Waking the Sleeping Giant: Investigating the Logistics of Surveillance in India
Written by Anupriya Nair
A report from the Reuter’s Institute found that at least 55% of English-language news readers in India are afraid of expressing...
From Bans to Monitoring, Why Are Schools Policing Teenagers’ Social Media Activity?
From Twitter to Tik Tok, social media has become an integral platform for students’ lives, be it for social, political, or educational reasons. As...
Friends or Foes? The Right to Information vs. The Right to Privacy
Written by Anushka Jain
The government’s push to make Aadhar an integral part of the Indian’s daily life has seen a lot of opposition. At the...
The History of Political Violence in West Bengal
Is political violence an unavoidable part of West Bengal? How can we understand the violence that occurred after Mamta Banerjee's TMC won the state elections?
Too Good to be True? Exploring India’s Refreshed Relations with Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s tryst with destiny began in 1948. The island nation, separated from India by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar, has since...
Rantas and other Enslaving Bogeywomen: Muslim Girlhood in Kashmir
The myth of the Rantas tells Kashmiri girls and women: beware of yourselves.
Bursting the Balloon: Making Sense of COVID-19 Figures
A week ago, India reported over one lakh cases of COVID-19. The country is now amongst the top ten worst affected by the virus....
Of Stigma and Sterilization: The Layered Stigmatization of Women With Disabilities
Co-created by Avantika Bunga and Tia Matthew
Meera* is a young school-going girl, who uses a wheelchair. Her school van fetches and drops her home...
Breaking The Habit: Rehabilitating Drug Addicts in India
Written by Kartik Sundar
The streets of Asawarpur in rural Haryana are few among many in North India which are afflicted with a growing drug...
Painted in Hypocrisy: Outrage Over the Yulin Dog Festival
Written by Shantanu Kishwar
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The Yulin Dog Festival...
