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A conversation with Asma Jahangir
Politics
A conversation with Asma Jahangir
By
Ritu Menon
From our archives, when the human-rights activist spoke to author Ritu Menon.
Rewriting the Empire: an interview with Shrabani Basu
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Rewriting the Empire: an interview with Shrabani Basu
By
Chhetria Patrakar
Journalist and historian Shrabani Basu talks about filling the gaps in the history of colonial India's relationship with Britain.
Photo : Beena Sarwar
Comment
A world of new solidarity
By
Beena Sarwar
Harsh Mander on why we should raise our voice against injustice.
'The mouth of your eyes-1' by Faiza Butt. Image courtesy the artist
Culture
Art beyond boundaries
By
Nauman Khalid
A conversation with Pakistani artist Faiza Butt
Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1858, just after his trial and before his departure for exile in Burma Photo : Wikimedia Commons
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The tomb of Sha-Za-Fa
By
Salil Tripathi
BOOK EXTRACT: A writer in search of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s tomb in Burma.
In Minneapolis, 1986, in my quasi-Gandhian attire.
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The importance of being honest
By
Siddharth Dube
BOOK EXTRACT: A gay man comes out to his father in 1980s India.
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