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Why our acceptance of words like ‘Paraiah’ is problematic
CasteResearch says India leads among nations of people who are not ‘tolerant to having neighbours from different cultural backgrounds’. In India, the reason behind this intolerance and hatred is...
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Anti-defection law needs to go – it doesn’t work anyway, just look at Karnataka
OpinionThe Tenth Schedule has not stopped defections because it’s a paper tiger with teeth made of soan papdi.Ragamalika KarthikeyanFormer Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar who disqualified rebels....
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Horse safaris and desert beauty: Exploring the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat
TravelNot far from Ahmedabad, one can find the rarely explored Little Rann of Kutch, a salt desert rich in biodiversity. Sonal KelloggOpen empty spaces as far as the eyes can see can be beautiful. It...
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Trump, Modi, Gotabaya: What explains the rise of the strongmen
OpinionIn 2019 alone, Narendra Modi won a re-election, Gotabaya Rajapaksa won an election in Sri Lanka and very likely, the British are going to re-elect Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.Zakka JacobThe...
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Away from Right and Left-Liberal politics, northeast India fights a lonely...
OpinionAmong the most detrimental impacts of the present Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAB) is the perpetuation of the feeling of alienation in the region. Bitasta DasProtests in Guwahati. Courtesy:...
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Child safety in schools: Whose responsibility is it?
Opinion The recent death of a student due to a snakebite in Kerala has raised many questions on child safety in schools, including how to prevent such incidents in the future. Ashish AlexImage for...
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Deep House and Depression: How Ben Bohmer's music improved my mental health
MusicMusic helps with mental health, that’s not news. But I could have never imagined that one artist’s music – or even one narrow genre of music – could be nearly as effective as medication....
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As Jagan goes after TDP, Naidu may lose Leader of Opposition post in Andhra
OpinionThe TDP won 23 seats in the 175-member House. Two of them are openly supporting Jagan. So what happens next?Gali NagarajaAndhra Pradesh Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Krishna Das recently...
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How JNU is breaking the myth of the tukde-tukde gang through dissent
ProtestThe fact is that the government's efforts directed at crushing the students movement by brute force has only ended up in galvanising the whole nation to take part in the movement. Nazma...
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Opinion: Let Amaravati be
OpinionA capital city is a community space that serves as an influential marker of a state’s culture, history, and people, but that is now being challenged.By Naga Sravan Kilaru and Vamsi Viraj When...
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Opinion: What's the point of hanging onto the 'myth' of Amaravati?
Opinion The ‘Amaravati conundrum’ has to be solved, but not at the cost of continuing the historical injustice meted out to other regions and sections of Andhra society. G RohithAn artist's...
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‘Tagaru’ Siddaramaiah vs ‘Kanakapura bande’ DKS: Cong high command caught in...
Politics“The party high command has to make appointments from top to bottom without displeasing anyone. It's a complicated exercise and a Catch 22 situation for the party bosses,” sources said. Naheed...
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Opinion: The rise of fascism in India is directly linked to the failure of...
OpinionTo survive, the Congress should replace the Gandhis with competent, efficient and popular leaders outside the family.Nirmalkumar MohandossThe brutality unleashed on the student protestors in...
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Opinion: Rahul Gandhi must realise that there is no running away
OpinionWith the anti-CAA protests gaining traction when the economy is tanking, driving the Modi dispensation into a corner, it is more important than ever for the Congress to put its house in some...
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Why Chandra Shekhar Azad's politics of grand gestures is vital
PoliticsThe notions of public and private space in India is regulated by caste. Chandra Shekhar Azad’s presence in public spaces is defying these notions of caste.Sumeet SamosIt was back in 2017 when,...
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Why businesses must go beyond rainbows in logos for truly diverse workplaces
LGBTQI+While there is genuine interest among businesses to be inclusive, they run the risk of reinforcing stereotypes with uninformed and bad strategic decisions.MouleeImage for representation. Early...
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Why Kunal Kamra’s confrontation of Arnab Goswami makes us uncomfortable
OpinionIndia really hasn’t had a serious forum or movement of readers/viewers to hold these channels accountable. The failure of self-regulation is already a depressing situation.Geeta SeshuKunal...
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By cancelling TM Krishna’s book launch, Kalakshetra chose to remain a...
Opinion TM Krishna’s ‘Sebastian and Sons’ has no intent of creating any kind of disharmony but in fact tries to bring some kind of harmony into a disharmonious atmosphere. Kavitha MuralidharanTM...
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No ‘Love Jihad’, no ‘tukde tukde gang’ says govt: But on ground, that hardly...
OpinionOn paper, this government wants us to believe that everything is hunky-dory and going as per the Constitution of India.Ragamalika KarthikeyanHome Minister Amit Shah. Courtesy: PTIOn paper, the...
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How Kerala will be affected by GST compensation conflict and 15th FC...
OpinionThe rate of central tax revenue to Kerala has already been in decline – from 3.5% during the 10th Finance Commission to 2.5% during the 14th, and only 1.94% now. Vineet John SamuelCourtesy:...
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