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Free to be queer
India needs LGBT collectives on University campuses. Here’s why University campuses are where ideas meet. Ideally, a university campus is meant to be a space where students feel free regardless of their identity. Queer collectives in university spaces have increased since the 377 judgement which came last year. The Supreme Court unanimously gave the verdict […]
No jobs for locals
Only a minuscule number of people residing near tourist attractions find work in the industry. And most of those who do get low-paid jobs On World Tourism Day, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation assigned India the theme of “Tourism & Jobs: A better future for all”. In keeping with the theme, many plenaries and […]
Aboard Tejas Express
India’s first private train is as plush as the Swarn Shatabdi but after the initial excitement wears off, it may not be the best option for travel to Lucknow Platform No. 9 at the New Delhi railway station has acquired a touch of glamour these days as India’s first private train, Tejas Express from Delhi […]
Paying to watch the sunset
Courtesy of Ravi Shankar Prasad On Sunday morning, I woke up to five missed calls from her. “All’s well?” I asked, calling her back. “Not really,” she said. “Why?” “Did you see the minister’s statement?” “No.” “It seems people spent Rs 120 crore on October 2nd watching movies.” “Hmmm.” “And in the process they contributed […]
This is what won Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo the Nobel Prize
The economist couple broke the mould to carry out field experiments to answer questions about global poverty Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019. The press release accompanying the announcement of their win states: “This year’s Laureates have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about […]
Pool party
Artificial ponds were built near pandals in Chittaranjan Park to immerse the idols. The Yamuna was spared this year but was the festival really eco-friendly? Tuesday was the 10th and last day of the Durga Puja. Chittaranjan Park was festooned with colourful lights, and there was the usual line-up of food and cultural programmes. Residents […]
ABVP burns effigies of ‘left terror’
Feminist collective Pinjra Tod’s call for solidarity with Jadavpur University’s students collided with ABVP’s protest against ‘anti-national’ elements On September 18, as Union minister Babul Supriyo arrived at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, a large number of students there protested by showing him black flags. Supriyo had been invited to a programme organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi […]
Fee furore
As public universities like IIT raise their fee exponentially, by as much as 900% for MTech, students express concern It’s becoming more common for government universities to hike their tuition fees, and this time, it’s the turn of the IITs. The M Tech programme, once setting back a student by Rs 20,000-50,000 per annum, will […]