The Nowhere Migrant
Tinku takes a hard look at the underbelly of labour trafficking. Railway coolies are paid a paltry sum to undertake this risky job. One poor man sells another for just...
Political Equations are in Flux Ahead of Assembly and Lok Sabha Polls
The Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the week-long AICC plenary session could pit ‘encompassing Indian ethos’ as the political, ideological and social moorings of Congress to counter ‘sectarian...
Despite a Steady Decline in Vote Share in Gujarat, BJP all set to Form Governments in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Moral Victory for Congress: Its Supporters and Seats Increased Steadily in Gujarat BJP won the 2017 Assembly Polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. However, Modi’s party has registered a...
Padma Shri Sardar Gurcharan Singh: Father of Studio Pottery in India
Sumita profiles Ceramicist Sardar Gurcharan Singh, a Padma Shri recipient, who pioneered the Delhi Blue Art Pottery, which later became the Delhi Blue Pottery Trust. Read more about the...
Kannur: Where Beauty and Death go Hand in Hand
The agrarian peasant-landlord clashes that turned feudalism on its head in Kerala provided a fertile hunting ground for Communists. And this erstwhile fief of the12th Century Hindu Kolathiri Rajahs...
Crisis of Identity in Azadi by Chaman Nahal
This crisis of identity of both Hindus and Muslims has been mirrored in some major texts on partition fictions in English and in English translation. The crisis of Muslim...