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Why Reservation Cannot Be Reduced to a Question of Merit

Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- Every few years, India finds itself engaged in a familiar debate: Should reservation continue, or should it be abolished? The argument is often presented as a question of merit. Th... Read More


WHO NEEDS FACTS WHEN EVERYONE AGREES?

Srinagar, July 28 -- There is a strange power in the word "everyone." When we say everyone believes something, we rarely stop to ask whether it is actually true. When a stereotype is repeated by an en... Read More


When Life Leaves No Choice: How Circumstances Rewrite Human Dreams

Srinagar, July 16 -- Human beings are often judged by the choices they make, but rarely by the circumstances that force them to make those choices. Society has a tendency to believe that every individ... Read More


After the Last Guest Leaves: Rethinking the Cost of Indian Weddings

Srinagar, July 3 -- There is a moment after every wedding that very few people notice. The music fades. The lights are switched off. The decorators begin dismantling the stage, photographers pack away... Read More


An Icon of Tribal Awakening, Patriotism, and Social Change

Srinagar, June 14 -- The history of Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without remembering the individuals who dedicated their lives to social reform, national unity, and the upliftment of marginalized c... Read More