May 1 is observed as International Workers' Day. In illustrations, The Wire recounts the long history for workers' rights.
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Ayyankali, and the Story of Kerala’s First Worker’s Strike
Ayyankali and his fight for Dalit rights is yet another example of how freedom has always been earned and never given.

Laal Salaam Mediocrity
A poem on the personal tussle between standing for what's right and marching ahead with the rat race.

A Tangible/ Not So Tangible Walk Down Memory Lane
When a song triggered a series of memories.

Ursula Le Guin’s Radical Utopias Still Resonate Today
Le Guin used science fiction to explore the failures of capitalist society — and the alternative worlds we could build in its place.

Light Up Your Share of the Lamp
‘Apne hisse ka diya jalaana’ is a phrase that remind one of not shirking their duty, of doing what one can do.

How Many More Battles Are Left?
'How many more shards are left to pierce the flesh, before old wounds heal?'

Bicycles and Dreams
The dreams our parents have for us often weigh heavy on our fragile shoulders. But this was a caste dream. In our caste, to dream is to defy. To …