All Things Indian

#38 Making peace with violence

On 22 April, gunmen killed 26 tourists on a meadow in Indian Kashmir's Pahalgam, in front of their families.

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April 2025

#37 What's in a date?

Gulfisha Fatima was arrested in April 2020 under India's anti-terror law, for protesting a biased citizenship law. She writes powerful poetry and…

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March 2025

#36 Wilfully helpless

On 30 March, Uttar Pradesh government banned the sale of meat within 500 metres of religious places, during the nine-day Chaitra Navratri festival. Many…

Mar 31 • 

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#35 Fashioning morality

A fashion show was organised in a ski resort in Kashmir - India's only Muslim majority state. Politicians criticised it for being "obscene", unbefitting…

Mar 15 • 

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February 2025

#34 Whitewashing the past

There's an ongoing contentious legal battle around a 16th century mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. Now, the High Court is passing orders on whether it…

Feb 28 • 

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#33 Caging the birds

On 4 Febuary, a plane carrying 100 Indians accused of entering the US illegally landed in Amritsar, Punjab. Two more will land on 15 and 16 Feb, after…

Feb 15 • 

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January 2025

#32 Searching For God...

400 million people are gathered on the banks of river Ganga this month for the Maha Kumbh fair. This puts pressure on a severely polluted Ganga, on…

Jan 31 • 

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#31 Until death do us part

Atul Subhash, a techie, said on video that he was being tortured by his wife and her family, before killing himself. A few days later, another man in…

Jan 15 • 

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April 2024

#30 Real fakery

Political advertisements on Instagram and Facebook created using AI have to disclose the use or risk getting banned. But, platforms are flooded with…

Apr 15, 2024 • 

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#29 Ashes of burnt youth

An ILO report released last week said that more and more educated Indians were jobless. In February 2022, a burning train coach became a symbol of…

Apr 1, 2024 • 

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March 2024

#28 Dance of Democracy

Close to 1 billion people will vote in the 2024 Indian general elections. Three Election Commissioners are responsible for them. In recent years, the…

Mar 15, 2024 • 

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#27 Draupadi’s Letter

Israel suspended the work permits of most Palestinian labourers in Oct. Indians became a top choice replace them. Tired of being jobless, 1000s of low…

Mar 1, 2024 • 

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