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Karnataka: A year of living with the Hijab ban
They’ve had to change courses, colleges, even cities, or just drop out… Karnataka’s Muslim girl students recount what the sudden ban took away from them
Reflections on a State Election: Meghalaya 2023
There is something very civilised in the way Meghalaya is gearing up for its state elections. For an observer used to the noise and mudslinging that has come to be synonymous with electoral politics in the rest of India, particularly the…
Nagaland Is Yet to Elect A Woman MLA; Can These 4 Candidates Change That?
Nagaland is yet to have a woman Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected since the attainment of statehood in 1963. In 2018, five candidates contested but failed to win. Four women are contesting the 14th Nagaland assembly election this…
Child marriage: Assam civil society says arrests not only solution, need to address causes
The recent arrests of over 3,000 people allegedly involved in child marriages in Assam has created a divide in the civil society, with a section asserting that mere law enforcement cannot be the solution while some arguing that at least the…
Why Putin met Doval and how India navigated US to buy Russian oil
PM Modi’s significant reliance on NSA Ajit Doval and their shaping, especially, of India’s neighbourhood policy, seems to have tipped the balance in Russia’s mind. The meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Russian…
Karnataka Assembly elections: A look at BJP’s electoral strategy for Muslims
Karnataka BJP is opting for social engineering ahead of the Assembly elections by trying to win the confidence of Muslims and cut the mutual indifference.
Fractured Times Are Never Beyond Repair
Kintsugi is the fine Japanese art of repairing ― and strengthening ― broken, fragile ceramic with finely powdered and lacquered gold. The reference to its imperfect beauty comes quite early on in the latest Shahrukh Khan blockbuster, …
SAWM Condemns Murder of Journalist Sashikant Warishe
The South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), a regional association of women journalists, expresses shock and anguish at the murder of journalist Sashikant Warishe of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
Warishe, who wrote for the Marathi daily Mahanagri,…
Why Musharraf should be remembered for his failures
After spending years in self-imposed exile, former Pakistan president and army chief Pervez Musharraf died in Dubai on February 5. Here’s a look at his chequered legacy.
South Asian Women in Media urge for halting further probe against journalist Rozina
South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), in a recent message on Twitter, have called upon authorities in Bangladesh to halt any further investigation against Prothom Alo's special correspondent Rozina Islam. In a tweet posted on Thursday, SAWM…