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![How 'Baba'nomics Works](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/w0jsWa0oS1721901018293/crp_HOW-BABANOMICS-WORKS.jpg)
How 'Baba'nomics Works
The space in which self-proclaimed godmen/women function is crowded and competitive, compelling them to adopt creative means to stand out and build their brands
![Shah Bano's Ghost](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/3S05oiBV_1721907032670/SHAH-BANOS-GHOST.jpg)
Shah Bano's Ghost
Often cases involving Muslim women are framed as a fight between secular and personal laws. In doing so, we Ignore larger, more interesting questions
![A Guide to Godmen](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/FIVyHN_zV1721906903447/A-GUIDE-TO-GODMEN.jpg)
A Guide to Godmen
Godmen as conmen has become a common trope in Indian cinema
![Don't Sidestep Caste](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/X2RubqLPC1721905346457/DONT-SIDESTEP-CASTE.jpg)
Don't Sidestep Caste
Demystifying the world of deras and babas
!['Sacred' Rage](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/qsLd3lK7M1721905217683/SACRED-RAGE.jpg)
'Sacred' Rage
The intriguing case of Ghulam Rasool—the faith healer’ from Kashmir
![A Contract for a Miracle!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/PhnjpiLCE1721905073661/A-CONTRACT-FOR-A-MIRACLE.jpg)
A Contract for a Miracle!
The Kreupasanam Marian Shrine in Kerala is in the business of miracles through a divine’ newspaper
![Of Ash and Ashirwad](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/T0cesY7Kn1721904971118/OF-ASH-AND-ASHIRWAD.jpg)
Of Ash and Ashirwad
The well-meaning activist effort to keep people away from pseudo holy figures might be better off if it examined its own understanding of the nature of belief found in faiths
![The Salvation Trap](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/XV90phCx31721904618202/THE-SALVATION-TRAP.jpg)
The Salvation Trap
Neither light, nor outside air reaches the women trapped in Adhaytmik Vishwa Vidyalaya centres across India. Their guru is charged with human trafficking, but many remain
![The Lady in Red](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/AVegN6w7l1721904298062/THE-LADY-IN-RED.jpg)
The Lady in Red
Unafraid and unbothered about the fate of other godmen, gurus and babas, Radhe Maa says she is content with her followers
![Miracle Ministries](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/dqCA9gg8C1721903852290/MIRACLE-MINISTRIES.jpg)
Miracle Ministries
Church ministries headed by charismatic and controversial figures gain a devout following In Punjab
![Decoding the Deras](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/Bf3IUlFNP1721903469224/DECODING-THE-DERAS.jpg)
Decoding the Deras
A major attribute of deras is their capacity to provide succour to those tossed aside by the mainstream
![Footprints of Faith](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/EtfCagR0e1721903074539/FOOTPRINTS-OF-FAITH.jpg)
Footprints of Faith
Surajpal Singh Jatav alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Baba Bhole Nath's \"miracles outnumber his many names but behind the white facade of his \"immortal\" divinity and magic realism is a man mired in materialistic controversies and an empire worth crores.
![In Flesh and Blood](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/3IFMAb-LE1721902258558/IN-FLESH-AND-BLOOD.jpg)
In Flesh and Blood
Are godmen here to stay?
![Cult Culture](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1777384/BvxP5YCcX1721901470663/CULT-CULTURE.jpg)
Cult Culture
Gurus and the willing suspension of their devotees’ disbelief
![The Age Cf Cli-Fi](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/w7u0GANIW1721045657342/crp_THE-AGE-OF-CLIFI.jpg)
The Age Cf Cli-Fi
When nature faced an existential crisis, Bollywood's storytellers found other greener pastures
![Labour Realism](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/VpcdKQF6y1721046509565/LABOUR-REALISM.jpg)
Labour Realism
Beneath Labour's supermajority of 412 seats, there are worrying undertows
![Godmen and Mortal Women](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/BxkWJbpff1721045995938/GODMEN-AND-MORTAL-WOMEN.jpg)
Godmen and Mortal Women
Women, girls, workers, Dalits, mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, babies, followers: who were the victims of the Hathras satsang stampede?
![Feeling the Heat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/zCzbVySOv1721045461592/FEELING-THE-HEAT.jpg)
Feeling the Heat
A visit to a few bastis in Delhi proved that women are disproportionately impacted by climate change
![The Dark Earth](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/NxH7Kv8-i1721045214763/THE-DARK-EARTH.jpg)
The Dark Earth
Incessant mining in Jharkhand has led to large-scale deforestation, resulting in long and warm summers and shifting of the monsoon
![The Sea in their Blood](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/RTWYvDOuW1721045093845/THE-SEA-IN-THEIR-BLOOD.jpg)
The Sea in their Blood
Mumbai's original residents, the fishing community, is struggling to stay afloat amid frequent storms, warmer temperatures, rising sea level, reduced catch and illegal technology
![Sea the Change](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/Uw59CoaS11721044842520/SEA-THE-CHANGE.jpg)
Sea the Change
This piece is an outcome of my struggle to comprehend the times inhabit. They are based on encounters in a fishing village near Pondicherry Puducherry), where fishermen friends helped/are helping me navigate new waters. The ever-changing sea led me to these explorations. There is urgency in the air. Else, all will be still
![Elegy for the Hills](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/4CI0uGHuH1721044480684/ELEGY-FOR-THE-HILLS.jpg)
Elegy for the Hills
Global warming is severely affecting farming and leading to disasters, displacement and migration in Uttarakhand
![Ice Loss](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/Swiq8a-3l1721044158600/ICE-LOSS.jpg)
Ice Loss
Thajiwas, once a large glacier extending to Sonamarg, has receded 12-15 metres annually since the 1960s due to insufficient winter snowfall, higher summer temperatures
![We The Power](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/GvlrB7sOk1721044043498/WE-THE-POWER.jpg)
We The Power
People’s movements to protect the environment are making major strides from Kashmir to Kerala
![Fahrenheit 800](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/NUaqM9em01721043951018/FAHRENHEIT-800.jpg)
Fahrenheit 800
India’s brick kiln workers are paying for the country’s construction boom
![Living on the Margins](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/LZpfOYkgf1721043882075/LIVING-ON-THE-MARGINS.jpg)
Living on the Margins
While the climate crisis spells doom for everyone, its impact does not hit everyone equally
![Human Understanding is Built on Stories](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/v-JOHc6Og1721043737837/HUMAN-UNDERSTANDING-IS-BUILT-ON-STORIES.jpg)
Human Understanding is Built on Stories
The term communication gap is a euphemism. It is more accurate to say they are parallel universes. Part of it has to do with the nature of the subject.
![An Unequal Heat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/_P4OUU5Vm1721043537071/AN-UNEQUAL-HEAT.jpg)
An Unequal Heat
Dalit women working as farm labourers bear the extreme brunt of the climate crisis and escalating temperatures. This visual project documents their stories, which are a powerful testament to the fact that there can be no climate justice without social justice
![Portraits of Heat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/I8QVufmmm1721043379152/PORTRAITS-OF-HEAT.jpg)
Portraits of Heat
Everyday objects hold in themselves a multitude of stories, each telling of the climate change exasperated divide between the haves and have-nots of the world.
![COP, Anthropogenic, Solastalgia...What?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/241/1766517/04eZM2I0H1721041751684/COP-ANTHROPOGENIC-SOLASTALGIAWHAT.jpg)
COP, Anthropogenic, Solastalgia...What?
It is time to improve communication on the most dangerous crisis the world is facing