We are thinking about
We are thinking about
that which subverts dominant and repressive arms of the state, capital, and mainstream media; arms that stretch across South Asia.
The caste of Indian fascism
The private life of tyranny is also its public architect. It is in the private sphere where fascism draws its daily breath. And in India, these breaths are regulated by the rhythms of caste.
The caste of Indian fascism
The private life of tyranny is also its public architect. It is in the private sphere where fascism draws its daily breath. And in India, these breaths are regulated by the rhythms of caste.
The state does not care about women
The Nirbhaya Fund was set up to respond to sexual violence. But with more than 200 crores missing and a dump-yard of careless schemes, one thing is clear: the state does not care about women.
The state does not care about women
The Nirbhaya Fund was set up to respond to sexual violence. But with more than 200 crores missing and a dump-yard of careless schemes, one thing is clear: the state does not care about women.
We have to lose our chains
The margins of the past and present are littered with notations and scribbles, asterisks and question marks, statements and declarations, made by us for us. Nihira digs into a few.
We have to lose our chains
The margins of the past and present are littered with notations and scribbles, asterisks and question marks, statements and declarations, made by us for us. Nihira digs into a few.
That empty place / वह वीरान जगह
Whether it's lists of boredom, the slow slicing of a woman, or silent haunting, Surabhi moves in and out of the underlying volatility of three poems and two languages with biting clarity.
That empty place / वह वीरान जगह
Whether it's lists of boredom, the slow slicing of a woman, or silent haunting, Surabhi moves in and out of the underlying volatility of three poems and two languages with biting clarity.
The police are not our friends
Five years ago, 23 year old Pradip Kute was murdered by Maharashtra Police for playing music while driving his tractor.
The police are not our friends
Five years ago, 23 year old Pradip Kute was murdered by Maharashtra Police for playing music while driving his tractor.
This is mine
On how Maitreyi Pushpa tears up Bundelkhand and pastes it back together in fiction.
This is mine
On how Maitreyi Pushpa tears up Bundelkhand and pastes it back together in fiction.
Nautch on record
Did you know that the first ever voices to be recorded for the gramophone in British India were of two nautch girls in Calcutta?
Nautch on record
Did you know that the first ever voices to be recorded for the gramophone in British India were of two nautch girls in Calcutta?
Monsoons in Dharavi
In the megacity of dreams, survival of the poor often comes at the choice between death and debt.
Monsoons in Dharavi
In the megacity of dreams, survival of the poor often comes at the choice between death and debt.
Where can they burn their pads?
Only 37% of women in India have access to hygienic menstruation. Read to find out why.
Where can they burn their pads?
Only 37% of women in India have access to hygienic menstruation. Read to find out why.