Weaves of Their Lives

Clothing is inseparably linked to tribal identity. Each tribe has a unique design language. Every embellishment, weave, and motif has a special meaning to the community

The Adivasi Way

A lot of effort is on in India and the world to identify the values that form the lifeforce of the tribals and to snuff them out

'The Events in the Book are Happening Somewhere in the World Right Now'

Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song, which won the Booker Prize 2023, has been routinely called Orwellian or Atwoodesque and is even compared to the film Apocalypse Now.

Electoral Bonds: Shaken and Stirred

Publication of donor details following the Supreme Court order striking down electoral bonds may embarrass both the BJP as well as some regional parties

Silencing the Sentinelese

The Last Island endeavours to navigate the extensive history of the Andaman islanders. However, it lacks rigour

The Future of Tribalism

Irrespective of the quality of education received in cities or in the tribal hinterland, Adivasis must arise and claim the promises of equality, justice, liberty and fraternity encoded in the Constitution to count as citizens rather than samples

Tribal Turmoil

Despite government's renewed outreach, tribals in the Andhra-Telangana region continue to lose their homelands and their grip over their rights

Status War

Nine months of violence have left the once syncretic Manipuri society divided between tribalism, ethnic revivalism and religious majoritarianism

Culture Conflict

A network of Hindutva organisations is working hard to appropriate and influence tribal reform movements in Northeastern states

Ladakh Battles for Identity

After the abrogation of Article 370. Ladakhi leaders hoped the government would act to protect their tribal identity

"Jharkhand Jhukega Nahi, Adivasis Will Fight Back"

In an exclusive interview with Outlook’s Abhik Bhattacharya and Md Asghar Khan, the newly-appointed chief minister of Jharkhand, Champai Soren, says that the Union government has been trying to attack the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) due to its Adivasi leadership.

A Contested Future

Adivasis have their own customary traditions and enshrined constitutional rights. Yet attempts are being made to not only take away their guaranteed privileges, but also to bring them into the Hindu fold

Cocktails on the Edge of Dystopia

Echoes of the ongoing conflicts and travesties found a way through to some sessions at the Jaipur Literature Festival, but these were few and far between, and seemed muffled

The Female Gaze

Erasure seems to be a constant theme in the works of women artists at the 15th edition of the India Art Fair

The Grand TATYA

Raghunath Khanolkar, fondly called \"Tatya\", was a keen amateur photographer. He began with a vintage box camera, moved on to a Roliflex twin-lens, and then to a Pentax SLR camera. From among thousands of negatives found in three briefcases belonging to his friends, family, and famous personalites, a selection of Tatya's photographs are featured here

As Old as the Hills

Ladakh's long-standing demand for Sixth Schedule status and statehood has reached a tipping point

The Masterstroke

The strategy deployed by Hemant Soren to counter the recent high-voltage political drama and crisis in Jharkhand has stumped the BJP

Other Loves

Vampires and zombies have no respite. Their search for connection continues for centuries. And then there is unrequited love-an ache that smoulders for a lifetime

BOYFRIEND ON RENT

While navigating the chaotic world of modern dating seems impossible, 'rent-a-boyfriend' and 'dating surrogate' services offer to keep you company-in exchange for a fee

Up in the Air

The film is about today's youngsters and the smartphone - so many apps to chat, to share, to make friends, and yet such lonely lives

Bargaining for Love

The story of a sex worker in her mid-20s from Sonagachi, Kolkata

Autumn Sonata

Love can come knocking at any age, and the lonely elderly are embracing it wholeheartedly

Living Will

A will is a love letter. A place of hope. A will is also an archive of longings

Of Wills and Wishes

I wonder what will become of my beloved books and driftwood art after me. The thought of them being neglected or thrown away gives me jitters; more than the fear of death itself

"Forgetting is Good for You"

In Raimundas' Paper Exhibition, objects and speakers are freed of conventional roles and given room to reimagine the world

Right-Swiping Caste

Dating apps mirror real life where the caste of a person becomes a deciding factor in finding the right match

The Journey of Finding Joy

I didn't create an idealised image in my mind, but allowed impressions to unfold naturally

Virtually Vulnerable

Navigating concepts of personal safety, consent and privacy in the realm of virtual reality dating

Scorching Sacred Love

Bhakti is not bedtime prayer in some safe enclave of the heart. Love of the divine isn't ornamental. It certainly isn't tame. And it most definitely isn't for the faint of heart