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R Raj Rao
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How Maharashtra’s amendment to the Right to Education Act will foster ghettoisation
Private schools located within a kilometre of government or aided schools will no longer have to set aside 25% seats for poor, marginal students.
R Raj Rao
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Can Rabindranath Tagore be called a nativist?
The Nobel Laureate preferred his mother tongue, Bengali, and was a reluctant poet in English. But he was by no means an aggressive nationalist.
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A professor writes: Why a Pune lecturer’s arrest for ‘outraging religious feelings’ has left me wary
An expert in the field of LGBTQIA+ Studies has some worrisome questions.
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Trending
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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The Tamil Nadu voter who views the BJP as a threat to the education system
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Being coerced into joining BJP’, alleges former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
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In the politics of touch between men in India, a German artist finds ‘endless, subtle meanings’
Marc Ohrem-Leclef’s project ‘Zameen Aasman ka Farq’ contemplates the affection between Indian men.
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Why the RSS chief’s remarks on the acceptance of the queer community are insincere
Mohan Bhagwat’s comments do not gloss over the ill-informed statements made over the years by the Sangh and the BJP, nor do they erase years of discrimination.
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Should Salman Rushdie get the Nobel Prize for literature in 2022?
After the attempt to murder him in August 2022, several writers and critics believe the time is ripe for the award that has long eluded him.
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Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Though homosexuality has been decriminalised, two incidents in Pune show how bias still prevails
That the law allows for consensual adult homosexuality does not mean that conservative mindsets have undergone a change.
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Onir: ‘It’s illogical to allow films about army men depicting heterosexual love but not gay love’
The director sought clearance for a movie based on a gay man who resigned from the army on account of his sexual orientation.
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Dabur ad withdrawal shows that the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India amounts to nothing
The company retracted the spot featuring a lesbian couple and apologised ‘for unintentionally hurting people’s sentiments’.
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The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Saleem Kidwai (1951-2021): A pioneering historian of same-sex love in India
He was co-author of the seminal ‘Same Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History’.
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When the Shiv Sena attacked Dilip Kumar for supporting Deepa Mehta’s ‘Fire’
The legend filed a writ petition along with the director in the Bombay High Court, earning him the Shiv Sena’s wrath.
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Homosexuality is not an offence. So why is Supreme Court penalising Saurabh Kirpal for being gay?
The lawyer has been recommended for elevation to the Delhi High Court. But his sexual orientation seems to have come in the way.
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The Field
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals bowlers shine as they defeat Gujarat Titans in low-scorer
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Table tennis, ITTF World Cup: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula exit tournament in group stage