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Nolina Minj
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The Jharkhand voter who will support a party that vows to protect forests
“When the BJP government was in power in 2015, they made changes to the land laws and brought in business houses to use up forest land and resource.”
Nolina Minj
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‘Opposition parties are facing injustice’: At INDIA bloc Ranchi rally, alarm at leaders being jailed
Voters at the event also criticised the BJP for failing to deliver on its economic promises and blamed it for chasms opening between religious groups.
Nolina Minj
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View from the Margins: In the tea gardens of Bengal, neither Ram Mandir nor Kashmir is a poll issue
For the underpaid, underrepresented Adivasi workers of Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, elections are often a time to express their discontent.
Nolina Minj
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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How a Colombian city’s ‘green corridors’ turned the clock back on global warming
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The Tamil Nadu voter who views the BJP as a threat to the education system
Elaiyakumar battled immense odds to educate himself. He now believes the NDA government’s policies will deny education to the country’s most marginalised.
Nolina Minj
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Why Indian companies’ efforts at improving diversity are falling short
Many corporations dedicate resources towards such work. But they fail to address two of the most overt kinds of marginalisation in the country.
Nolina Minj
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A decade under Modi: Sex ratio improves, crimes against women rise
A quick look at how the Modi government fared on creating more opportunities for Indian women.
Nolina Minj
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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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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India’s queer youth find both hope and despair online
The internet helps them circumvent offline dangers and express themselves fully. But in doing so, they encounter new kinds of risks in the digital sphere.
Nolina Minj
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Why Hindutva groups want to reshape Birsa Munda’s legend
Nearly 150 years after his birth, the revolutionary leader remains revered. But right-wing supporters seek to appropriate him in service of their politics.
Nolina Minj
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The backstory: When I went to watch a film while on a reporting trip
It made me rethink my assumptions about movies depicting the struggles of Adivasi communities.
Nolina Minj
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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How three women turned into environmental defenders in India
These women fight for their own communities’ land, forests and water. In the process, they clash against the might of the state and often risk their lives.
Johanna Deeksha, Nolina Minj & Vaishnavi Rathore
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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
Even as they strive to ensure the form’s survival, practitioners resist its use on clothes, bags and other commercial items.
Nolina Minj
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Why Mumbai’s shoeshine workers are fighting the railways in court
The workers are an indelible part of Mumbai’s local train network. But they fear that a new licensing policy will displace them and threaten their livelihoods.
Nolina Minj
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata defeat Mumbai in rain-affected match to become first team to qualify for play-offs
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Cricket: England pacer James Anderson to retire after Lord’s Test against West Indies
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris quota in women’s 68kg
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra shows a spark in season opener