Stories written by
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
Water-intensive sugarcane plantations of Western Maharashtra hire workers in husband-wife pairs, in tune with the harvest season, necessitating quick nuptials.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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This comic book shows how Godavari Dange worked with women farmers to beat the Marathwada drought
An excerpt from ‘Raindrop in the Drought: Godavari Dange’, with text by Reetika Revathy Subramanian and illustrations by Maitri Dore.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian & Maitri Dore
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In Surat’s power looms, ‘ease of doing business’ norms leave workers vulnerable to exploitation
Wages are low, hours are long and rates of injury are high.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian & Sanjay Patel
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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In India’s villages, some desperate parents see child marriage as a means to survive the pandemic
Covid-19 is increasing inequalities and exposing the existing vulnerabilities of patriarchal control, caste discrimination and capitalist extraction in India.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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Chai migrants: For decades, this region in Rajasthan has been providing Mumbai its tea sellers
Hoping to build a better life, generations of men have been migrating from Vagad to Mumbai to work in the tea business.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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The death of a high-profile Tibetan prisoner in China sparks protests in India
Since July 12, the air has been thick with anger and deep anguish in McleodGanj, Dharamsala.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?