India
The storyteller of Kovilpatti
On Ki Rajanarayanan, the father of Karisal literature.
Ashik Kumar | Nov 22, 2021
The decline of parliament
Under the BJP's rule, India's legislature is gradually ceasing to be a place for debate.
Christophe Jaffrelot | Nov 04, 2021
Returning spoils of colonial conquest
Forgotten manuscripts in European archives may hold important keys to Northeast India’s past.
Deepak Naorem | Oct 07, 2021
The story of kath kuni
Preserving vernacular architecture in the Himalaya.
Garima Raghuvanshy | Sep 22, 2021
There is something about Parveen
The cultures of fame, shame, and fear in Bollywood’s tryst with mental health.
Pooja Pande | Sep 10, 2021
The catch-22 of collective fundraising
Recent fundraisers for tuition fees reveals continued caste discrimination in academia.
Eshna Sharma | Aug 20, 2021
The quintessential prey
Care, coexistence and predation in a recent Hindi film on human-animal relations.
Megnaa Mehtta | Jul 26, 2021
Chipko to climate change
In Uttarakhand, environmentalists call for disaster governance that supports local communities.
Harsh Dobhal and Rohan D’Souza | May 21, 2021
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