Sec 144, CrPC: Is the law being misused? I find out
Here is a piece I wrote for Article 14 on Section 144 of the CrPC: This is the law that
Category: Journalism
The business of caste in India
Priyanka P. Narain and Pallavi SIngh Mumbai/New Delhi: Images of adventure reside in their collective memory—journeys into the cobbled streets
Bihar’s IIT dream
Patna: Along the busy Rajendra Nagar flyover in Patna, the skyline is dotted with huge, irregularly placed hoardings. More than
Patna’s Brave New Nights
Pallavi SinghPatna That hot June afternoon in 1992 left an indelible imprint on Shanker Dutt’s memory. “June 5, in fact,
Rise of India’s caste warrior
Pallavi SinghDuhai, Ghaziabad: Caste is most often seen through the prism of conflict—the heated national debates about reservations, the political
Islamic students body on a mission for peace
Pallavi SinghNew Delhi: Hashmatullah Khan says the combination invites scrutiny: students, computers and Islam. In his case, it gets worse.
Government’s madrasa reform plan hits theological hurdle
New Delhi: The impasse over a government proposal to modernize madrasas, or traditional Islamic schools, illustrates how a “minority mindset”
In the job market, Caste role reversal
I am absolutely thrilled to share another story on caste. This one again has gone missing from Mint’s website. I
Dalit Capitalism
I covered Dalit capitalism for Mint in its early days when DICCI as a chamber of commerce for the Dalit
Protected: Why Should Boys Have All The Fun?
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Changing approach to dealing with rape
The young girl, visibly bruised and shaken, was brought for questioning amid blaring sirens and numerous cops stirred by her
‘Good research is vital’
This very interesting interview with Alpa Shah is a must-read for anyone aspiring to write narrative non-fiction. Shah, a professor
The Girl With The Peacock Tattoo
It was always the tattoo that stood out. Peacock tattoo on the waist. It hurt to get it done but
WHAT ATISHI’S DEFEAT AND PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR’S WIN TELL US ABOUT INDIA
More than 100 years ago, in the iconic Citizenship In A Republic speech, US President Theodore Roosevelt outlined the key
Nightmarch: an intimate journey into India’s Naxal heartlands
Alpa Shah’s book is an insightful exploration of conflict and its origins, and how the understanding of both eludes politics and policies for tribals in India.
Is the Aam Aadmi Party dying?
Once a beacon and anchor for those fed up with corruption, the AAP’s ambition of achieving national prominence seems to be over.
#Elections2019: Five ways the media says all is not well with the saffron sweep
One of the most compelling worries of the fourth estate in recent years has been the restricted window of communication
What Atishi’s defeat and Pragya Singh Thakur’s win tell us about India
More than 100 years ago, in the iconic Citizenship In A Republic speech, US President Theodore Roosevelt outlined the key
Thrills, TRPs and precarious predictions: can we trust exit polls?
Without transparency on methodology, exit polls are more like an astrologer’s day at the science fair with its share of hits and misses.
Bhicoo Manekshaw | Feast of love
On a December day in 1974, at a small dinner party to celebrate the wedding of then prime minister Indira
From Bhopal to London, quest for justice travels in a bottle
Bhopal: It was probably the label that deterred shoppers in London from grabbing a free bottle of water being distributed
Bharti’s cellular theory of growth
Olhanpur, Bihar: Until about three years ago, Nizamuddin Ansari, 65, a retired head clerk from the Indian Railways mail service,
Reading Hindustan in Bihar
Raghopur, Bihar: At 3am, a newspaper van from Searchlite Printing Press in Patna sets out in the dark with bundles
Kamla Balan bridge: it’s a disaster waiting to happen
Jhanjharpur, Bihar: On an apology of a road leading to this small town in Madhubani district, thick and diverse traffic—from
Indian campuses get a foreign flavour
Opportunity brought Tatiana Alejandra Cardona to Phagwara, 335km north of New Delhi. This past summer, during her arduous search for
Jamia Millia fights to preserve secular spirit
In just a fortnight, Jamia Nagar, best known as the host of the historic Jamia Millia Islamia, has become a
25 years on, what’s next for Mayawati?
Kairana, Muzaffarnagar: The young lady was dark, dressed in a salwar-suit, and had been through college —a rarity for a
