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Showcasing Women Who Fought Patriarchy To Help Other Women Over a Century Ago
A travelling exhibition now in Ahmedabad tells the stories of path-breaking women of the Bombay Presidency.
Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions to Postpone NEET PG
The petitions were filed by candidates who said they do not have sufficient time to prepare for the exam because their internships are ongoing.
‘Pathaan’ Traffics in a Sense of Camaraderie and Capacious Universalism
The film may have asked us to surrender our brains, but unlike our present politics, it did not ask us to ignore our hearts. Instead, it took for granted …
Caste Is the Achilles Heel of Hindutva Politics
The BJP-RSS will remain opposed to the caste census tooth and nail, for it will reveal to the country how Hindu society itself is divided, going against the Hindutva …
‘Asha-San’ Was a Soldier Who Defied All Norms. So Why Do We Know So Little of Her?
A new book encapsulates Lieutenant Asha's journey from childhood in Japan to her fight to free her motherland, India, that led her to join the Rani of Jhansi regiment …
How ‘Mughal Gardens’ Became ‘Amrit Udyan’: Rashtrapati Bhavan Website Tells a Shoddy Story
What is in a name change? A lot if, the government wants to make a statement through it.
Why Foreign Universities Are Reluctant to Establish Campuses in India
The proposed UGC guidelines are ill-conceived and populist, and hardly take note of the educational and financial interests of foreign universities.
In Unequal Countries Like India, the Ethics of Public Access AI Look Different
For years, it was anticipated that public access AI would trigger ethical questions. Now that ChatGPT3 has jumped the gun, we need answers quickly.
University Vice-Chancellors Are Apparently Long on Loyalty, Short on Memory
Because of the actions of the Jamia vice chancellor, detained students spent time in jail on the eve of Republic Day because they were practising what the Indian constitution …