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Nepal, Two Weeks Later: A Young Witness on Rage, Loss, and Fragile Hope in a Country on Edge
Two weeks after Nepal’s September 2025 protests, a young witness reflects on rage, loss, and fragile hope.
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Voices in Discord, Hopes in Unity: Nepal’s Gen Z and the Fight for a New Future
How young Nepalese are challenging corruption, reclaiming streets, and shaping their nation’s future.
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No Nepotism. No Pedigree.No Compromise: Anuparna Roy’s Venice Win Shatters Indian Cinema’s Old Order
Anuparna Roy’s Songs of Forgotten Trees made history at the Venice Film Festival, where she became the first Indian filmmaker to win Best Director in the Orizzonti section. Without film school credentials or industry pedigree, Roy’s debut rejects clichés of Indian cinema abroad. Her intimate, feminist storytelling reframes women not as symbols or victims but as survivors who demand to be witnessed.
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The Science Students Who Want to Engineer the End of Caste
Riya Talitha (This article was originally published on The Third Eye and can be viewed here .The article was developed as part of The...
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When the SubAltern Thirst: Because We Don't All Face The Same Drought
Growing up Dalit anywhere isn't easy, but in Rajasthan, it can be especially toxic, writes Yashica Dutt in the aftermath of 20th July 2022.
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Speaking Up with Pride: On the Battleground of the Don’t Say Gay Bill
Mehak Walia and R Butt write on the recently passed " Don't Say Gay" bill in Florida and its repercussions.
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From the banks of the Danube River: #OperationGanga and the Universal Hierarchy of Human Privileges
C Chandrawala tells the story of the good guys you don’t often hear about. Heroes of Colour.
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On the Unequal Distribution of Human Empathy: Some Bodies Need No Poetry
It turns out you can recognize occupation when it’s white. You can understand resistance when it’s white.
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Taming the Snake in The Sarson: Punjab’s Protesting Farmers and their Global Community of Support
In a follow-up piece to our primer on the farm laws, Ashveer Pal Singh explores the aftermath of the repealment on the farmer's protest.
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On Future Assets and Filth: Why Women’s Safety Isn’t a Priority Investment in IIT Guwahati
Swonshutaa Dash and R. Butt reflect on the IIT Guwahati rape case where the accused was granted bail on account of being a future asset.
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Accounting for Afghanistan: Where do we go from here?
Heer Nimavat speaks to Afghan research scholars about Afghanistan, before and after the Taliban coup.
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Pakistan, Trigger Warning: Because Enabling Femicide Is A Trigger In Its Own Right
Trite words, stats, and another outraged article aside, there has to be more.
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A Gold Medal In Misogyny: Gender-Based Discrimination in the Olympics and Beyond
While this year's Olympics saw athletes perform in extraordinary circumstances, what stood out was the rampant sexism and misogyny.
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Vaccine Slot Machine: How India fell behind in the Race for COVID Immunisation
As part of the TLP X Aara Health collaboration, the authors discuss India's current vaccine policy and its shortcomings.
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#SaveLakshadweep: A perennial fight for indigenous rights in paradise
An explainer by The Indian School of Democracy on the recent turmoil in Lakshwadeep, and what’s at stake for the indigenous community.
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Fahashi and Basic Feminism: Victim Blaming in Imran Khan’s Pakistan
A. Mirza discusses how Imran Khan's statements reflect the dismissiveness of South Asia's leading powers on victim-blaming and rape culture.
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The Borrowers Tale: App-based Loan Sharks & the Undoing of Women's Safety
Vishwa Naik and Soumya Ahuja discuss payday loans and their impact on financial inclusion and empowerment for women.
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Palestine: On Struggle and Solidarity
TLP's explainer on what fuelled the latest wave of Israeli-Palestinian clashes.
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Non-Fungible What Now? Explaining NFTs, #DisasterGirl, and the New Era of Digital Art
Fatema Pittalwala makes sense of this new financial-crypto-art-boom, and what are the potential uses?
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From the Editorial Desk: A Note on the Current Situation in India and Resources to Help
In moments of tragedy, we look to find what is helping, who is helping, how we can help. We’ve compiled a list of resources that can help.
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