Jun 23, 2022 BJP's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is the former governor of Jharkhand, former minister and MLA.
Jun 23, 2022 It may appear symbolism to some, even optics, but the political significance of an Adivasi woman being the Head of the Republic can’t be overestimated.
Jun 22, 2022 In the name of ‘rationalisation’, NCERT seems to have adopted a method of hasty deletion. Passages have been reduced, quotes cut and exercise boxes flung out. But was it really done in haste?
Jun 21, 2022 The selection of Yashwant Sinha as the joint Opposition face for the President may be a symbolic message for the BJP, which had once been Sinha's party.
Jun 19, 2022 What does a domestic abuse survivor look like? Not like Amber Heard. That seems to be the general consensus on the internet. What does that tell us about believing women?
Jun 16, 2022 Until recently, Nari Adalats across rural belts in Uttar Pradesh offered women suffering from domestic abuse a support system. Then the government folded up the programme.
Jun 01, 2022 Noted translator of Indian myths, Arshia Sattar, speaks to Outlook’s Rakhi Bose on the art and politics of translating myths.
Jun 01, 2022 While the debate initially started with the right for Hindus to pray at the Shringar Gauri complex, located at a western wall in the backside of the Gyanvapi mosque, the discovery of what the Hindu side claimed to be a shivling in the Wazookhana of the mosque has led to further debate and division.
Jun 01, 2022 As the old city of Kashi swarms with media crews and camerapersons along with throngs of cops waiting on the sidelines, some of the city’s residents lament the loss of Varanasi’s charm and intrinsic artistry to the politics of division and development.
May 26, 2022 In India, deities enjoy legal rights just like human beings who are bound by the law of the land. What does that mean for the ongoing temple-mosque disputes in Kashi and Mathura?
May 26, 2022 Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Viswanath Temple Dispute: Kashi is where fact, faith and fiction come together to form a unique tapestry of text, subtext and context.
May 16, 2022 In January this year when a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court started hearing a petition demanding the criminalisation of marital rape, several men in India went on a 'marriage strike' on Twitter, sort of a warning that they would no longer marry if marital rape was made a crime.
May 12, 2022 Heatwave-driven mental health disorders and farmer suicides are steeply on the rise but authorities are yet to take concrete steps
May 12, 2022 Construction and demolition (C and D) waste is considered to be one of the top sources of pollution and environmental degradation globally. It has been estimated that New Delhi produced 4,500 to 5,000 tonnes of C and D waste per day.
May 08, 2022 Mother’s Day has always been my least favourite of holidays or occasions. Why must there be just one day to celebrate motherhood?
May 05, 2022 Successive BJP and Congress governments have been accused of razing temples in Rajgarh, leading to a political slugfest between the parties
Apr 29, 2022 In India, the exploration of food as a medium of the artist dates back to the Bimbedka rock paintings of the Palaeolithic era that depict scenes of hunting and gathering.
Apr 27, 2022 Caught between twin pincers of the market and a communalised polity, Urdu is in death throes
Apr 20, 2022 Behind the record sales of Parle-G during the pandemic is India’s murky reality—lack of safety net and food security
Apr 20, 2022 If BJP’s IT Cell is fuelled by polarising religious content and Hindutva push, the AAP uses anti-corruption campaigns and populist issues to gain followers on social media.
Apr 13, 2022 AAP's recent victory in Punjab and its strong performance in Delhi over three assembly elections show it's ready to fill in as a serious national-level challenger to BJP.
Apr 07, 2022 The ghost as the empowered woman is a new theme in Hindi horror movies
Mar 31, 2022 'The etymology of the word ‘Hijra’ can be traced to its Arabic root ‘Hijr’ which means departure or exodus from one’s tribe. There’s poetic justice in the name. All transpersons are in perpetual exile both from the world and from their own body', trans activist and poet Dhananjay Chauhan.
Mar 25, 2022 Even if designers use sustainable materials to create a collection, the concept of fashion shows has often been questioned for promoting a culture of overproduction that in essence is against the tenet of sustainability built on longer shelf lives of products.
Mar 22, 2022 Ranu Mondal, Dancing Uncle, Warrior Aaji, and now 19-year-old Pradeep Mehra who was called on tv news sets and made to run inside studios - where will Indian tv channels draw the line?