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Muscular in the middle

Muscular in the middle

Michiel Baas’s book that looks at the social settings and aspirational trajectories of India’s new middle class is an important…

September 28, 2020

Ambedkar’s legacy under threat

Students protest as Ambedkar University seeks to end blanket fee waiver for marginalised communities Ambedkar University, Delhi, is set to…

September 14, 2020

GDP is not just a number

When the economy contracts by nearly a fourth, it’s bound to affect all our lives, one way or another. We…

September 14, 2020

Truth vs MJ Akbar

Priya Ramani’s lawyer makes final arguments in MJ Akbar defamation suit Continuing from where she had left off on Saturday, Priya…

September 14, 2020

How Kerala’s literacy beats Delhi’s

The fact that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is running schools is one of the reasons why the Capital city…

September 13, 2020

Wedlock in lockdown

Women of marriageable age are under pressure from their parents to get married soon. Stuck at home due to the…

November 21, 2020

Girl child at risk of dropout

With online classes hardly viable in poor families with two or three school going children, their education is bound to…

September 13, 2020

Together physically, virtually in another zone

During the pandemic, families are being forced to spend quality time together but each is involved in their own online…

September 11, 2020

Memes go political

Apart from caricaturing public figures, memes appropriated for political propaganda have not really added gravitas to public debates. Rather, they…

September 11, 2020

Online wars against a girl named Rhea

The story of three men united by their fever-pitch resentment towards Rhea Chakraborty, and their anger and grief at the…

September 29, 2020