Dispatch

The Age of Suspicion

V Shoba

In the aftermath of WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers on the prowl, Hyderabad turns a hostile gaze on outsiders and vagabonds

Struggle for the Soil

V Shoba

The Adivasis of northern Telangana raise a rallying cry for land and livelihood rights

In God We Mistrust

Ullekh NP

The Marathwada region of Maharashtra is buffeted by a new wave of Islamist radicalisation, Ullekh NP reports from Aurangabad and Beed

Zimbabwe: The Day After the Dictator

Karan Mahajan

The liberator-turned-tyrant has fallen, the streets erupt to celebrate, and the breakaway dissenters take over. Freedom is still uncertain in Zimbabwe. From #OpenArchive

A group of Tamil farmers made national headlines one year ago by kicking off a series of absurd protests in Delhi. V Shoba meets key characters from the landmark agitation who are back in their villages battling an unending farm crisis

When Will Babasaheb Emerge from the Storeroom?

Rahul Pandita

The complexities of Dalit identity politics in Uttar Pradesh under BJP rule

The Day of the Goddesses

V Shoba

Telangana hosts India’s biggest carnival of tribal counterculture. Open chronicles the faith and frenzy on the river Godavari

Faith and Fury in Mangaluru

V Shoba

Mangaluru in southern Karnataka is one of the strongholds of Hindutva’s militant fringe. As Assembly elections loom, the cause celebre is love jihad

Jallikattu: A Red Rag to a Bull

V Shoba

A year after unprecedented protests over banning jallikattu that pitted cultural traditionalists against animal rights activists, the rural sport has become a youthful rebellion

Ida Scudder Lived Here

V Shoba

It began 100 years ago out of one woman’s kindness. V Shoba chronicles the evolution of the Christian Medical College in Vellore into a unique institution that combines charity, teaching and medical service