For some villages, such as Bango, scores of people born disabled, bodies shrivelling at age 40, loss of land, property, and livelihood, are a normalised cry of pain. Sharvari says she is tired of ...

The recent Howrah dumping ground disaster is a stark reminder of solid waste mismanagement in West Bengal, and the dire need for sustainable waste management practices. Representational photo: Credit: ...

Basak, 35, was felicitated by the India-Nepal joint mountaineering expedition team for summiting close to Mount Kanchenjunga. She had to return due to bad weather and health issues. Kolkata: Piyali ...

Those who make these claims never explain why, even today, those in power show no interest in empowered Indian women. Image courtesy: Wikimedia Commons The rise of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS ...

..make India an independent sovereign republic and guarantee and secure for all the people of India social, economic and political justice; equality of status and opportunities and equality before law ...

The rejection of community resource claims has triggered anxieties among the Tharu tribals in Uttar Pradesh’s Surma village. Image for representational use only.Image Courtesy : RuralIndia The Supreme ...

In the dogmatic scheme of things then,‘Vande Mataram’ was more of a religious war cry to establish Hindu glory, before it became a political chant for freedom against the British. The Prime Minister ...

Out of the 650 High Court judges appointed in India between 2018-2023, 492 (75.69%) belonged to the general category. The data was revealed through information furnished by the Union Ministry of Law & ...

Both the Centre and state, which represent the areas in Lok Sabha and Assembly, have done nothing to lift the marginalised women and their families from distress. Mahua flowers being collected by ...

Hindutva proponents dislike these historians because they talk about divisions of caste and class, and why ‘national’ histories must always speak of a common past of the entire people. Today, the ...

The doyen of Kannada literature says private disagreement is not enough to fight forces weakening the Constitution. People must understand the truth and organise to spread this message widely. Image ...

The 90s saw many ups and downs in Indian politics, including the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the issues around the recommendations of the Mandal Commission. The 90s saw many ups and downs in ...