Maharashtra

Beware the Cow Boys and Girls

Haima Deshpande

Cow vigilantes come in all shades—from a man who maintains peace with Muslim neighbours to a woman who gave up a glamorous career for it

Dalit: The Overcomers

Kumar Anshuman

A warmer Dalit story beyond the familiar narrative of discrimination, dispossession and brutalisation. Open portrays lives that have turned adversity into opportunity

Foreign Superfoods: The Global Gut

Madhavankutty Pillai

It is not surpising that foreign superfoods like chia and quinoa are now being grown on Indian soil. Just under half of what the country eats has its origins elsewhere

Urmila Pawar: Voice of the Voiceless

Open

Her autobiography, Aaidan, or The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman’s Memoirs, is a profound inspiration

Nana Patekar: Peasant Surprise

Open

Eccentric and usually publicity averse, Patekar has been instrumental in making the drought in Maharashtra a public concern

The Define Comedy

S Prasannarajan

What unites kitschy nationalists and secular fundamentalists?

Water Riot Scare in Maharashtra

Open

Water-starved residents have been attacking tankers and taking away the water. Such escalations are becoming common across Latur

The Self in the Selfie

Sreedeep

Living dangerously inside a camera

The Lost Mothers of Yavatmal

Haima Deshpande

In a border district of Maharashtra, a large number of women are stigmatised for being abandoned by men after pregnancy

A Bittersweet Nightmare

Ambrish Mithal

Contrary to popular belief, diabetes is no longer restricted to the affluent anymore. Some of the worst affected are those who have migrated from an active rural lifestyle to an urban sedentary job