India
Bound by the bindi
Has wearing the bindi been an act of conformity to the Sindhi community?
Chandni Doulatramani | Feb 25, 2021
The subtle art of resistance
Zakariya Mohammed’s ‘Halal Love Story’ tells the story of resistance in the face of an omnipotent authority.
Ali Ahsan and Shama Jan | Feb 19, 2021
Revisiting the past, reimagining a future
How an art magazine found a place in India’s nation-building narratives.
Khorshed Deboo | Feb 16, 2021
Too keen to withhold?
Why we know so little about the temporary blocking of the Twitter accounts covering farmers’ protests.
Chhetria Patrakar | Feb 03, 2021
The hierarchy of higher education
How government intervention in Indian universities has undermined academic freedom.
Arghya Bhaskar | Feb 01, 2021
The ‘good-governance’ problem
How India’s top bureaucrats saw the end of the Emergency, and why it’s relevant today.
Abhinav Sekhri | Jan 13, 2021
From cholera to coronavirus
How prisons in contemporary India continue to follow the colonial handbook.
Amanda Lanzillo | Dec 14, 2020
On the periphery
India’s sex workers were vulnerable even before the pandemic.
Avantika Mehta | Dec 09, 2020
From pleasure to protest
On how food helps us connect, exhibit power and protest.
Vidya Balachander | Dec 07, 2020
Phanek and the fabric of resistance
The documentary 'Bloody Phanek' explores social and political realities in Manipur.
Veewon Thokchom | Nov 25, 2020
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How an art magazine found a place in India’s nation-building narratives.
