The brainchild of rights activist Sharif Rangnekar, the song puts out some much needed cheer and love in 2020.
Lights, Camera, Scalpel: Saying Goodbye to a Lifetime of Work
A day before her 70th birthday, my surgeon mother retired from full-time work a second time, giving me a chance to reflect on my relationship with her and her …
Music as a Form of Protest: 11 Songs From Across India That Stand for Justice
Cutting across languages, genres and styles, these songs from 2019 and 2020 mince no words while breaking down the current political climate in the country.
A Baby Bird Called ‘It’
Our experience of trying to rescue a nestling Myna found on our terrace during lockdown.
Kurukshetra: Unable to Pay Fee, Scholarship Student Being Forced to Sit Out Annual Exam
The student, whose father is a daily-wage worker, has yet to receive his scholarship amount due to the pandemic. He has been requesting the university to give him an …
‘Answers Circulating on WhatsApp’: Students Allege Paper Leak in DU’s Law Faculty’s Entrance Exam
According to a student, at one of the centres, no metal detectors were used to check if any examinee was carrying prohibited items. This isn't the first instance of …
Reducing Diversity by Reducing Access – the NLAT Way?
The sudden decision by NLSIU to conduct the NLAT with no concern for students from non-elite socio-economic backgrounds goes a long way in giving authenticity to the elitist tag …
Personal is Political: Reading Dharamvir Bharati’s ‘Andha Yug’ in 21st Century India
The play encapsulates the willful blindness to ethics that mark mainstream, popularly consumed journalism in our age.
Memories of Flower Picking in Ambabhona
A recollection of my early teens spent in rural Odisha.
It Hurts to Be a Child of Divorce
My traumas are an undying part of me.