Identity

How the pandemic has urged three Indian artists to reexamine personal, collective identities through their art

Artists Durga Gawde, Rithika Merchant and Hanif Kureshi reassess their art as extensions of their personal and collective identities in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic

In Tilottoma Misra’s High Wind, inter-community relations in North East are explored through intimacy of fiction

In an interview with Firstpost, High Wind author Tilottoma Misra and translator Udayon Misra talk about the shrinking space for inclusive politics in the North East and the role of books such as this one in challenging those beliefs.

Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book has more than colonial stereotypes — ambiguity about identity, belonging

A close reading of the Jungle Book stories reveals than an imperialist narrative. Perhaps it’s time for a more nuanced reading of his works that allows their ambiguities and ambivalences to come to the fore.

American Hasi review: Tushar Singh's struggle with his identity does not hold much appeal

American Hasi was screened at The Asian American International Film Festival, which runs from 25 July to 2 August in New York.

Should therapy be political? Influence of social factors on mental health may make a case for such an approach

Expressing politics through therapy ultimately means having a political opinion in the first place, before eventually recognising that the issues of the client who comes for therapy also have socio-political roots.

Understanding mental illness: The question of identity — and allowing oneself to be defined by suffering

Those diagnosed with a mental illness often ask themselves: What if my sense of self is dependent on my illness, even decades after diagnosis?

Storytelling for Gen Z: How Yuvaa is centering conversations, content on identity and mental health

The objective behind Yuvaa is to empower children by getting them to speak up about identity and mental health-related issues, which they are otherwise not prompted to do

TTV Dinakaran says AIADMK has lost its 'identity and ideology', vows his AMMK will 'retrieve' party

TTV Dhinakaran also claimed that his Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) would 'retrieve' the ruling party.

Indian airports to get facial recognition tech to cope with the surge in passengers

The technology will be introduced at Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports first in February 2019.

TRAI chief RS Sharma cannot be prosecuted for disclosing his Aadhaar card details: Here's a look at reasons why

Aadhaar challenge has now been followed by a UIDAI warning against the disclosure of Aadhaar numbers.