youth

The New Homebodies of the Northeast

Sonali Acharjee

From smart advertising for local tea to promoting the perfect selfie spot under a bridge made of living roots, the young are giving rural Meghalaya a modern twist

The Last Days of Manan Wani

Rahul Pandita

The new face of ‘resistance’ in Kashmir, killed soon after he fell out with a Hizbul commander and shifted base, may have been radicalised outside the state

Death of the Rock God

Akhil Sood

The show goes on but it’s not so spectacular any longer

A Summer of Turmoil Awaits the Valley

Rahul Pandita

Short on weapons but with hundreds of youth ready to join militancy, terrorist groups in Kashmir are reportedly using lucky draws for recruitment

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

Desert Storm

Akhil Sood

Every year in winter, a village in Rajasthan becomes the nerve centre of electronic music. Akhil Sood on the making of a camping festival

Inside South Kashmir, a Year after Burhan Wani’s Death

Rahul Pandita

The Valley’s mad waters (Photos: Ashish Sharma)

What Powers the Dalit Resurgence

Ullekh NP

A new generation of Dalit leaders are challenging the old order and defying social hierarchies of the heartland

The Two Farooq Ahmed Dars of Kashmir

Rahul Pandita

The curious case of two Farooq Ahmed Dars and New Delhi’s misplaced priorities in Kashmir

Identity is Destiny

Priya Khanchandani

In the wake of the Westminster and Manchester attacks, an exhibition in London brings out what it means to be a working-class Muslim youth in Britain today