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Most journalists subjected to violence are writing or reporting for dailies and channels in Indian languages
Most journalists subjected to violence are writing or reporting for dailies and channels in Indian languages
During British rule, musicians and makers of arms patronised for centuries by the native rulers had to seek other native patrons. Brass bands...
The history of the Panth shows an inclusive sect that defied divisions based on caste, religion and gender
“At one time I had called for observing family planning, but I am now making an appeal to people to increase the population by producing more...
We are living in an age dominated by men and women who embody a certain smug complacency – autocrats adept at manipulating electoral victories,...
Last week resounded with loud drum beats and boastful proclamations of victors, accompanied by routine complaints of EVM tampering et al, and...
Amitabh Bachchan was a great favourite of my mother’s lifelong house-keeper Ramratti. “Do you know, girl,” she once told me, “two people can...
Each year early in the month of Ashwin, comes the festival of Navratri when from Bengal to Uttarakhand, goddess Durga is believed to come down from...
How long has it been since you spent a few days in the close company of young female athletes and experienced their easy camaraderie? In my...
Monsoons have played the perennial role of a game changer in an India choking and sweating through a long summer. And as global heat hits the...
“I am fighting for the future generation of wrestlers. Not for myself. My career is done and this is my last Olympics. I want to fight for the...
During the long and fiery debate about the need for a caste census in India, a sudden quip by a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MP ignited a...
Muzaffarnagar is said to have been founded in 1633 by Syed Muzaffar Khan, a chieftain in the service of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Located in the...
Somewhere one had come across a story about ageing penguins. It said that a sleepy penguin may float atop the water for a while and then sink...