Is Maharashtra Playing Politics With Drought?
People and cattle suffer as political expediency trumps relief efforts in the drought-stricken State.
Why Caste Divides Marathas as They Rally for Reservation
A complex caste history makes many Marathas reluctant to embrace the ‘socially inferior’ Kunbi identity – even if that can give them access to quotas.
Navigating Caste More Difficult Than Studies for Backward Class Girls
Lack of quality education, facilities, guidance, economic deprivation and gender discrimination ensure that very few women from backward classes reach the threshold of STEM education.
‘No One Will Remember Us’: India’s Hero ‘Rat Hole Miners’ Who Helped Rescue 41 Men from the Himalayan Tunnel
Workers employed in the dangerous profession are among the most vulnerable and marginalized in India, hence the unflattering local moniker.
Hush Now
A university, for the State, should merely be a sanitised site of formal curriculum: it should not be a sanctuary that encourages young minds to engage in critical analysis and speak truth to power.
Your Enemies Destroyed One Palestine; My Wounds Populated Many Palestines
As the numbers of the dead and displaced increase, a sense of numbness grows. It began with a hundred dead, then a hundred more, and is rapidly escalating into the tens of thousands. It is difficult to wrap one’s head around these numbers unless there are stories attached to each of the dead and displaced.
‘From the River to the Sea’: Palestine’s Historic Struggle to Share the Land v. Israeli Rejectionism
This slogan, raised at pro-Palestine demonstrations around the world, has attracted a great deal of ignorant criticism.
The War on Palestine Has Gone On for Over 100 Years
Historian Rashid Khalidi reframes the ‘Israel-Palestine Conflict’ in light of the 1917 Balfour Declaration and beyond, breaking down the myth of an ancient and eternal Jewish-Arab antagonism.
An Indomitable Anti-Zionist Jewish Feminist Talks About the Steadfastness (Sumud) of Palestinians
Over the last decade, Ros has become deeply involved with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the US-based, progressive Jewish anti-Zionist activist organization. She has thought deeply about the connections between feminism, human rights, peace, and justice in the context of Israel and Palestine.
Farce at COP28 – 2 Articles
‘COP28: Where Fossil Fuel Industries Go to Gloat’. Also: ‘Climate Summit at the Petroleum Kingdom’.