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42nd Anniversary of 1984 Sikh genocide: Amnesia of the Indian state and society

For almost last 3 decades now, on every anniversary of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs in India, this author has been reminding the Nation how Indian State and judiciary...

India cuts a Sorry Figure on World Press Freedom Day

Attacks on media persons continue with impunity across the...

Police violence in AMU after Hindutva goons attack students

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) faced a violent episode on...

Media professionals protest against government proposal to regulate online media

In a letter to Ms Smriti Irani, Minister of Information...

Girls at Dhabas: challenging issues of safety, or ‘respectability’ in urban Pakistan?

“You need to understand,” I told the reporter. “These...

The students of AMU say a loud ‘No’ to RSS Shakha in AMU

1925 marks the birth year of the hateful and...

This was a Lynching situation: Former JNUSU president Mohit Pandey on attacks by ABVP

Goons presumably affiliated to right wing students’ organisation ABVP,...

Mridula Garg on writing, censorship, and her latest novel

The author in conversation with Lourdes M Supriya  Image Courtesy:...

Madeeha Gauhar Is No More: Subcontinent Loses A Great Cultural Icon

Our sub-continent has lost a great practitioner of people’s...

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