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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...

Sikkim: Indefinite hunger strike continues as ad-hoc teachers demand service extension

Sick of waiting for the re-interview process to complete, Sikkim’s ad-hoc teachers have asked for an extension of their contract if not immediate interviews

Gyan Vapi case: Varanasi court to hear petition to hold prayers in Shringar Gauri temple

Five Hindu women had moved court saying, prayers that were held on the premises located on the western side till 1998, need to be restarted

HW: Video of minor Hindu boy being lynched, shared as case of ‘Love Jihad’

The case was of a 16 year old Hindu boy who was allegedly eloping with a 12 year old Hindu girl

Recycle, reuse and issue non-apologies when caught: Fake news toolkit?

Leading Indian news channels have been called out for peddling fake news about Afghanistan for days now

Vigil held in memory of Gauri Lankesh in Canada  

Members of the South Asian community came together to remember the slain Indian journalist at Surrey’s Holland Park on Sunday, September 5

Our Gauri: A Tribute to Gauri Lankesh

First Published on: 27 Jan 2018Fearless journalist Gauri Lankesh was...

Teesta Talks: Gauri Lankesh, Living for Justice

Today, as we remember, mourn and celebrate a life lived to the fullest -- with grace, commitment, fun and zeal. That is Gauri Lankesh.A life that stood first and foremost against the politics of hate, violence and majoritarianism. Grace and Civility that was Gauri and most of all: A Courage and Forthrightness versus acts of Violent Cowardice and downright Slander

Is Indian education being tainted by communal politics?

The last three months recorded many controversies in Indian education that hint at the sectarian attitude of college administration.

OC has violated the democratic process of syllabus-making: DU teachers

In response to the Delhi University’s press release notifying syllabus change, English teachers published a detailed response to the DU Registrar

Visva Bharti college row: Calcutta HC orders no protests within 50 metres of campus

University students have been protesting the decision to expel three students on disciplinary grounds

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