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The Endless Night

WEST Bengal witnessed mass protests on an unprecedented scale on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day-the midnight of August 14when tens of thousands of people, overwhelmingly women, took over the main squares across the state's cities and towns.

Cause and Effect

India needs to show atmanirbharta as the era of New Cold War’ is rampaging across South Asia

Newsroom in Exile

It was a dangerous time to be a journalist in Bangladesh. Between 2001 and 2006, 13 journalists were killed and hundreds faced threats, intimidation, harassment and torture from law enforcement agencies.

Notes from a Revolution

Salimullah Khan is a Dhaka-based political analyst and public intellectual who teaches at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya speaks to him about the implications of the Bangladesh uprising

We, the Women

The number of casualties in Bangladesh would have been much higher had women not taken to the streets in such large numbers. A first-person account

Jamaat Raises its Pitch

After being underground for more than a decade, Jamaat-e-lslami is back on the political circuit, raising concerns for India

Liberation 2.0?

India must be actively involved to prevent Bangladesh's return to the East Pakistan days

The Hindu Question

Rana Dasgupta is the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, one of the main minority rights organisations in the country. He spoke to Snigdhendu Bhattacharya about the attacks on minorities, the role of the student leadership, the interim government and future plans

When Statues Fall

The protests in Bangladesh were about more than just toppling a regime. It was about reclaiming dignity and humanity in the face of oppression

Seeking Return of Democracy

The BNP will give the interim government reasonable time in the hope that it is aware of public desire for free and fair elections

Rapids Ahead in the Teesta

India’s challenge is to break with the past and begin afresh with the new power centre in Dhaka

Roaring With Storms

Bangladesh witnessed dramatic changes in a month, but bigger changes are in the offing

No Haircut For Dalits

Despite being illegal, despite the years of independence and progress India has made the practice of untouchability continues to plague the country's Dalit citizens

The Age Of Lynching

Incidents of fatal lynchings of people from minority communities is on the rise, even as the conviction rate for such crimes remains abysmal

Pomp and Happiness

Can we ever break free from the unending display of wealth and might?

The Banality of Story

Dear Studio, invest in people, not in products. Tell me a story I can feel-each time anew

The Ways of Seeing

Every artist should be free to follow the path that an idea presents

A Beautiful Mind

People with mental illnesses are left out of the narrative and deprived of freedoms and benefits that neuro-typical people take for granted; they deserve freedom from stigma

An Uncounted Rape

Already vulnerable, India's transgender citizens are assaulted or ignored by the very institutions meant to serve and protect them

We Bleed, Therefore We Are

It is time to formulate a national period leave policy to de-stigmatise menstruation

You Gave Me a Mountain

The Himalayan mountain ranges are staring at a grim future. Freedom from mindless and unplanned construction is the need of the hour

Elemental Emergency

Can we work for a pollution-free future even as we face existential threats?

Anda Prison Cell

Freedom of mind is what keeps you going when you are chained and put in prison. A first-person account

What's Outside?

For political prisoners, freedom becomes a longing for small mercies that make us human

Sita's World

At a time Lord Ram has dominated the political narrative, it is important for women to seek inspiration from Sita's story and break free from everything that shackles them

Men Made Religion

The purpose of religion has become one of control and dominance. Some organisations have even sowed the seeds of communal discord in tribal society

What's in a Colour?

The recent Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee directive about identifying specific colours for a Sikh identity has sparked a debate

Orphaned Languages

Over 600 languages are on the verge of extinction. Among them is Raji, spoken by a tribe of erstwhile 'Kings of the Forest' who today live on the margins

People Who Carry the Sky

Jharkhand has been facing issues related to migration for decades. Nothing changes on the ground

The Die is Caste

The caste system can be weakened if inter-caste/inter-religious marriages happen on a large scale