An Interfaith Couple, a Demolition, a Life on the Run: No Place for Love in MP?
What is the price of ‘forbidden’ love – opposition from families, harassment, social ostracisation?
‘This Will Become a Movement’: Solidarity for Protesting Wrestlers Is Growing Across Social Divides
‘I hate the idea of men taking women for granted and thinking they can get away with anything. It is time we all got together and put an end to this,’ says a supporter at Jantar Mantar.
Rachel Carson on Science and Our Spiritual Bond with Nature
“Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity,” writes Carson.
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Me Too Creator Tarana Burke Reminds Us This Is About Black and Brown Survivors
There’s another “me too” story, about a movement that began a decade before it was a hashtag.
Hats Off to XR Rebellion and ‘The Big One’ Demo!
A report on Saturday’s demonstration organised by XR rebellion.
The Bermuda Triangle May Have Shifted Over India
Promises made by the BJP, public money, historical facts and several others have all evaporated into thin air. And even though millions of voters are scurrying around looking for them, all they have found so far is a big jumla.
Rajasthan’s Right to Health Law Advances Socialised Medicine
Rajasthan’s Right to Health Act shows transformative potential by guaranteeing access to health for all. Despite protests by some doctors, implementation of a rights-based framework would lead to appropriate allocation of resources and raise accountability.
What is Lingayata? A Brief Look Into the Evolution of a Term Favoured by Media But Grasped by Few
The current day ‘Lingayatism’ has a past that is rich in literary output and unique in its philosophical teachings.
Militarism and the Coming Wars
This essay is based on the preface to a Turkish translation of ‘Socialism or Barbarism: From the “American Century” to the Crossroads’ by István Mészáros. It was written prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Ambedkar: Architect of Constitution and Women’s Empowerment
The life mission of both the first prime minister and the first law minister was to bring equality in Indian society and end all discrimination based on caste, race, religion and gender.