Stories written by
Rajendran Narayanan
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Searching for solace: A requiem for Rizwan
The Ram bhajans of DV Paluskar that once provided comfort seem to have little relevance in today’s shrill Hindutva nation.
Rajendran Narayanan
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Lockdown, demonetisation to CAA, farm laws: How hasty policies have killed Indians
The costs of these measures have been high but their benefits are contested or unknown. Instead of accountability for deaths, there is authoritarian arrogance.
Anjor Bhaskar & Rajendran Narayanan
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How Kabir Suman’s album of urban ballads, ‘Tomake Chai’, caused a ‘culture-quake’ in Bengali music
A Bengali album 30 years ago spoke of those invisible to most, broke all syntax of music, and gave an entire generation a vocabulary of the present.
Sayandeb Chowdhury & Rajendran Narayanan
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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A letter to Modi voters: If you had called the PM’s bluff, you could have spared India its agonies
Your silence gave him confidence, your conformism fed his conceit, your approval gave him wings.
Sayandeb Chowdhury & Rajendran Narayanan
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Dismantling the labyrinth: What I learnt about power and privilege when I quit Ashoka in 2016
To truly create sanctuaries of learning and questioning, the right to be heard impartially must be universal.
Rajendran Narayanan
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The Narendra Modi Stadium is India’s ‘It’s not cricket’ moment
Naming a stadium after a sitting Prime Minister places Narendra Modi in the unenviable pantheon of the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Kim Il Sung.
Rajendran Narayanan
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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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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Modi government should embrace NREGA without trying to defend the indefensible
The government subjected the rural job scheme to systemic shocks but must now scale it up to 200 days of work to combat lockdown losses.
Debmalya Nandy & Rajendran Narayanan
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Aadhaar trouble: How a woman's wages under MGNREGA were transferred to someone else's account
Errors in linking Aadhaar to bank accounts under MNGREGA has meant many workers are going unpaid.
Rajendran Narayanan , Sakina Dhorajiwala & Sabhil Nath Paikra