A plea by Bhima Koregaon accused’s family reminds us how prisoners are routinely denied their rights

Hany Babu’s wife said that the Delhi University lecturer is in great pain from a spreading eye infection that could potentially reach his brain.

Rochelle Pinto

· May 14, 2021 · 07:30 am

Why is GN Saibaba being denied adequate medical care and a life of dignity in prison?

Several legal provisions exist through which prisoners can secure medical care but none seem to have been used to ease the suffering of the disabled professor.

Rochelle Pinto

· Jun 02, 2018 · 07:30 am

Eunice de Souza (1940-2017): Poet and inspirational teacher who lived with enjoyment and defiance

A tribute to the poet, who died on Saturday, by a former student.

Rochelle Pinto

· Jul 29, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Hrithik Roshan's Pope joke: Catholics should stop participating in the politics of competitive hurt

The actor's throwaway tweet would not receive more than a passing glance at another moment.

Rochelle Pinto

· Mar 31, 2016 · 03:30 pm

Iceberg democracy: How the BJP has tried to use JNU to undermine the Rohith Vemula protests

As solidarity grew around the Dalit scholar's suicide, it was inevitable that the ruling powers would seek to add Kashmir to the mix.

Rochelle Pinto

· Feb 18, 2016 · 10:30 am

Pirates in our public library: Why Indian scholars are closely watching a court case in Quebec

The online library aaaaarg.fail, which is being sued for copyright violation, gives researchers access to a wealth of vital texts that are inaccessible in the subcontinent.

Rochelle Pinto

· Jan 21, 2016 · 12:30 pm

How social theorist Benedict Anderson's influenced a generation of scholars

The author of the seminal 'Imagined Communities', who died on December 13, changed the way nationalism is studied.

Rochelle Pinto

· Dec 16, 2015 · 02:30 pm

The teacher and the film star: What denying bail for wheelchair-bound GN Saibaba says about us

On Saturday, Delhi university teachers sat on a hunger strike in solidarity with a colleague who was arrested on May 9, 2014, for suspected links with Maoists.

Rochelle Pinto

· May 10, 2015 · 09:20 am

Not skirts or bikinis, but the very idea of Goa is at stake

The recent actions of several Hindu organisations point to a concerted attempt to de-legitimise other cultures in a state where a quarter of the population is Catholic.

Rochelle Pinto

· Jul 06, 2014 · 06:00 am