Samsung India Workers Form First Union After 7-Month Struggle in Tamil Nadu

After 38 days of protest and 212 days of legal battle, the Tamil Nadu Labour Department registered the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)-backed Samsung

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R.G. Kar Hospital Murder Case: Life Sentence Sparks Public Outrage and Calls for Further Investigation

Five months after the gruesome rape and murder of an on-duty doctor within the State-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the prime

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Chhattisgarh’s Anti-Naxal Operations 2024: Civilian Deaths, Tribal Rights, and Corporate Interests

On December 15, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Raipur to present the President’s Colour award to the Chhattisgarh police, praising their exemplary work in

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The Role of Women in the Rise of the Chola Empire | Book Excerpt from Anirudh Kanisetti’s ‘Lords of Earth and Sea’

Women had played a central role in the rise of Chola power but as their power faded, so too too did the status of their

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BOOK REVIEW | The Genesis of Indian Environmentalism in Ramachandra Guha’s “Speaking with Nature”

Tagore was one of the founders of Indian environmentalism,” Ram Guha told me, when I had finally managed to grab a seat near him and

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Bihar BPSC Exam Scandal: How One Test Sparked Statewide Student Protests

The continuing student protests in Bihar over the controversy surrounding the Integrated 70th Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) for

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Delhi’s Last Surviving Zenana Bagh Illustrates How A Modern City Can Bring Those on the Margins to the Centre

Cities, bringing people together from different walks of life, are considered to be inclusive spaces offering endless opportunities. But on closer inspection, they often reveal

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India’s Tribal Schools Fail Their Most Vulnerable Students

Devi Singh Paharia, in his mid-50s, belongs to one of the three Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the Santhal Parganas, Dumka district, Jharkhand. He

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INTERVIEW | Gauri Lankesh Rejected the Framework of a Neutral Journalist: Rollo Romig

Rollo Romig, American journalist, essayist, and critic, works for Solutions Journalism Network and writes for The New York Times Magazine. Romig teaches at the New

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Communist Leader P. Ramamurti’s Historic Speeches Show Early Fight for Workers’ Rights in Tamil Nadu

India’s first general election after Independence, held in 1952, saw the emergence of the Communist Party of India (CPI)—the ban on which had been lifted

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