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The Santos Family vs Silent Spectators
Valerian Santos raised his boys to never be mute witnesses to a crime, to always intervene – no matter what the consequences.
Posted inEarth
The Tribal Teacher Who Changed the Destinies of Odisha’s Adivasi Children
Tulasi Appa was only 13 years old when she decided to devote all her time toward educating children from the Munda tribe that she belongs to. She’d spent her formative years working in a stone quarry, but that did not deter her from starting her first school in 1966 in Odisha's Serenda village under a Mahua tree on a borrowed plot of land on the village’s periphery.
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New Dept to Keep Bad Jokes in Check
After the furore over a comic’s video snowballed into a crisis, the government has rolled out a set of guidelines to protect our “national treasures”.
Posted inModern Family
Amma and I: Roommates turned BFFs
Amma and I were put together in a room by fate, but our relationship has bloomed because of trust and empathy. In fact, I can’t recall having a better friend in the truest sense of the word.
Posted inPOV
“Editorial, You’re F***ed”
The reference to journalism as “content” implies that journalism isn’t about telling people things they need to know, but about grabbing as many eyeballs as possible.
Posted inPeople
The Wind Will Carry You, Abbas Kiarostami
Kiarostami’s films didn’t remind me of particular incidents from my own youth, but they revived the sensory and emotional experiences of childhood.
Posted inEarth
Of Summertime, Sunshine and Forests that Catch Fire
A writer from Uttarakhand travels through his beloved hills and tells us how kaafal berries and wildfires have always signalled summer. What changed this year?
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The Last Brigade Call
On June 11, two firemen will raise a toast in honour of their brave mentor, who would’ve turned 51, if not for a deadly blaze.
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The Seat Mafia of Mumbai Locals
There’s no way in hell you can do anything about the Cosa Nostra of the train. Or can you? It takes nearly a lynching for Arré to find out.