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A university is a dynamic space where social, cultural and political movements engage with often conflicting histories of social groups, including the marginalised. Indeed, if there is actually a microcosm of society, it’s the university campus. The university then isn’t just a place for producing and acquiring knowledge, it’s also…

In 2005, fifteen-year-old teenager, Laxmi Agarwal was assaulted. Acid was thrown on her face and body by a close family friend, Naeem Khan. In an all too familiar saga, the attacker, a man almost double her age, was angered by her refusal of his marriage proposal. Khan took his revenge…

As details of the inquiry into Sunday’s violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University become available, the spotlight is firmly on the role of the Delhi police. One explanation that the police have given for their apparent inaction during the mob attack in the university is the flak they received after storming…

If nothing, a section of the Indian TV media should be awarded for its consistency. Issues, and the news cycles around it, come and go but the medium’s tropes and persistence to spin narratives remain the same. 

If reality spoke for itself, Prasar Bharati would probably dispute it.

To mark three years of the disappearance of the Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed and return attention to the case, the campaign group United Against Hate organised a protest march at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on October 15.

 “One of the debates that I still remember was when I was in my first year of college,” says Utkarsh Jain, a senior at Ramjas College and PRO for the debate society. Sitting on the college lawns on a dark, rainy afternoon, he says: “The topic was, ‘I should burn…

So, what can Irani do to stay relevant and on top of the political sweepstakes with just the low-profile Textile Ministry in her charge? Remember the last time when she was sacked as HRD minister? Irani grabbed eyeballs, that too in the midst of an all-important BJP party leadership meeting…