There are lessons we can learn from Pakistan unless we want to end up like them Just as the Pakistani state and society has internalised the ‘good Taliban, bad Taliban’ policy, Indian state and society seem to have embarked on the course of internalising ‘good extremist, bad extremist’ distinction. Over the years, the public discourse […]

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Many HIV positive children are living precarious lives without their parents as they are either orphans or were abandoned. A look into how they are coping with the strict medical regimen “Catch,” says Ashna, while playing with her favourite ball in the park. Her game gets interrupted when she is asked to come inside for […]

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Integration of economically weaker sections in private schools can benefit fee-paying children if teaching is made more effective Being a single parent in a high-profile job, Malvika* says her children were well aware that they couldn’t get into trouble at school and have her called in during the week. “They were really supportive,” she says. […]

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Lessons from a historical grifter Dear commies, socialists, atheists, feminists and other assorted anti-national readers of this liberal rag—today is your lucky day. Since I saw that most of you were so interested in my forthcoming classes at JNU, I thought I’d give you all a taste of what you’re missing by giving you a […]

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It all started when the Industrial Tribunal passed an order directing the Department of Education to release salary for the past 10 years of Maya Devi, amounting to Rs 4.8 lakh (approx). She works as a part-time sweeper in a school under Delhi government. Maya Devi was underpaid. She was made to work full day, […]

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My mother Maya Devi has been working as a sweeper for a school – which is a private school run with government aid – since 1983. She is 55 years old and is a resident of Rana Pratap Bagh. She was made to work overtime and her salary was way below what it should have […]

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‘Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper’. This proverb is often heard when Indians are advised to change their eating habits. so Here’s where the early bird can get a royal repast Breakfast doesn’t have to always be a hurried bread-omelette or idli-sambar. On weekends and holidays, head out and […]

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We cannot allow the undemocratic practice of a few adults deciding what 1.32 billion people can watch (This piece contains spoilers to A Star Is Born, Bambi and Majboor.) It was a particularly tender moment in the recent remake of A Star is Born when the characters played by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper consummate […]

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