Imagine the confusion when 146 families have just one common address

A debate brews over the practice of putting criminals in cages lined with an itchy paste

Inviting the audience to perform, a Bengal theatre group has galvanised activism in Indian villages. And engineered the scrapping of a Reliance SEZ in Maharashtra

The story of a murderer on the run

Kendrapara in Orissa is home to the only plumbing school in South Asia

The Amazon, Ganga and Brahmaputra are not enough for Andy Leeman. Having sailed six rivers across the world, he now has his sights set on the Yangtze in China. Open meets the tireless river campaigner

Thirty-three years of uninterrupted Left rule in Bengal has left the state’s finances in a mess

A mysterious chamber has been found in what was once Warren Hastings’ house in Kolkata.

A women’s group in Shillong objects to ‘women only’ taxis, calling it gender segregation.

Recent revelations of India’s official attitude towards people of Chinese origin within its borders after the Indo-China war are simply too shocking to ignore.

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