CATEGORIES

Building Blocks Of The Nation

The Public Sector Units (PSU) were initiated by the Indian government during the Nehruvian Era to play a significant role in terms of job creation, social welfare, and overall economic growth of the nation.

Unsafe Haven

When the Second World War reached Goa

Thinking Fast And Slow

Modafinil’s tightening hold over students.

Monumental Absence

The destruction of ancient Buddhist sites.

Joint Solution

Scientists in Assam use silk to develop a new osteoarthritis treatment / Science

The Story of India

How Pa Ranjith’s Kaala changes the way we imagine the city / Film

The Darkest Hour

Dipak Misra’s shadow over the Supreme Court

Speaking Out Of Turn

How the increasingly partisan role of the speaker compromises democracy / Politics

To The Barricades

How Germany copes with a rising radical left

Cost Of Convenience

Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh chief embodies the limitations of Rahul Gandhis Congress

The Diminishing Middle

How Modi is restructuring the BJP / Politics

Drawing The Line

Why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill united northeastern India in protest / Communities

No Direction Home

How the world’s largest democracy treats the world’s most persecuted minority.

Leaves Of Grass

Uruguay’s experiment with legalising cannabis / Communities

Dream Sequence

Image-making with the visually impaired.

Bitter Ashes

The exploitative practices of the agarbatti industry/Labour

Persecution Complex

India’s radical meninists come out of the closet / Gender and Sexuality

Spoonful Of Sugar

Why India’s push for alt-med in the public health system is ill-advised / Science

City Plights

Indian states’ tight leash on urban governance / Government

Digging Deep

Recent excavations raise questions about Mizoram’s history / Communities

Perspectives - Under Illusion

How caste trumped class in the state elections / Politics

The Lede - Disc World

Chennai’s Ultimate Frisbee players navigate one of India’s only mixed-gender sports / Sport

Style, Sass, and Squash

Dipika Pallikal talks about her journey to become one of the world’s best squash players, her love for travel and why she prefers stylish cars.

Good Treatment

Dear Zindagi’s radical break from Bollywood’s portrayal of mental illness.

Game Changers

How lobbyists are redeeming poker in the eyes of the law./Business

Ford Every Stream

A tussle over Meghalaya’s heritage root bridges / Tourism

Getting the Picture

The mystery of an iconic Partition photograph / History

The Lede

Fine-Tuned India’s exclusive circles of competitive whistling / Music

An Awkward Silence

Massive layoffs at newspapers expose professional conditions that undermine the public sphere / Media

Mind Game

An unusual sport’s rapid growth in India / Sport