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The Question That Lies Between Us & Greatness: “Have I Left the Gas On?”

My journey to fame, success, and greatness is plagued by self doubt and questions like, “Did I lock the main door when I left the house” or “Have I left the gas stove on” echoing in my head in full Dolby fidelity.

Purba Ray March 8, 2016

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Arrests, Intimidation, and Torture: What Life is Like for India’s Formerly “Criminal” Tribes

In many parts of North India, across western UP, parts of Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan, the term Bawaria still elicits fear among people. The tribe continues to be stereotyped as the one which treats crime as a way of life, a narrative fully supported by the police.

Inder Singh March 8, 2016

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The Secret Life of a Sex Worker Mom

Raksha is a single mother. She gave up her job as a salesgirl for sex trade. She wasn't forced into it, she made an informed choice.

Tushar Kaushik March 7, 2016

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Sidhu Moose Wala’s Conflicting but Significant Musical Legacy

Moose Wala’s shocking death is probably the outcome of certain avoidable cultural tropes that have been allowed to simmer in Punjab but while the singer wasn’t always politically correct, his music travelled further than most.

Deepansh Duggal March 7, 2016

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Why the Poet Mirza Ghalib is the Most Honest Metaphor for an India Divided Over CAA

While India’s early struggle for Independence hardly ever, if at all, reflected in Mirza Ghalib’s mainstream poetry, he recorded the events in his Persian diary Dastambu (bouquet) and the letters he wrote. He was dependent on the British for his income, but at the same time he was sympathetic toward his countrymen. In today’s times, he would be labelled a fence-sitter.

Shakun Saini March 4, 2016

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The Last Water Carriers of Delhi

The largely forgotten community of water carriers, the Bishtis, walk around Old Delhi, reminding us of a simpler era gone by.

Parthshri Arora March 3, 2016

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74 Days and Counting: How We All Have Failed the Trapped Meghalaya Miners

Though the half-hearted response of the Meghalaya government in organising rescue operations for the miners trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya is appalling, let’s not hold the politicians to a higher standard. Our apathy cannot be ignored; in fact, it only highlights the disregard we have for the lives of the poor in our country.

Kyrmenlang Uriah March 2, 2016

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Why There Can Be No Other Vinod Khanna

Nobody could ever aspire to be Vinod Khanna. The chiselled looks, the rugged sexuality, the undisguised charm, he was all, and more, that a hero could be. Without trying too hard.

Vaibhav Vishal March 2, 2016

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What We Learn About Kashmir From Agha Shahid Ali’s Haunting Poetry

Even as the landscapes of America and India, New Delhi and Brazil, Uruguay and Chechnya jostle for space in Agha Shahid Ali's poetry, his words have always been rooted in Kashmir. A deep sense of loss echoes through the litany of references about his homeland, ideas that are as relevant today as they were back then.

Pranay Dewani March 1, 2016