Reservations should be about equality of opportunity
BY SAMRAT, GUEST EDITOR The agitation by Gujarat’s Patel community for inclusion in the Other Backward Classes list has
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India isn’t rape capital and very few Indian men are rapists
BY SAMRAT Two stories related to rape have made headlines the past week. One was sparked off by the
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AAP’s Delhi victory and lessons for the Northeast
GUEST EDITOR, SAMRAT By SAMRAT It was a state election in a small state, but Delhi is not
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Beyond identities
Where were the Assamese during the time of Ashoka asks SAMRAT
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For the love of Shillong
SAMRAT analyses the nuances of the agitation for Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya
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Not just rape
SAMRAT analyses the number of high-profile rapes that have shaken India in the last few months
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Silence of the Dishonest
If the Northeast, or any part of India or South Asia for that matter, is to progress, it HAS to sort out the issues that plague development
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Book Journey to Jungle – The Urban Jungle
In the end, was the book. In the beginning was the word. Every book has a back story. Of ideas. Of experiences. Brainstorming. Sweat. Painful drafts. Editing, and more. This column is an exciting effort to get the book makers to talk of the story, be
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