Despite Bigotry and Discrimination, Sikhs Continue to Fight for Dignity in US Politics
By building across-the-board solidarities and bipartisan alliances, American Sikhs have carved out a space for themselves in US politics. But a host of key issues remain unresolved.
The Myth of ‘Secular’ Anti-CAA Protests in Assam
Many have claimed that the opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 in Assam was 'secular'. This is based on a narrow understanding of Assamese politics and hegemonic social order.
The Warrior from Nyarong Is No More: An Ode to Tibet’s Rebel ‘Mother’, Ama...
Imprisoned for 27 years in a Chinese prison, Ama Adhe recently passed away in her Dharamsala home, leaving behind an entire generation of Tibetan activists whom she inspired.
India’s Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act of 1979 Needs Urgent Overhaul
The ISMW Act 1979 has serious limitations in the present context, as the architecture of migration has changed over the years. The COVID-19 crisis necessitates urgent reforms.
How to Revive Rural Economy for Returning Migrant Workers: The Odisha Way
The Odisha government's handling of the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic holds lessons for other state governments in India.
“Their Plight Feels Personal”: CNLU Students, Alumni Come Together to Help Migrant Workers
A group of students and alumni from a law school in Patna have been helping migrant workers stranded by the COVID-19 lockdown. But now they are running out of money.
Baghjan Blowout: Victims Worried About Contamination, Coronavirus, and Their Future
As a botched-up oil well continues to burn in Upper Assam's Baghjan, two university scholars providing relief to the displaced discover a barren landscape of hopelessness, apathy and anxiety.
Not Just State Apathy, Capitalism to Equally Blame for India’s Migrant Worker Crisis
It wasn't just the Indian state's inhumanity that caused the migrant worker crisis, but also the very nature of the neoliberal capitalist system.
Cyclone Amphan Torpedoes West Bengal and Bangladesh, At Least 88 Dead
The Bay of Bengal region just witnessed one of its fiercest cyclones in recent memory.
CAA: Understanding the “Unaltered” Voices in Barak Valley Through the Bhasha Andolan
In the Bengali-majority region of southern Assam, the CAA found widespread acceptance. Behind this, is a continuous struggle to locate a stable identity.