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Backstory 2018

  • The backstory: Reporting on UP’s cheating crackdown provided many lessons in casual bigotry

    The backstory: Reporting on UP’s cheating crackdown provided many lessons in casual bigotry

    Shreya Roy Chowdhury
    · Dec 31, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • The backstory: The intensity of caste animosity in this small Rajasthani town left me shocked

    The backstory: The intensity of caste animosity in this small Rajasthani town left me shocked

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Dec 30, 2018 · 07:31 am
  • The backstory: What I learned from the silence of fellow journalists sued by Anil Ambani

    The backstory: What I learned from the silence of fellow journalists sued by Anil Ambani

    Vijayta Lalwani
    · Dec 29, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • The backstory: Intercaste love often ends in death. But what happens when the couple survives?

    The backstory: Intercaste love often ends in death. But what happens when the couple survives?

    S Senthalir
    · Dec 28, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • The backstory: When I realised I could help with relief while reporting on Kerala floods

    The backstory: When I realised I could help with relief while reporting on Kerala floods

    TA Ameerudheen
    · Dec 27, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • The backstory: When a politician from Nagaland made me a generous offer

    The backstory: When a politician from Nagaland made me a generous offer

    Ipsita Chakravarty
    · Dec 26, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • The backstory: When I was moved by the kindness of strangers in flood-hit Kodagu

    The backstory: When I was moved by the kindness of strangers in flood-hit Kodagu

    Nayantara Narayanan
    · Dec 25, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • The backstory: When I finally met the Bangladeshi I grew up hearing about

    The backstory: When I finally met the Bangladeshi I grew up hearing about

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Dec 24, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • The backstory: When I dropped my notebook to hug a grieving woman in Maharashtra

    The backstory: When I dropped my notebook to hug a grieving woman in Maharashtra

    Aarefa Johari
    · Dec 23, 2018 · 10:30 am
  • The backstory: When bulls came charging at me in Karnataka

    The backstory: When bulls came charging at me in Karnataka

    Sruthisagar Yamunan
    · Dec 22, 2018 · 12:30 pm