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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

26 Students Committed Suicide Every Day In 2016

As many as 9,474 students committed suicide in 2016–almost...

As Formal Farm Credit Grows, So Does Hold Of Moneylenders. Here’s Why

Despite a 11% rise in loans to agriculture over...

Maharashtra Grinds to a Halt as Dalits Protest Attack at Bhima Koregaon

On the day of a statewide strike or 'bandh',...

How the controversial triple talaq Bill passed by Lok Sabha can be salvaged

Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising, who had appeared for...

A dagger in the heart of casteist Hindus

Saffron-flag weilding lumpens set upon Dalits celebrating the 200th...

Is Modi-led BJP Govt. Now the Champion of Women’s Emancipation?

There is more to it than criminalizing triple talaq...

Redefining Peshwai in Contemporary India: Elgaar Parishad, Shanivarwada, Pune

Report from Ground Zero  “The new Brahmanical forces are not...

A Sordid Tale of Saviour Complex and Stolen Credit

It has become fashionable to flaunt your ‘Mahilaaon ka...

Facebook Functioning at the Behest of US & Israeli Governments?

Is this censorship only restricted to US and Israel...

In defense of the arrest of Bangladeshi imam who issued a fatwa against women working on farms

Time to get rid of archaic cultural practices  We need...

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