All Stories for Issue 16
Life in the Hangman’s Shadow
Nikita Doval • 6 years agoFreed by the Supreme Court after 16 years spent on death row for a crime they did not commit, five men are desperately trying to rebuild their lives. More than a cause for celebration, their acquittal is reason to ask: how many more are wasting away in our jails?
Ban the Burqa, and Let Women ‘Breathe’
Taslima Nasreen • 6 years agoTill the day women continue to don the burqa or ghoonghat, they will be treated as sexual objects, as slaves dedicated to men. Governments and societies cannot allow this
Accidental Jihadist of the IS in Kashmir
Rayan Naqash • 6 years agoClass 12 dropout Adil Ahmad Wani has become the poster boy for a new generation of terrorists in Kashmir
When a fine artist draws a ‘full circle’
Urmi Chanda Vaz • 6 years agoHusain’s ‘Zameen’ will represent India at Venice Biennale; Qatar is exhibiting his works
How the Football Bond Spans the Atlantic
Aakritim • 6 years agoThe history and politics of the trans-Atlantic football connection of Argentina and Italy
Cyclone drill nailed, firm up other defences
Km Singh • 6 years agoWhile the proficiency in handling of cyclones is a matter of great solace, lack of preparedness in dealing with earthquakes is a serious concern
The $200-million football spectacle
Priyansh • 6 years agoEnglish Football League Championship playoff final is the epitome of the game's gold rush
Handling a mobile needs a degree of maturity
Nardeepd • 6 years agoThe cellphone only compounds, on all levels, our already only complicated existence
The mobile brought us our rights, beliefs
Advaita Kala • 6 years agoAs a single woman, the smartphone has been my companion on umpteen solo travel expeditions and also been my “pepper spray” in vulnerable moments
Star Wars gets a Powergirl punch
Bhaskar Chawla • 6 years agoStar Wars pitches its female protagonist as the modern woman of substance to stay relevant