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March 8, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Seventh Phase: Who will win the Religion and Caste Ridden Assembly Polls in UP?

The seventh and last phase of the polls comes to an end this evening at 5PM, with almost 14 crore electors voting for the 17th UP Assembly. While psephologist...

March 6, 2017
Debjani Guha
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Girl-child in Labour and Learning: A Case Study in North-24 Parganas

Twenty five girls of age group 7 to 13 years from ten National Child Labour Project schools of North-24- pgs were studied. It was found that 72% girls are from...

March 4, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Modi Polarises Phase Six Polls of UP Assembly; First Phase of Poll in Manipur Begins Today

Narendra Modi has moved centre stage in U.P. in the closing days of the campaign, shifting from a sharp attack on the shortcomings of his political rivals to a dual...

February 24, 2017
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Gender

The Prince of Kolkata Bats for the Unsung Princesses

In its endeavour to ensure access to education for the girl-child, CRY receives support from the legendary Sourav Ganguly, who, apart from being a cricket-icon, is also a doting father to...

February 23, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

That Language Named Urdu

The fictional character of Urdu having a Muslim character persisted in times of Premchand and also exists till now. During one of his lectures delivered in Bombay during the...

February 16, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu and its Allahabadi Life

Fehmida Riaz, a Pakistani poetess, like other famous Urdu poets, wrote an elegy in fond memory of Firaq. In her notes to the book, Four Walls and a Black Veil,...

January 17, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Mamta beautifully depicts the supermarket of religion that springs up, in Allahabad, every year, where religion is commerce. Here Moksha (salvation) is an annual dose. The imagery and metaphors are picturesque...

January 16, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Despite Hearing Disability Kadar ekes out a Living Selling Socks

Life is not easy for 61-year old Kadar. Though he is neither sad nor depressed, asking about his hearing disability is a delicate task. He lost his hearing ability at...

January 15, 2017
Geethanjali Dilip
Travel & Food

Lotus Island with G Strings, Major and Minor

The El Dorado and Rome of the East, Goa was the portal of golden dreams where, Lisbon floated Azure aspirations harbouring adventurous vessels that anchored in the Arabian Sea. The Portuguese...

January 3, 2017
Saheli Mitra
Crime, Gender, Human Rights

Open Letter of a Woman to the New Year Star

She is the woman of the world. She loves stars, those twinkling little stars that dangled on her poetry book and sparkled on cold nights to give her company and...

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