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Salik Ahmad

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Blame It On COVID-19: Of Bad Dreams And A Feeling Of Guilt And Anxiety

Blame It On COVID-19: Of Bad Dreams And A Feeling Of Guilt And Anxiety

Apr 10, 2020

Experts suggest that these nightmares point towards a psychological flashpoint in the dreamer or the collective, each trying to articulate a sense of danger

Dear Editor, I Disagree With Your ‘Both-sides’ Journalism

Dear Editor, I Disagree With Your ‘Both-sides’ Journalism

Jun 17, 2020

The both-sides trope recognises and dignifies hate as a ‘side’. It works as an equaliser, often between a victim and a perpetrator.

How Kashmiri Pandits' Loss And Longing For 'Home' Find Expression In Their Literature

How Kashmiri Pandits' Loss And Longing For 'Home' Find Expression In Their Literature

Jul 23, 2020

How modernity was changing old Kashmiri society was a major literary concern.

From Dacoits To Gangsters, How The Pathogen Of Crime Mutated In Uttar Pradesh

From Dacoits To Gangsters, How The Pathogen Of Crime Mutated In Uttar Pradesh

Jul 17, 2020

The past four decades or so in between those days of dacoity -- a remnant of a pre-modern, feudal order -- and present day-gangsterism offer us a fascinating alternate social history of UP.

Blood Trails In Vikas History

Blood Trails In Vikas History

Jul 09, 2020

UP gangster with ties to police and politicians kill eight cops

Not Just Cruel But Dangerous For Human Health: PETA On Nagaland Dog Meat Trade

Not Just Cruel But Dangerous For Human Health: PETA On Nagaland Dog Meat Trade

Jul 07, 2020

PETA India's Kiran Ahuja says the Nagaland government’s move to ban dog meat will save countless canines from gruesome death.

Why Hotel Business In Rajasthan Not In The Pink Of Health

Why Hotel Business In Rajasthan Not In The Pink Of Health

Jul 04, 2020

Rajasthan’s tourism industry will suffer a loss of approximately Rs 12,000-15,000 crore in the next three-four months

‘Crores Of Rupees Couldn’t Have Bought The Fame’: TikTok Stars React To App Ban

‘Crores Of Rupees Couldn’t Have Bought The Fame’: TikTok Stars React To App Ban

Jul 01, 2020

The ban on TikTok has left its top users with mixed feelings. Some of them say they will try other platforms and start from scratch again.

1.4 Million Followers But Often Sleeps Hungry: What TikTok Means To This Labourer

1.4 Million Followers But Often Sleeps Hungry: What TikTok Means To This Labourer

Jun 30, 2020

Uday Singh, a labourer, couldn’t sleep the whole night when he heard that the Indian government had banned TikTok, a Chinese owned video sharing platform, owing to tensions with China.

When The Law Is Equal, How Do Cops Often Get Away With Their Crimes?

When The Law Is Equal, How Do Cops Often Get Away With Their Crimes?

Jun 27, 2020

The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in the US is still fresh in world consciousness. And yet another ghastly incident of police brutality takes place, in our own southern state of Tamil Nadu. Why don't the cops fear the law?

India No Country For Elephants, Either In The Wild Or In Captivity

India No Country For Elephants, Either In The Wild Or In Captivity

Jun 06, 2020

The cruel killing of an elephant with crackers in Kerala shocked everyone. But hundreds of elephants meet a similar brutal end in India.

Caught Between Hope And Despair, Bundelkhand Migrants Slip Into Dark Mode

Caught Between Hope And Despair, Bundelkhand Migrants Slip Into Dark Mode

May 29, 2020

There’s little work at home, and the cities have let them down badly. Parvati, Santosh and Ramphal now have hard choices to make

Of Two Bosom Friends When Death Beckoned On A Highway

Of Two Bosom Friends When Death Beckoned On A Highway

May 29, 2020

Off-loaded from a truck on a dusty MP road, Mohammed Saiyub did everything to save his childhood friend Amrit Kumar, but only just …

Braving Death, Lakhs Of Migrants Return Home To A Tense Future. Will There Be Light After Darkness?

Braving Death, Lakhs Of Migrants Return Home To A Tense Future. Will There Be Light After Darkness?

May 29, 2020

At least a 100 died on their desperate journey back home. India’s rural economy will be tested when lockdown is lifted

'In Great Distress, Stuck Without Food Or Water': Last Words Of Migrant Killed In Aurangabad Train Tragedy

'In Great Distress, Stuck Without Food Or Water': Last Words Of Migrant Killed In Aurangabad Train Tragedy

May 11, 2020

Of the 16 migrant labourers who were run over by a train in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad, nine belonged to a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol.

'Betrayal By Elected Govts': Activist Aruna Roy On Suspension Of Labour Laws

'Betrayal By Elected Govts': Activist Aruna Roy On Suspension Of Labour Laws

May 09, 2020

Social and political activist Aruna Roy says the relaxation of labour laws by Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states is exploitative, undemocratic, and in a sense, unconstitutional.

‘To Understand These Brave People,’ Filmmaker Travels 1,200 Km With Seven Migrant Labourers

‘To Understand These Brave People,’ Filmmaker Travels 1,200 Km With Seven Migrant Labourers

May 06, 2020

Vinod Kapri, an award winning film-maker, spoke to Outlook about the arduous journey of the migrants, the highs and lows of it, and what gave him the impulse to pursue their story.

Life And Death In Time of Corona: 'It's Easier To Mourn When You Are With Your Loved Ones' -- A Daughter's Painful Tale Of Being Locked Out

Life And Death In Time of Corona: 'It's Easier To Mourn When You Are With Your Loved Ones' -- A Daughter's Painful Tale Of Being Locked Out

May 01, 2020

Achira Dev was left stranded in Delhi when her 'best friend' and father died in Silchar

Life And Death In Time of Corona: Home Alone When She Breathed Her Last

Life And Death In Time of Corona: Home Alone When She Breathed Her Last

May 01, 2020

Harmesh Kohli died at her Delhi residence. It was her 80th birthday. Her family was barred to enter the cremation ground. Did she foretell death?

Students Bear The Brunt As AMU, Jamia Scurry To Send Them Home

Students Bear The Brunt As AMU, Jamia Scurry To Send Them Home

May 02, 2020

From being quarantined at derelict facilities to being victimised by police for participation in anti-CAA protests, a multitude of concerns loom large for the students

Suspending Open Joy

Suspending Open Joy

May 01, 2020

A Quiet Nativity

A Quiet Nativity

May 01, 2020

Of Grief And Joy, Love And Loss: How We Are Dealing With Life And Death In Time Of Corona

Of Grief And Joy, Love And Loss: How We Are Dealing With Life And Death In Time Of Corona

May 01, 2020

The pain of failing to bury the dead or perform the last rites and the blossoming of new life in times of gloom and doom have left mankind in unusual state of predicament

COVID-19 Good Samaritans: Meet The Hoax Busters And Their Unique Fight Against Fake Information

COVID-19 Good Samaritans: Meet The Hoax Busters And Their Unique Fight Against Fake Information

Apr 25, 2020

Triggered by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, R. Ramanujam and his team have been riding science to combat false information on COVID-19

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