Playing the Unheard Tunes!
A poem with a global sweep, depicting the woes of the marginalised and the depressed classes, by Kabir, for Different Truths. Hear a story from a Black American Hear...
The Unseemly Noise over Taj Mahal: Judges Wade into Unchartered Territory
“Either we will shut down the Taj Mahal or you demolish or restore it”, a two-member bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta were reported to have...
Modi Government Planning to Abolish NREGA: Beneficiaries Mostly Remained Outside BJP Influence
The BJP was in a denial mode about this social welfare and public works programme, but it refrained from abolishing it. The party chose to use it for its...
Mahasweta Devi, the Voice of the Voiceless, Passes Away in Kolkata
A firebrand writer, who had the spunk and the courage to call a spade a spade, passed away in Kolkata, on Thursday, at 90. Madhumita pays a befitting tribute...