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Caste and the cockroach

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest and the rise of Gen Z mark an important political moment in Indian resistance culture. It is too early to term it as a movement or a rev... Read More


The illusion of reform

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The last couple of years have proved turbulent for students preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the sole gateway for admission to undergraduate medic... Read More


Joan P. Mencher (1930-2026): Anthropologist who had the soul of India

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Joan P. Mencher was raised in the United States and was an alumna of Columbia University in New York, where she earned her PhD in anthropology. She devoted herself to anthropolog... Read More


What Meta won't explain about content moderation

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- On July 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a selfie video to reassure young protesters that examination paper leaks would be punished. In the early hours of July 28, Faceboo... Read More


Rahul Gandhi's rise is inversely proportional to Modi's decline

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was once "Pappu", derided for his political naivety and trolled mercilessly. He is now the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), leading the charge against... Read More


Small towns have turned into a boutique sub-mode for writers and filmmakers: Neelum Saran Gour

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Neelum Saran Gour is the author of seven novels, four short-story collections, two books of non-fiction, a Hindi translation of one of her own novels, and a critical study of Raja... Read More


Byron and Shelley's Pisa, still slightly tilted

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Under the shadow of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, elegantly emblematic of the dolce vita feeling that typifies Italy, selfie-seeking influencers frenziedly swarm around its foot on a... Read More


Why does Dipke wear a 'Fly Emirates' tee, and other stories from India's T-shirt revolution

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- While much has been written about Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, I am puzzled by his choice of T-shirt-the one that bears the "Fly Emirates" logo. He wears it every... Read More


Seven years after Article 370, opposition voices gather in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Member of Parliament from Central Kashmir's Srinagar constituency, drew cheers from supporters for speaking about Kashmir and Kashmiris on the seventh ann... Read More


The E20 debate: Tank half full or half empty?

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- From vehicle owners worried about mileage and engine damage, to farmers and auto manufacturers caught in the crossfire, and even the Supreme Court weighing in, E20 has ignited a n... Read More