In June 1972, the first United Nations conference on the human environment coincided with the release of David Bowie’s iconic Ziggy Stardust album. Both still feel disturbingly relevant today
Better Sorry Than Shave: In India, the Moustache Is Serious Business
Moustaches are an enduring symbol of maleness on which hang pride and social standing. In India, however, they also dictate caste equations, employment and how we see law enforcement.
The India I Live In
'I no longer belong to an India whose pride possession is secularism, or where the right to live isn't a privilege.'
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Defamation Trial Shows the Dangers of Fan Culture
What appears to be normal social media activity exposes a much darker reality: fan culture often leads to deeply harmful conversations shaping how people address and redress violence.
#JusticeForSheila Highlights the Precarious Lives of Queer People in Kenya
Kenya’s LGBTQIA+ community continues to face the deadly consequences of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
What Is This ‘New India’ That BJP Speaks of?
For which strand, which class, and which sub-community does it speak?
Amid ‘Saffronisation’ Claims, Karnataka Govt Doubles Down on Textbook Syllabus Changes
Political parties, writers' and women's bodies, and NGOs have decided to stage a state-level protest against the changes.
The Bulldozer Is Reshaping Our Cities and Our Imaginations
Recent punitive demolition drives by administrations following orders without official procedure reflect a willingness to dispossess anyone the state labels as ‘anti-social elements’.
UP: 15-Yr-Old Boy Sentenced to Community Service at Gaushala for ‘Objectionable’ Post
The Juvenile Justice Board found the boy to be guilty of sharing an "objectionable" post about chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
What Do We See When We Look Up at the Sky?
'Before you ask what I see, tell me which sky to look from / and which one to look at.'