Wordsmiths such as Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kiran Desai, Banu Mushtaq and Geoff Dyer, among others, will engage in eclectic conversations at the 14th edition of the annual literary meet.
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It all comes down to one thing: compliance with the Constitution, and the freedom of expression.
More than five years after his arrest under the UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case, former Delhi University professor Hany Babu was granted bail in December 2025. He shares his experience of prison life.
He Has Been Arrested For Political Reasons: Gitanjali Angmo On Husband Sonam Wangchuk's Imprisonment
Gitanjali Angmo, social entrepreneur and educator, shares the ordeal following activist Sonam Wangchuk's arrest under the National Security Act.
Mahesh Raut, the youngest accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, was granted interim bail on medical grounds. Many prisoners have no hope.
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On the eve of Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren’s visit to the UK and Oxford University, Alpa Shah, Professor of Social Anthropology at Oxford and Fellow of All Souls College, marks the centenary of the great Adivasi leader Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda’s time at the university, tracing his footsteps and legacy.
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The acquittals in the alleged Maoist-links case expose the vagueness and inhumanity of long-drawn terror litigation in India, which has also claimed lives such as that of Pandu Narote, who died in prison awaiting justice.
I realised that the more intense the sense of despair, the harder hope kicks in.
Since Independence, a number of laws have been enacted that allow preventive detention which have been widely used by all regimes against their political opponents
“The Operative Word in Mainstream Media’s Discourse For Me is No More ‘Anti-National’; it’s ‘Terrorist’”
I am enormously relieved that the separation from my only daughter, Maaysha, has ended. We can speak to each other every day.
- Scars Of 17 Years Will Remain: Aparna Purohit On Lt Col Purohit's Imprisonment In 2008 Malegaon Case
Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit was arrested in connection with the 2008 Malegaon case. He was acquitted in July 2025, after a 17-year-long legal battle. A first-person account by his wife
We became victims of two things—unjust investigation and a media trial that was used as a weapon. The Media Trial was Deeply Painful.
The jail—and the treatment meted out to the accused—felt as though it belonged to another age, one in which the rule of law did not exist.
A Delhi district court granted Mohammad Iqbal bail in the riots case within three months. On March 18, 2025, he was discharged in the Babbu murder case, even as the riots trial continues
In Jharkhand, thousands of Adivasis have been arrested on Maoist allegations. They have spent years in prison before being declared innocent
The poet and activist was jailed in connection with caste violence that erupted in 2018 in Bhima Koregaon. He was 78 then. Though he was released on medical grounds in 2022, he is still confined to Mumbai. In this first-person account, his daughter Pavana writes about how multiple incarcerations could not break her father’s strength and soul
Women’s rights activist and professor Shoma Sen, who was arrested in 2018 for her alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon riots, writes how in prisons, time comes to a standstill, literally
It all comes down to one thing: compliance with the Constitution, and the freedom of expression.
More than five years after his arrest under the UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case, former Delhi University professor Hany Babu was granted bail in December 2025. He shares his experience of prison life.
The Bhima Koregaon case is not only about those who were imprisoned. It is also about the fate of democracy itself
The systematic creation of criminal and security legislations view Adivasis as an inherently suspect class of criminals and terrorists
Death row intensifies the structured brutalities of the penal system and reminds us why the struggle against the death penalty must also include the fact of prison violence
- He Has Been Arrested For Political Reasons: Gitanjali Angmo On Husband Sonam Wangchuk's Imprisonment
Gitanjali Angmo, social entrepreneur and educator, shares the ordeal following activist Sonam Wangchuk's arrest under the National Security Act.
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At a national workers’ convention, Congress leaders accused the Modi government of diluting a rights-based employment law, likening the new act to the now-repealed contentious farm laws.
European countries collectively hold trillions of dollars in US bonds and equities, much of it through public-sector pension funds, sovereign vehicles and central banks. These institutions are traditionally conservative, slow-moving investors. When one of them publicly flags concern about US creditworthiness, it signals a shift in how risk is being assessed, not just in financial terms, but political ones as well.
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This Netflix procedural-thriller challenges the false narrative that casts lower-level officers as covetous and crooked, focusing instead on revealing similar forms of corruption among the ranks of commissioners and assistant commissioners.
From unease to outrage, dissent in Bollywood increasingly invites punishment rather than dialogue.
The backlash against Rahman is part of a larger pattern: artists, writers, academics, and journalists who warn against polarisation are cast as “anti-national”
‘Dhobi Ghat’ mirrors the rhythm of the city itself, where lives intersect, diverge and move on, leaving only fragments of intimacy behind.
From unease to outrage, dissent in Bollywood increasingly invites punishment rather than dialogue.
The backlash against Rahman is part of a larger pattern: artists, writers, academics, and journalists who warn against polarisation are cast as “anti-national”
‘Dhobi Ghat’ mirrors the rhythm of the city itself, where lives intersect, diverge and move on, leaving only fragments of intimacy behind.
No respite for Thalapathy Vijay's Jana Nayagan as Madras High Court has reserved its order on the appeal filed by CBFC challenging single judge's order to issue certification to the film.
Produced by Zubaan and directed by Anungla Zoe Longkumer, the documentary not only archives women-led community initiatives, but also offers insight into the larger socio-economic histories of Nagaland and the gendered roles embedded within it.
Over six brief episodes, HBO’s new spinoff plants us amidst Westeros’ smallfolk, gifting an instantly winsome knight-squire duo
Sitarist and vocalist Hidayat Hussain Khan speaks to Outlook at the Mahindra Kabira Festival about the new age of music, collaboration with Western artists, the importance of art and music in today’s times and his upcoming album.
Gregg Araki, Cathy Yan, Sara Dosa bring new films to the latest edition
Through Manto’s lens, Bombay and its creatures went beyond what postcards or myth-making would have us believe. On his death anniversary, here is revisiting Manto’s Bombay of underpaid writers, inflated egos, drunken nights and studios that extracted labour while pretending to nurture art.
At the Kochi Biennale, art becomes a bridge between histories, geographies, and lived experience. Through immersive installations, the Biennale invites viewers to confront shared histories of oppression and resilience, transforming Palestine from a distant geopolitical issue into a tangible, lived concern.
Bengal’s ‘Mahanayika’ Suchitra Sen ruled the box-office on her own terms. Long after leaving films, her fans continued to rhapsodise over her luminous beauty, which shone through even in black-and-white.
How a Radio Ceylon song, a hurried household, and a father’s sense of time turned a nasal-voiced legend into the soundtrack of growing up.
After Krishnamachari’s resignation, KMB Foundation initiates search for a new president
A Fish Ate My Cat opened Prithvi Festival with a tender, whimsical take on memory, love and freedom
Nia DaCosta whips up a delirious mash-up of terror and wicked humour
On Sethupathi’s 48th birthday today (January 16, 2026), Here are his five best performances that showcased his acting prowess :
In a sea of testosterone-fuelled, hyper-nationalistic spy films, ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s an unapologetic film that commits to its silliness.
Pradip Krishen's 1989 campus comedy was written by Arundhati Roy
Set within the Kashi Hallegua House, a 200-year-old building in Mattancherry, the exhibition brings together artistic responses to the derangements of our time.
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