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Bastion of Dutch Ceylon
Over the years, the Dutch Hospital in Colombo has come to have several purposeful roles while retaining its colonial charm In the early 17th century, Sri Lanka was ruled partly by the Portuguese and partly by the indigenous kingdoms. To rid the land of overbearing Portuguese rule, the King of Kandy called on the Dutch […]
Stree and the Male World of Fear
What would the world be if men were afraid of women? The recent disappearance and murder of Mollie Tibbetts was not a big story in India. Tibbetts disappeared while jogging near her home in Iowa in the summer of 2018 and was found dead in a cornfield after a month-long search. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is […]
Sacred Sources
What should journalists keep in mind while using anonymous sources? Late this July, CNN carried a bombshell of a story about how back in 2016, Republican candidate Donald Trump had advance knowledge of a meeting between his campaign officials and a Russian attorney who claimed to possess damaging information—sourced from the Kremlin—about Hillary Clinton. Following […]
‘How will I pay for my treatment?’
SHITANSHO: Doctors told me that I might be suffering from cancer but I had to undergo several tests to confirm that. . So, I went to St Stephen’s Hospital and showed them all my documents. But they said that it is a private hospital and they will charge for such tests. They said that if […]
Apathy affecting poor patients
I was diagnosed with pneumonia first and after that I was afflicted by dengue, which has kept me bedridden since the last two years. Water has accumulated in my ribs and I am living off medicines. I can’t even go out and work. My father died a few years ago and presently I am staying […]
Will DUSU repeat the same mistake?
How young student leaders are trashing Delhi University norms as well as a High Court order in the run up to the country’s most glamorous Students Body elections Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) is one of the biggest and most glamorous university students’ unions in the country. Even though the polls to elect the unions […]
Survivors of anti-Sikh riots speak
In Tilak Vihar’s Widows Colony, the echoes of atrocities committed against thousands of Sikhs remain loud as ever The narrow lanes of West Delhi’s Tilak Vihar are littered with double-storeyed houses, compactly built next to each other with thin walls and tiny rooms. At noon, elderly women can be seen fanning themselves on their dilapidated […]
Scarred survivors
Even though the sale of acid is banned in the capital, it continues to serve as a weapon for men who refuse to accept rejection. More than an expression of their anger, it is an expression of their toxic masculinity My cousin paid K1,25,000 to scar me for life. Maine sapne mein bhi nai socha […]