Fatal faith: Why did UP’s most marginalised turn to Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba?

Outside Vinod Kumar’s humble home in Sokhna village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district, a crowd of women in a narrow lane mourned the untimely death

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India’s Bulldozer Raj: Over 150,000 Homes Razed, 738,000 Left Homeless in Two Years

On June 19, in a massive eviction drive in Lucknow’s Akbarnagar, the State government demolished around 1,800 structures, including 1,169 houses and 101 commercial establishments.

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292 Million People Used Drugs Worldwide In 2022: UN Report

One out of every 18 people worldwide aged 15-64 used narcotic drugs in 2022, according to the UN’s latest World Drug Report 2024. Released by

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Kashmir Tourism Surge Endangers Environment: 57 Lakh Visitors in 2 Years

In the past two years alone, Kashmir has seen an unprecedented surge in tourism, attracting more than 57 lakh visitors. While the record-breaking influx has

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Escaping The Superwoman’s Cape: Review of How Not To Be A Superwoman By Nilanjana Bhowmick

“Women don’t need to be perfect—they just need to relax and cut themselves some slack. In fact, a lot of slack.” In the age of

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Justice Chandru Report Exposes Deep-Rooted Caste Discrimination in Tamil Nadu Education System

A shocking incident on August 9, 2023, when a Dalit boy named Chinnadurai, a Class XII student in a higher secondary school in Nanguneri town

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India’s Gender Budget: Big Numbers, Small Impact

In her 2023-24 Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised nari-shakti, or “women’s potential”, and stated that facilitating inclusive, women-led development was the government’s priority. This

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Supreme Court Ruling on Scheduled Caste Sub-Classification: Implications for India’s Social Justice

In A Crusade For Social Justice: Bending Governance Towards the Deprived, the late civil servant-turned-crusader-for social justice, P.S. Krishnan explains to his biographer, Vasanthi Devi, the roots

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Maharashtra’s Power Struggle is Unplugging Its Prosperity

The political manoeuvring of the past five years in Maharashtra has come at a cost: political uncertainty, economic decline, and rising communal and caste tensions.

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Maharashtra’s Fields of Despair: Can Farming be Saved?

On March 19, 1986, the sun set on the Karpe family in Yavatmal district, Vidarbha, Maharashtra. Despairing farmer Sahebrao Karpe , consumed by hopelessness, laced

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