Takes a backseat

For Kashmir’s students, lockdown adds to the misery. Save for a few weeks, schools and colleges have been shut since last August, and internet restrictions make online learning hard Kashmiris are living in a lockdown within a lockdown. They were put under curfew and a total communications blackout as the Indian government dismantled the region’s autonomy last […]

Videos by migrants go viral

The working class are using digital technology to document their despairing experiences during the lockdown, and creating a repository of journalistic narratives and historical archives In early May, as India’s lockdown 2 neared its end, a group of migrant workers stranded at SIPCOT Park in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, shot a video exhorting the authorities to […]

BJP brand building in burning heat at Badarpur

A BJP worker pays out of his pocket to organise private vehicles, even as constables hustle the labourers across the border at dead of night When there’s an event, even a Covid pandemic, can the Modi brand be far behind? There’s a bustle at the Modi Rasoi, a makeshift tent, fluttering on the edge of […]

Watching mental health

In times of a pandemic, measures to battle the virus can lead to a stressful life. However, proper management and professional help can ensure a healthy mind    Lockdowns are being extended to minimise the spread of Coronavirus and people around the world are facing a stressful time. In such a scenario where the world is […]

‘We thought we would die’

Meet Jyoti Kumari, the Bihar girl who cycled 1,200 km to get father home. She, who has made international headlines, is focused on her studies, but is willing to take up Kiren Rijiju’s offer of a cycling trial “Say she is not here,” Jyoti Kumari said when her father, Mohan Paswan, approached with a ringing […]

Racial slurs may be unlocked

Discrimination against the North-eastern community might worsen once the lockdown is over, as people who don’t know their geography think they come from the land of the Wuhan virus With people locked indoors, there were fewer opportunities for racial discrimination against persons from the North-east in Delhi over the last two months. But when people […]

Some pros, some cons

If Metro allows only 50 passengers per coach, the ride may become more pleasant. But the risk of infection may push Delhi commuters to prefer their own vehicles, whether it is two-wheelers, three-wheelers or second-hand cars What is the everyday commute for Delhi’s workforce going to look like after lockdown is completely lifted? This conundrum […]

We’re poor? That’s rich!

If urban professionals earning above Rs 50,000 a month are lower middle class, how should we categorise those below this level? The finance minister would perhaps call themselves poor It was quite a shocker when Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman called those in the income bracket Rs 6-18 lakh per year as those in […]