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In her new book, Kavita Krishnan shows the American alt-right co-opting the idea of ‘Kaliyug’
In the global alt-right ecosystem, Kaliyuga – the spectre of the Hindu caste order tur…
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India’s first railway is disappearing bit by bit. Can we save what’s left?
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway – the GIPR – is the railway that operated India’s f…
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In Vietnam, youth outrage has put the political system on trial
A fatal car crash and a censored rap album, seemingly unrelated and a year apart, have…
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Top updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 162, over 390 foreigners missing
The toll in the flash flood and mudslide in Nepal on Wednesday rose to 162 . Hundreds …
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Is Census 2027 the first step to a National Register of Citizens?
The list of questions for the 2027 census has stoked fears that census data might be u…
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Why jobs are becoming unaffordable for some Indian women
Twenty-three-year-old Ayesha* fought hard to study a master’s degree in social science…
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‘Manufactured hysteria’: Former NDTV journalist Maya Sharma on why TV news has become ‘unwatchable’
Over the years, I was frequently introduced to people this way: “This is Maya Sharma. …
