Darjeeling, the northernmost part of West Bengal, has always been known for her natural beauty and tea plantations, which attracts…
Amidst the Corona outbreak and re-imposition of lockdown, political corridors in Patna seem to be quite busy in their respective…
The nationwide lockdown was accompanied by brutal evictions carried out by the police of poor street vendors all across the…
PEN Delhi stands in solidarity with Assamese poet Nilim Kumar who is being targeted by a youth organization in Assam,…
Rahees Khan, a waste picker in Delhi says that “Currently, the major necessity is not just food but also the…
PEN Delhi expresses its deep concern at the intimidation that Patricia Mukhim, editor of The Shillong Times, is being subjected…
The COVID pandemic has impacted not only the medical frontier but also businesses, financial markets and the economy, both nationally…
This statement by our group of former civil servants arises from our deep concern at the assault on the Rule…
सर्दियों की एक साफ़ सुबह। मैं अपने काम पर जा रही थी. बहुत सावधानी से गाड़ी चला रही थी. क्योंकि…
What will be the future of urban mobility, now, during the pandemic and post Covid-19? There are no definitive answers…
In an episode of the popular British sci-fi TV series Black Mirror, the military equips each of its soldiers with…
At the time of the framing of the Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, while stating his preference for a parliamentary form…
The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) fund, a public charitable trust, has of late…
The Samruddha Bharat Foundation recently released the third volume of its Rethinking India series titled ‘Reviving Jobs: An Agenda for…
Many elections in India have been fought on the issue of eradicating inequality. We have had slogans emphasising the same,…
For most humans the most important motivations in life are related to their physiological needs (food, shelter, clothing), their future…
The tragic death of young actor Sushant Singh Rajput has once again brought into public attention — even if it…
Nitish Kumar is a member of the legislative council for third consecutive term since he took oath of Chief Minister…
Nearly 213 countries and territories around the world affected by the Coronavirus are struggling to overcome the pandemic, which is…
On 30th August 2019, the Finance Minister announced the merger of several Public-Sector Banks (PSB). The amalgamation of 10 public…
There is a particularly virulent wild shrub in Maharashtra, which magically crops up everywhere. No matter how many times it’s…
The Indian army smells an opportunity in using the ‘rise of nationalist and patriotic sentiments’ to cut costs and also…
The unprecedented crisis of the Corona pandemic not only affected the health and economy but it also severely affected the…
Most debates about data in India are about privacy. This is understandable, as surveillance is a major risk for anyone…
On 02nd June Telangana State celebrated statehood day and the people of the state also celebrated 06th anniversary of the…
The Supreme Court has finally passed the desired judgement, though too late, on the travel of migrant workers back to…
In India’s own literal backwaters, a small state has been quietly endeavouring, with an astonishing degree of success, to restore…
Just before lock-down a group of veteran activists singly and in twos and threes met general secretaries of the three…
In 1897 in Maharashtra the colonial government introduced the Epidemic Diseases Act to deal with bubonic plague that swept the…
In this unprecedented crisis of the Corona pandemic, the last two and the half months have been quite tough for…
“We are an informal international collective of Indigenous persons, friends of the indigenous, activists and scholars deeply engaged in the…
India has finally overtaken China, not in its economic prowess but in the number of COVID cases which exceeded over…
157 years ago, a short speech made at Gettysburg, brought a war-torn country back to its senses. Abraham Lincoln, assassinated…
It is a jungle of loneliness that one leaves behind, Moving to a hollow forest of thought where sunlight never…
The insensitivity with which the RSS – BJP led establishment is behaving towards marginalized majorities, i.e., the migrant workers during…
Nesting peacefully on the banks of the Ganges, Kashi, more commonly known as Varanasi or Banaras, is a city that…
Rahm Emanuel once argued that “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by…
आज नेहरूजी की पुण्यतिथि है। आज फिर उनके खिलाफ ट्विटर ट्रेंड कराये जायेंगे. उनको आज़ाद भारत का सबसे बड़ा खलनायक…
Indian government decision on nationwide lockdown was right and important to check the spread of COVID-19 infections and fatality. The…
Migrant workers, who until now were invisible to the state and the affluent in India, are receiving a lot of attention. Most…
We truly live in dystopian times. Fearful of an invisible enemy, the whole of humankind is locked in. And yet,…
Unemployment in India was already at a 45 year high in 2018; it has tripled since then to 122 million…
People throughout the world are jostling with many ideas during the present pandemic. One of the main concerns of the…