“The Establishment Has Yet Again Scored Points In The Underhand To Fulfil Its...
On September 27, 2014, when the Prime Minister of India challenged his silent past by addressing a loud gathering at the Maddison Square Garden in the country that once denied him entry showed a very...
View ArticlePolice Brutalities: How Not To Enforce A Lockdown
Lal Swami from Howrah stepped out from his house to fetch some milk, one of the basic necessities of a normal household. He was stopped by some policemen, on guard for enforcement of the lockdown, and...
View ArticleCOVID-19: How Are We Coping, And What Lies Ahead?
Wall Street was down 30%, the 30% decline took place over 18 trading days. Historically, during recessions, that’s happened over 15 months. This is the fastest fall the markets have had since 1929....
View ArticleFrom A Therapist’s Lens: On Dealing With Intimate Partner Violence Amidst A...
News reports from around the world indicate that as more and more quarantines, lockdowns and ‘shelter-in-place’ orders are implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the incidence of abuse and...
View ArticleFrom A Therapist’s Lens: On Deconstructing The ‘Why’ Of Violence And Lending...
News reports from around the world indicate that as more and more quarantines, lockdowns and ‘shelter-in-place’ orders are implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the incidences of abuse and...
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कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी की खबर उस कड़वे करेले सरीखी हो गई है जो तीखा होने के बावजूद भी हर किसी की ज़ुबान पर चढ़ा हुआ है। हम हर खबर को खबर की तरह ही पढ़े जा रहे हैं और हम में से हर दूसरा शख्स इस उम्म्मीद...
View ArticleThe COVID-19 Crisis: Awareness And Optimism Are Our Keys To Survival
Social distancing measures can help to reduce COVID-19 transmission and enable health systems to cope. Handwashing and coughing into your elbow can reduce the risk for yourself and others. But on their...
View ArticleCOVID-19, Caste, Joblessness: What Ails The ‘Gods’ Of Malabar, The Theyyams?
It is April, the peak time for Theyyam artists in Kerala to showcase their ritualistic performances, own the land of Northern Malabar with a godly aura, and give blessings to worshippers after a...
View Article“लेबर रूम में नर्स ने गालियां दीं फिर सर्जिकल ब्लेड से रेहाना की जांघ पर कट...
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View ArticleThe COVID-19 Pandemic In Context With India
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) the new virus which has caused a pandemic has infected millions of people and led to over more than 100,000 deaths, and the numbers are...
View ArticleAddictions Amid A Pandemic: On Deconstructing Addictions And Coping With Them
By Gayatri Kotbagi and Rucha Satoor “It’s been five days since I have run out of maal (weed). I am having a hard time falling asleep. Usually, I would smoke a joint with my friends on the katta and...
View ArticleDoes #IndiaFightsCorona Include Its Children?
COVID-19 has come with a whirlwind of challenges that have brought the whole world to its knees. The health, economic, social, and emotional impacts are all being dreaded. While we all have our own set...
View ArticleIslamophobia In The Times Of COVID-19: Before The Virus, Hate Could Get Us All
The world today has found itself in an unprecedented situation, where almost all countries of the world have come under the grip of the COVID-19 outbreak. The disease was declared as a global pandemic...
View ArticleFrom An Indian Muslim: 7 Questions Our Humanity Owes Answer To
After seeing some of the usual communal hate-mongering going on, surprisingly even in these times of calamity, I have some observations and a few questions for you. You should and must criticize those...
View Articleबुंदेलखंड लॉकडाउन डायरी : कहानियां उन लोगों की, जिनकी बात कोई नहीं करता
मैं पहले चाय समोसा की दुकान लगाता था लेकिन लॉकडाउन में दुकान बंद हो गई, कोरोना की वजह से घर-परिवार भुखमरी के कगार पर आ गया तो अब मैं सब्ज़ी की दुकान लगाने लगा हूं। यह कहते हुए मऊ कस्बे के छोटेलाल...
View ArticleIndia’s Migrant Crisis Needs Political Solutions, Not Just ‘Empathy’
Just hours after PM Narendra Modi’s address to the nation about the extension of the lockdown till May 3, over 2,000 migrant labourers came out in Mumbai and their demand was to return home. The word...
View Article“People Do Not Need ‘Dali Masks’, Governments Do”: On Money Heist And Communism
Remembering the good old days of the ‘working-class hero’ that dominated the world cinema during the third quadrant of the 20th century, one might find it surprising how the revolution has disappeared...
View ArticleHow Can India Control The COVID-19 Pandemic With Parched Water Resources?
With the world’s second-largest population, the non-availability of clean water could prove disastrous for the strong efforts done by the Indian government to check the spread of the COVID-19. So far,...
View ArticleViolent Homes And Prejudiced Streets: What Life’s Like For Trans Persons Amid...
Photo credit: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images COVID-19 pandemic will be counted as perhaps one of the worst in the history of pandemics. The richest and the most powerful people in the world have been...
View ArticleHow Doorstep Delivery Of Essentials Amidst COVID-19 Can Be Optimised: A Model
Almost all the 10 hotspots identified by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare listed below are urban centers. Delhi: Nizammudin West Dilshad Gardens Rajasthan: Bhilwara Uttar Pradesh: Noida Meerut...
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