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
The Adivasis of northern Telangana raise a rallying cry for land and livelihood rights
In God We Mistrust
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
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
Back to the Scorched Earth
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?
The complexities of Dalit identity politics in Uttar Pradesh under BJP rule
The Day of the Goddesses
Telangana hosts India’s biggest carnival of tribal counterculture. Open chronicles the faith and frenzy on the river Godavari
Faith and Fury in Mangaluru
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
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
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
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