 15 2016
Menstruation In India: Addressing Health, Hygiene And Stigmas
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Menstruation In India: Addressing Health, Hygiene And Stigmas

There is need for a shift in the government’s policy discourse in order to prioritise menstrual health and hygiene for adolescent girls and women and it must be recognised as a major health issue

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March 15 ,2018
Woes Of Domestic Helps Go Unheard
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Woes Of Domestic Helps Go Unheard

The fight for women power should not be limited to upper and middle class females but should also focus on the rights of poor and marginalized women 

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March 15 ,2018
BJP's Pompous March Interrupted
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BJP's Pompous March Interrupted

The ruling BJP’s defeat to the SP, backed by the BSP, comes as a shock to the saffron party that has been confident of its surges and a question mark on the strategies of its leaders. 

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March 31, 2018
Nirav Modi Scam: Bank Officers Hold RBI Responsible
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Nirav Modi Scam: Bank Officers Hold RBI Responsible

Pointing out failures of the RBI and the Centre, the banking sector has expressed that PSBs play a key role in the Indian economy that needs a strong system to expand on the growth trajectory.

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March 31, 2018
College Campuses Must Be Spared From Zealotry
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College Campuses Must Be Spared From Zealotry

The propagation of ‘hateriotism’ accoutered as patriotism not only goes against the very principles enshrined in our Constitution but also alters the role of Universities in shaping students’ personalities

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March 15 2017
Maya's Popularity in UP Is No Illusion
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Maya's Popularity in UP Is No Illusion

The BSP supremo was confident and combative at her rally, criticising the BJP and wooing the Muslim vote bank.

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31 October 2016
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Minimum Government, Maximum Governance?

It’s time to look at the Big Picture after three years of the Modi Government, which has been at the top as far as garnering space on social media, audiovisual media or broadcast media is concerned.

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June 15, 2017
Narendra Modi Ke Teen Saal Be-Misaal!
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Narendra Modi Ke Teen Saal Be-Misaal!

Though a majority of Indians still have faith in the government, there are subtle signs of desperation among the people in view of unfulfilled vast array of promises made by Modi during poll campaign.

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June 15, 2017
No Progress, Only Half-hearted Measures, If Any
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No Progress, Only Half-hearted Measures, If Any

There is a phenomenal rise in social tensions; unemployment is on the rise; the GDP is at lowest in six quarters; no improvement has been recorded in education and health.

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June 15, 2017
Democratic Values At Stake Under Modi's Rule
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Democratic Values At Stake Under Modi's Rule

Instead of making democracy stronger and more efficient to achieve economic progress, people are being made to believe that shunning democracy for majoritarianism is an easier way out.

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June 15, 2017
GST: A Game Changer For India's Economy
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GST: A Game Changer For India's Economy

The announcement of the GST rates from Jammu and Kashmir, a state enjoying special status in the country, indicates that the era of one nation, one tax, one bazaar has finally arrived.

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June 15, 2017
New Reform To Change The Way Trading Is Done
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New Reform To Change The Way Trading Is Done

Despite a handful of shortcomings, the introduction of GST is expected to bring in transparency and result in much fewer complications as compared to the current tax regime.

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June 15, 2017
Embattled Hurriyat
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Embattled Hurriyat

The bloc had never imagined that it would be snubbed by none other than the Valley’s most powerful militant commander Zakir Musa.

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June 15, 2017
Sad Vote Share Is Broadbased And Will Stand The Test Of Time
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Sad Vote Share Is Broadbased And Will Stand The Test Of Time

In hIs fIrst ever interview with tehelka, punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh badal, tells gurvinder kaur that navjot singh sidhu’s new organisation will not affect the shiromani akali Dal (saD) vote bank. sukhbir is at his vitriolic best against Delhi Chief Minister arvind Kejriwal, who he says is an anarchist and dangerous for punjab.He also accuses Kejriwal of hobnobbing with former naxals and radical sikh elements and asserts that he is asking the union home Ministry to verify all aap donations from abroad. he also avers that his father parkash singh badal will be the chief ministerial candidate and that the saD-bjp combine will form the government for the third time running in 2017.

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September 30 2016
Public Shaming In The Age Of Social Media
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Public Shaming In The Age Of Social Media

Crying wolf has never been easy for women, which is why public shaming does deliver a rough kind of justice

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September 19 2015
Woe Via Wind And Water
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Woe Via Wind And Water

Pollution from the Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd factory and radioactive emissions from natural minerals in the coastal area of Kerala's Kollam district spell doom for the residents.

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September 26 2015
Breaching The Walls Of Fortress Europe
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Breaching The Walls Of Fortress Europe

As war-wearied Syrians scramble out of packed boats on foreign shores, Europe finds itself in a double bind: Can it turn back refugees fleeing a crisis that is also of the West's making? But, then, can it afford to welcome the millions seeking a safe place to live?

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September 26 2015
Meet 'Dhee': Asia's First Lesbian Comic Character
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Meet 'Dhee': Asia's First Lesbian Comic Character

This is the story of Dhee, Bangladesh's - perhaps even south Asia's - first lesbian comic character. Done in comic strip format using flashcards, Boys of Bangladesh (BoB) has created Dhee to address the silence and taboos surrounding gender and sexuality in society. BoB is a non-registered, non-funded, volunteer-based organisation working to create a safe space for sexual and gender minorities in Bangladesh. Rajeeb, manager of Project Dhee, in an online interview with Srija Naskar, places the new project in context.

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September 26 2015