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Indus water talks: Unbroken patterns
In the deadlocked political and diplomatic situation between India and Pakistan, the recently concluded India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) talks between the two commissioners for Indus Water were seen as a sign of better times…
Exploiting the vulnerable: Alleged beatings and modern slavery in Nepali restaurant trade
Investigations involving money are not always about kleptocrats and big corporations: some of the biggest perpetrators of exploitative finance also exist in everyday life.
Gender Parity Still Far Cry
A recent interaction in Chitwan with a group of women involved in several professions such as the crusher industry, handicraft, farming, medicine, nursing, tourism and academics highlighted why the International Women’s Day (IWD) is…
No Noise, Expletives, But Flag-hoisting, Love & Claps: Manipur’s Poll Campaign an Example…
In Sekmai constituency, BJP candidate Heikham Dingo Singh, who is also the sitting MLA of the region, was hosting a similar event.
Manipur Polls 2022: Why a State with an All-Women Market Offers Little Space to Women in Politics
Despite the rich history, the representation of women in northeastern politics is low. While 52% of Manipur's population is women, only 17 (6.42% of the total 265) women candidates are contesting across parties.
Can this Government think and act beyond statues and honour the values icons stood for?
While Government seems fixated on putting up statues to honour the memory of icons it wants to appropriate, its reluctance to embrace the ideals they held dear is striking
The Nightingale with clay feathers
Lata Mangeshkar was indeed an icon no one in this country can surpass. But she should not be put on a pedestal for she had some terrible human vices
Yogi Adityanath, the Militant Monk
In 2017 Uttar Pradesh swore him in as its Chief Minister. Now, there is no man more powerful, visible, and controversial in India’s most populous state.
Ajay Singh Bisht was born in Uttarakhand, a hilly state carved out of Uttar Pradesh. A!-->…
Tribute To Krantiyoddha Prem Krishna Pathak
In 1975 as a 6th grader, I witnessed one of the hidden underground meetings where the Nepali Congress (NC) founder Bisheshwor Prasad Koirala was holding a secret meeting organised by Prem Krishna Pathak in his residence at Old Baneshwor
Sandya Eknaligoda: Seeking justice her way
Sandya Eknaligoda is very much the public face representative of thousands of Sri Lankan women who have had a loved one taken away from them in the most cruel manner. She came to the limelight over a decade ago as the wife of…