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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

Mini Anganwadis Could Help The Poorest And Most Disadvantaged

Pallahara, Odisha: On the morning of India’s Independence Day...

Hinduise the Nation

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Operation 2020: BJP Eyeing Riddance of CM Nitish Kumar?

The saffron party has started directly targeting him and...

What India lost with IAS officer Sasikanth Sehthil’s resignation

The following is an English translation of a Kannada...

Shehla Rashid gets interim protection from arrest in sedition case

In some relief for feisty youth leader Shehla Rashid,...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights flags crises in Assam and Kashmir

On September 9, 2019, UN High Commissioner for Human...

Death and Despair: Reflecting on Assam’s Tea Gardens and Its Workers

Co-Written by Prithiraj Borah and PoojaKalitaPerhaps the void that...

TN woman’s No Caste, No Religion struggle ‘follows’ ideals of Marx, Ambedkar, Periyar

In these days of rising communal tensions, a courageous...

Open Letter to Bangalore International Centre: Don’t Host Apartheid

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MP gov’t acknowledges historical injustice on tribal communities in rejecting land claims

In a compliance affidavit filed before the Supreme Court...

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