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Insults, Isolation, Broken Friendships: Dalit Students Open Up on Caste Discrimination in US
The inclusion of caste in its anti-discrimination policy by the California State Universities is as a major triumph for activists.
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Should We Ask Where Philanthropic Donations Come From?
For centuries now, ill-gotten wealth has been donated for social good – as well as social acceptability.
With Gaushalas, Mantras on Loudspeakers, Are DU Colleges Becoming Less Secular?
While the recent 'cow centre' at Hansraj College has drawn attention, Laxmibai College has been running a gaushala since 2020.
After IIM Kozhikode Reveals Postgrad Students’ Castes, Spotlight Returns to Discrimination on Campus
The administration has since issued an 'apology' for having 'inadvertently shared the documents'. But students believe that cannot make up for the trauma they have faced.
Hansraj Students Unhappy as College Gets its Own Cow for ‘Research’
The area being given to the cow centre, students allege, was supposed to house a girls' hostel.
Taylor Swift vs Damon Albarn: Why the Idea of the Lone Songwriter Is Outdated
Pop music is often written collaboratively, and these teams are becoming larger.
Despite Underlying Sorrow, ‘The Tender Bar’ Is a Funny, Moving Portrait of Growing Up and Finding Home
'The Tender Bar' is truly universal, understanding two key facets of broken childhood: a kid’s growing confusion and relentless fight.
Meat Loaf – A Complicated Musical Giant
Hits like 'Bat of Hell' and 'I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t do That)' characterise a career of risk-taking and genre-bending that also saw some spectacular lows.
Modi Says Focus on Duties and Forget Rights, But He’s Let India Down on All 11 Duties
Of the 11 fundamental duties listed in the constitution, the prime minister can be said to have violated every single one.