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Riot-hit people who have taken shelter in a Delhi relief camp fear that it is going to be a long walk home

Buried memories of being asked to prove one’s religious background come alive with the recent spate of sectarian violence in Delhi

What can a singles’ perspective add to the understanding of societal behaviour? Quite a lot, according to a new academic course

An accurate depiction of colour — in paintings and photographs — is a challenge for the artist and the physicist alike

The coronavirus is perhaps a greater political challenge than a public health threat

The SAPP Children’s Theatre Festival 2020 in Mumbai sought to draw in the young — and the old

Several books have long shown how Muslims, acutely under-represented in the Indian police forces, can hardly rely on the men in khaki for protection during sectarian strife

On March 7, 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered an electrifying address at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka that marked the beginning of a civil ...

The 24x7 protest site in Bengaluru is a testament to grit, resistance and unity against all odds

Meet the women across India who are building bridges of resistance by translating and reimagining the protest song Hum dekhenge into powerful regional anthems

In an imaginary watering hole for authors, violence is a hot topic of conversation

The road back to the confines of chadar and chaardeewari may not be easy for the women protesters at Allahabad’s Roshan Bagh

A feminist recalls the days of organising protests and campaigns in the 1970s and ’80s

Social media star Nazma Aapi uses humour and wit as tools of protest — against police action on peaceful demonstrators, government failure to control air pollution and even the coronavirus

Shaheen Bagh has opened a new world to women — one where they are seen and heard

Author and festival director Namita Gokhale’s latest novel, set against the backdrop of the Jaipur Literature Festival, brings alive the joys and miseries of being a writer

Being alone in a honeymoon destination has its quirks and challenges

In his book on mridangam makers, Carnatic singer TM Krishna argues that the social gap between the Brahmin player and the Dalit maker still exists

For some months now, I’ve been in conversation with a dear friend and fellow playwright, Elizabeth Wong. We met in Georgia, Alabama a thousand years ...

Is rock still riding on ageing greats? Or are there new stars on the firmament?

The violent erosion of life — whether human or plant — stands for a collective loss of conscience

The skinny, bony fish with the misleading name embodies the quintessence of the city

A festival doffs its cap to Khushwant Singh, the writer-editor who believed in the supreme power of humour

The rarest of melodies remains that of women singing about themselves and the times they live in