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Mrinal Pande

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Trump's tariff regime is causing turmoil. What should India do?

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Mrinal Pande

Living with animals – the challenges and the solution

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Mrinal Pande

The Third Edit: Arid Vidarbha, fertile for cricket

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Mrinal Pande

Showdown in White House, a world made smaller

Showdown in White House, a world made smaller
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Mrinal Pande

Mayawati's struggle for relevance

Mayawati's struggle for relevance
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Mrinal Pande

The Third Edit: Hope in an Oscar

The Third Edit: Hope in an Oscar
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Mrinal Pande

Here's what the Hindi baiters don't get

Here's what the Hindi baiters don't get
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What AAP’s fall and BJP’s triumphant return means for Delhi

08.02.2025 2

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In killing of Mukesh Chandrakar, a reminder of risks faced by reporters in small towns

Most journalists subjected to violence are writing or reporting for dailies and channels in Indian languages

08.01.2025 6

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Mrinal Pande

In killing of Mukesh Chandrakar, a reminder of risks faced by reporters in small towns

Most journalists subjected to violence are writing or reporting for dailies and channels in Indian languages

08.01.2025 6

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Mrinal Pande

Band, baaja, baraat and its colonial roots

During British rule, musicians and makers of arms patronised for centuries by the native rulers had to seek other native patrons. Brass bands...

15.12.2024 5

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Mrinal Pande

In Good Faith: Who is a real Gorakhpanthi?

The history of the Panth shows an inclusive sect that defied divisions based on caste, religion and gender

22.11.2024 4

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Whose Womb Is It Anyway?

“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...

27.10.2024 5

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Mrinal Pande

Lady Justice Got a Makeover, When Will the Indian Judiciary Follow?

We are living in an age dominated by men and women who embody a certain smug complacency – autocrats adept at manipulating electoral victories,...

20.10.2024 3

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The Pandemic of Misogyny

Last week resounded with loud drum beats and boastful proclamations of victors, accompanied by routine complaints of EVM tampering et al, and...

13.10.2024 20

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Bachchan has ensured that even in old age, he doesn’t become a bore

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...

12.10.2024 5

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The Mother Goddess and India's Dilemmas

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...

06.10.2024 4

The Wire

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This support for Vinesh Phogat as an emblem of unbending pride as a woman and an athlete marks a historic moment

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...

16.09.2024 9

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Monsoon in the Age of Censorship

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...

01.09.2024 6

The Wire

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Being Vinesh Phogat — Wrestling with Power

“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...

11.08.2024 2

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Caste in its 21st Century Avatar

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...

04.08.2024 2

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Mrinal Pande

Think, report and write honestly about how shared spaces, hybrid culture are becoming embattled

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...

22.07.2024 6

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Yayati Syndrome and the Unreasonable Power Hunger of Ageing Men

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...

14.07.2024 3

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Mrinal Pande