Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence
Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy.
Aug 18, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula
A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns
Jyoti Thottam's Sisters of Mokama, tells the story of missionaries in the Indian state of Bihar, who bore witness to the tumultuous era, offering a different way to understand the ...
Jul 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zoya Qureshi
The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike
More than a million Accredited Social Health Activists, all of whom are female, were on the front lines of rural India’s Covid response. Now they are fighting for higher pay and be...
Jul 5, 2022 / Sanket Jain
India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir
Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the deat...
Feb 25, 2022 / Suchitra Vijayan
Modi’s India Is “One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists” Modi’s India Is “One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists”
The police now routinely file criminal charges against journalists, including sedition charges, for the crime of reporting.
Nov 8, 2021 / Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia
Gayatri Spivak: ‘The Subaltern Speaks Through Dying’ Gayatri Spivak: ‘The Subaltern Speaks Through Dying’
A conversation on the educational empowerment of rural poor in India, and the evolution of Spivak's thinking about state and citizen.
Jul 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Francis Wade
Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC? Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC?
The MP from West Bengal says she knows how to defeat Modi.
Jun 2, 2021 / Divya Subramanian
‘Where Are the Moderate Hindus?’ ‘Where Are the Moderate Hindus?’
India is reeling from two deadly viruses: Covid-19 and Hindutva—a century-old far-right political ideology whose founders were directly inspired by Hitler’s Nazism and Italian Fasc...
May 14, 2021 / Sunita Viswanath
When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor
Garment workers in India don’t need life-skills training. They need higher wages.
May 12, 2021 / Maria Hengeveld
Parking Lot Crematoria Burn Through the Night as Covid-19 Overwhelms Delhi Parking Lot Crematoria Burn Through the Night as Covid-19 Overwhelms Delhi
Rage at Modi builds amid catastrophic government failure.
May 11, 2021 / Fahad Shah