Casual Cruelty of Care

Cultural aphasia is emotion's nether side, eked out of acute narcissism and fear

Home and Homesickness

The Indian diaspora is dealing with a tricky situation-how to be homesick when various sicknesses are afflicting the homeland

The Foot Power of the Footloose

Beyond the ideological blame game, beyond the political bickering what did migrants walking on highways during lockdown teach us?

Schools of Thought

A chain of schools is working towards raising children with an understanding of inheriting the 'world's greatest civilisation'

The Polarity of Sabarimala

The Sangh Parivar believes that there is an international conspiracy against Sabarimala, and not aggressive misogyny at play

Vermillion for Votes

In Telangana's Karimnagar, RSS volunteers went door-to-door with vermillion and saffron threads to assure women they are with them. It seems to have worked

House Calls

The Sangh Parivar has adopted a new strategy to increase its audience. Its members visit households to convert people to the 'Hindu way of life'

India's Silent Emotive Majority

Will positive emotions of love, compassion and care hold similar velocity to counter-mobilise Rightwing Hindutva?

Uniform Civil Code: Now Or Later?

The UCC has been a part of the BJP's manifestos in the past many elections. Will the government bring in the UCC prior to the 2024 election?

When Science Meets Arts

A good liberal arts education allows the student to flit between disciplines before settling into one

In Favour Of Unlearning

A growing awareness among students and faculties about the importance of liberal arts is a positive trend

Nectar in a Sieve

After the ban on alcohol in Bihar, traditional toddy tappers have been rendered jobless

Portrait of a Model

A prose poem inspired by a painting bearing the same title, by Jamil Ahmad Khan, an artist from Ahmedabad.

Democratising Museums

Bihar Museum is an opportunity for opening up of the museum space in ways never done before in India

The Bright Side of Insha's Life

Insha Mushtaq was blinded by pellets in Kashmir in 2016. It has taken a long and arduous journey for her to educate herself through Braille

Close Encounters

Modi's US state visit has been a win-win for India, with New Delhi giving little away

The Fury of the Sun

The disparity in official and unofficial numbers is making it difficult to tackle heat stroke-related deaths in Bihar

Heat and Apathy

Heat wave-related deaths are not registered with any central or state disaster management agency and there is therefore no provision for compensation

Epic Disaster

A 600 cr budget and sizeable political backing could not save Adipurush at the box office

Changing Hiring Landscape

The employee-employer interface is no longer to walk-in restricted interviews and placement cells

The Southern Preference

Why are students obsessed with the science stream and why do most of them come from the southern states?

The Artistic Alchemy

Unleashing the transformative potential of professional education

The Easy 'A'

Humanities can flourish only when democratic values thrive in society, the spirit of questioning encouraged and liberalism enjoys legitimacy

Crafting An Education

For crafts to be seen as a knowledge system and professional skill rather than a hobby, school curriculums must include them from a young age

Why Liberal Arts?

A liberal arts education forces students to be thrown out of their familiar corners and confront multiple viewpoints.

Power of Literature

In a world faced with loneliness, profits and othering, literature helps us to connect, to empathise and to have compassion

A Long Battle Ahead

The wrestlers' pursuit of justice has so far been heroic, but their fight will clearly not end with Singh's arrest

Celebrating Chattisgarh

The state of Chattisgarh is in celebratory mode celebrating its own history, culture, people and achievements.

Wrestlers Vs Brij Bhushan

As protesting wrestlers hope for justice to prevail, there is anger among various sections of society about why a protest of this nature should drag for so long

Sport, Sex And Gender

The gendered and sexualised dynamics within sport has dire consequences for its female athletes