Education
Tehelka
Why The Valley Lost Its Temper Over Rations?
Implementation of the National Food Security Act in the Valley has ironically led to greater anxiety about availability of cheap rice. Riyaz Wani finds out why.
5 min |
April 15 2016
Tehelka
Soni Sori and Her Stand Towards 'Naxalism'
On 20 February, three unidentified men carried out an acid attack on tribal activist Soni Sori in which her face was burnt. In a candid interview with Krishnakant, Soni Sori speaks about the attack, her struggle against the system that framed her as a Naxal and her stand towards the issue of Naxalism.
8 min |
April 15 2016
Tehelka
Kashmiri Youth And The Idea Of Khilafat
The Kashmiri youth are increasingly getting attracted towards the Islamic States’ idea of Khilafat, says Riyaz Wani.
9 min |
February 29 2016
Tehelka
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.
6 min |
February 29 2016
Tehelka
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.
6 min |
February 29 2016
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
February 29 2016
Tehelka
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.
6 min |
March 15 2016
Tehelka
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
5 min |
March 15 2016
Tehelka
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.
10 min |
March 15 2016
Tehelka
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.
4 min |
March 15 2016
Tehelka
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.
3 min |
July 15 2016
Tehelka
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.
10 min |
30 November 2016
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
January 31 2017
Tehelka
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.
6 min |
January 31 2017
Tehelka
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.
4 min |
December 15 2016
Tehelka
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
4 min |
March 15 ,2018
Tehelka
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
5 min |
March 15 ,2018
Tehelka
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.
2 min |
March 31, 2018
Tehelka
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.
9 min |
March 31, 2018
Tehelka
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
5 min |
March 15 2017
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
31 October 2016
Tehelka
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.
7 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
4 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
5 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
3 min |
June 15, 2017
Tehelka
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.
9 min |
September 30 2016
Tehelka
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
8 min |