Uttar Pradesh

A new documentary looks at the build-up to the Muzaffarnagar riots and the aftermath.

“Material culture is the history and philosophy of objects and the myriad relationships between people and things.” - Bernard Herman, material culture scholar.

While India’s new Right to Education Act seeks to bring free and compulsory education for all children, it seems to short-change them through an unrealistic vision of the private sector’s involvement.

India’s unorganised labour has always played a critical part in the economy, but the only time New Delhi has paid attention has been to pass largely employer-friendly legislation. Two important draft bills are currently being …

In the mountain fastness of Nanda Devi, which gave the Chipko movement to Southasia, the local communities are battling the Uttaranchal authorities to retain benefits from tourists when they arrive - 'ecotourism' or not.