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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...

Caste Hegemony: BJP-ruled Delhi Municipality Proposes Meat Ban in Restaurants

PTI reports that the BJP dominated, SDMC has proposed...

Bull in a China Shop? Domestic Violence and Responses of the Indian State

The allegation of misuse of Section 498A of the...

Kosi Sori is Podiyami Jogi: Another fake encounter in Chhattisgarh?

In a video released on December 23, journalist and...

Enforced Disappearances to the Fore: Bangladesh

The issue of enforced disappearances, after having vanished from...

Why did Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar publicly burn the Manu Smruti on Dec. 25, 1927?

  This story was first published on January 26, 2016....

Day of Judgement: Reichstag Arson Trial, 84 Years Ago

Eighty Four Years Ago, Today Dimitrov Was Acquitted in...

The case for a uniform civil code in Bangladesh

A uniform civil code is the bedrock of any...

On the rise of communal ideology in India: In conversation with A. Bilgrami

Notes from the Tenth Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial...

Not just Muslims, Adivasis have also suffered at the hands of ‘Gau Rakshaks’

In Jharkhand, the violence has deeply impacted the lives...

Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Third Travel Ban Illegal

Another legal setback for Trump.The United States Court of...

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