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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

Opinion: Why does the ruling party stop students from asking questions?

How productive is it to stop students from discussing...

Anand Patwardhan’s Raam Ke Naam age-restricted on YouTube

The documentary can be streamed on Patwardhan’s YouTube channel...

144% More Funds For Agriculture, But Not Enough To Quell Farm Unrest

Agriculture has got an unprecedented 144% rise in allocation...

Resurgence and resistance: Convention in TISS, Mumbai celebrates the stories of Adivasi women

Fourteen Adivasi women came together on stage to celebrate...

Bhupen Hazarika’s son turns down Bharat Ratna

Tez Bhupen Hazarika expressed his anguish over the Citizenship...

Where Should I Raise Issues on NGMA’s Working…In a Private Dinner Party? Amol Palekar

The veteran theatreperson and film-maker was cut short by...

Opinion: Why people like Shahid Azmi live forever

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Citizenship Bill protest: Imphal civil society groups call for 36-hour shut down

Peoples’ Alliance Manipur also decided that their members would...

Deforestation, hydropower dams, ill-planned roads, housing, threaten Himalaya’s spring-fed rivers

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