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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. …
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The takeover of a Bandra football ground is part of a larger fight for Mumbai’s public spaces
On the overcast afternoon of August 18, a football match of the Mumbai Football Associ…
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How public canteens in India are creating jobs, supporting women, and fostering democratic spaces
Canteens are under-researched not only in India, but elsewhere too. Therefore, in Nove…
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The desperate wait of families of Indian men tricked into fighting Russia’s war
From the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine border, Manoj Singh Shekhawat sent a 21-seco…
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Living and longer and living well are not the same thing. Here’s why ‘healthspan’ matters more
I’ve spent more than three decades studying how exercise and diet keep us healthy. But…
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How illnesses like smallpox in colonial India exposed Britain’s myths of control and invincibility
As we know, the fear of contagion predominated most British reports of infectious dise…
