Mortal remains of 150 Indians working in countries in the Gulf are stuck due to red tape and lackadaisical attitude of embassy officials   Vinod Kumar, for most of the growing up years of his two daughters, lived in Kuwait, earning enough to see his children through their schooling in Kerala’s Kozhikode. Eighteen years of working […]

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From the local gossip corner to farmers worrying about a fair price for their crops, villages in India are facing the lockdown with resilience and faring better than their urban counterparts   A hundred-metre walk from my home is Babu Kaka’s grocery shop, one of the major sources of news for villagers. Standing outside the shop, […]

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As the lockdown continues, students from across the country stranded in Kota, Rajasthan are requesting state governments to facilitate their return home On 24 March when news of the lockdown reached Rajpreet, a medical aspirant from Dhanbad, Jharkhand studying in Kota, Rajasthan, he was not worried. He thought he would spend the 21 days prepping […]

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Amid nationwide lockdown, Delhi’s expectant parents struggle to reach hospitals for delivery. Where there is a will, there is a way The pandemic has not locked down babies in their mother’s wombs, they are making their way out into a world of uncertainty. With the country under strict restrictions of movement and no public transport, […]

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As funds run low amid the global pandemic, NGOs find it hard to stay afloat, even to pay their staff The lockdown enforced to arrest the spread of COVID-19 pandemic has left many jobless, penniless, leading to immeasurable suffering. The Central government itself is now depending on donations via the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and […]

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A review of the book Love Jihadis: An Open-Minded Journey into the Heart of Western Uttar Pradesh by Mihir Srivastava and Raul Irani, in which they explore the mindsets that see sinister designs in inter-faith alliances The cover of Love Jihadis designed by Saurabh Garge shows against a dark green background ‘marries’ two concepts, as […]

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Cancer patients need not put their treatment on hold during the pandemic as additional precautionary measures in hospitals and the availability of doctors ensures their safety The world is facing a pandemic, the likes of which most of us have not seen in our lifetime. More than 200 countries have reported positive cases of the […]

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Four foreign photographers have joined hands to gather resources via online fixed-price sale of photographs to support the poor and vulnerable during the pandemic in India  Four unacquainted photographers were in New Delhi to attend a Magnum workshop with Martin Parr in January 2020. During the workshop, they befriended each other and now they have […]

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