The CAA+NRC Protests: Who is the New Opposition in India?
Authored by Aarathi Ganesan
Protests are erupting all over the country, some peaceful, some violent. Some feature students, others citizens, and some, according to the...
Environment as a Journalism Beat, In Post-Independence India
There is a photograph from 1973, that I consider to be an iconic image. Taken in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal, it depicts four women, facing the...
The Bastion Dialogues: Dr. Uma Maheshwari Chimirala
Interviewed by Ayush Jain on 11th March 2019
This week, The Bastion’s Ayush Jain delved deep into the Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) system. Set...
The Refoulement of Rohingyas: A threat to (Inter)National Interest
Researched and written by Gauri Bansal
The recent declaration by Kiren Rijiju ─ the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs ─ on the deportation...
The Bastion Dialogues: Parth Shah
Parth J. Shah (PS), Founder and Chairman of the Centre for Civil Society and the Director of the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP),...
May the Pop be With You! Integrating Popular Culture in Indian Classrooms
“Koi mujhko ye bataaye,
Kyun ye doori aur majboori?
Iss duniya ki kya story,
Kiske haath mein kiski dori?”
Some of you might have already started humming along....
Dialogues: Dr. K.S. Chalam on the Political Economy of Caste in India
"The characterization of caste as division of labourers does not fully explain the discriminatory and unpaid labour of untouchables and artisan castes in the...
Namma Metro Effect: Re-imagining Urban Development
Written by Goutham Nijalingappa
The Metro rail systems have found huge success as a public transport option in Indian cities. With more than 660 km of...
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....
Tracing the Steady Demise of the Congress: What Happened to India’s Grand Old Party?
Researched and written by Arjav Kulshreshtha.
As a dominant political force, the Indian National Congress (INC) has had an unprecedented impact on the country, unlike...
