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Priya Ramani
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Journalist obsessed with narratives of love and hate
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Why is Jaswant Singh Khalra’s story so scary to those blocking the film?

Because his life illustrates clearly what it takes to spread light in the midst of darkness.

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June 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Blaft's graphic novel offerings include Appupen's debut MOONWARD, Yukichi Yamamatsu's STUPID GUY GOES TO INDIA (an autobiographical manga set in Delhi), and the 25th anniversary edition of Orijit Sen's RIVER OF STORIES (the first ever Indian graphic novel)

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May 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Can’t wait to read
To survive, I must tell stories.
May 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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"Demanding #education is not anti-national."

PhD scholar Ramadas PS to @itsswati.bsky.social, as TISS, #Mumbai suspended him for 2 yrs in 2024 for joining a protest on education policies.

On 12 March 2025, the Bombay HC dismissed his suspension challenge.

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April 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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The ideal of the apolitical citizen, who participates in politics once every 5 years & returns to a political quarantine, benefits those in power. Kunal Kamra's Naya Bharat calls on Indians to reclaim politics, writes Kavitha Iyer

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April 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Considering how difficult it can be to achieve justice in cases when the ruling party desires a specific outcome, it is rare to encounter orders & judges who adhere strictly to the law, writes @betwasharma.bsky.social. She tells us of those who do.

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April 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"There cannot be freedom of speech without the right to offend"

Activist Feroze to Swati on the risks of speaking out in #India—dissenters face legal action, demolitions & surveillance, as seen after #KunalKamra's video

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Kunal Kamra & The Right To Offend | Article 14
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March 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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No generation before us has witnessed a live streamed genocide. And certainly no generation before us has witnessed a live streamed genocide while shopping for hand-tufted woollen rugs.... @priyaramani.bsky.social on the peak cognitive dissonance of our times priyaramani.substack.com/p/genocide-a...
March 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Steve Liesman perfectly sums up every one of us that are losing our 401k, retirement etc
March 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What’s the fascism count?
Estonia is the only nation in the bloc with levels of air pollution considered safe under World Health Organization guidelines, a new report finds.
Want to breathe Europe’s cleanest air? Move to Estonia.
Air pollution exceeds safe levels in nearly every EU country — but it’s nothing compared to New Delhi.
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March 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Stunning new piece on my substack about fangirling, failure and tangerines.

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GUEST POST: For Today, Don't Even Dream
Fangirling on Korean boy band BTS helped me navigate failure and depression
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March 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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On 5 March, a Delhi court sentenced a man to 10 years for a 2017 acid attack on a man & his two minor daughters, awarding them Rs 20 lakh compensation.

Our report on the case, the legal battle led by Brave Souls Foundation & systemic delays in acid attack convictions.

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A Rare Victory: Delhi Acid Attack Verdict | Article 14
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March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Indian pulp fiction in translation, Anti-Caste SF & more!

Free shipping within India!

Ebooks available!

We ship worldwide, too, & while the shipping is a bit pricy, Indian book prices are comparatively low, so it kinda works out! (Especially if you buy 2+ books!)

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March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Bela Bhatia’s book India’s Forgotten Country traces 3 decades of state coercion, corporate interests & democratic erosion across #India. From #Gujarat to #Kashmir, her essays document the suppression of dissent & the complicity of elites, writes Ashoka Mody

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India’s Forgotten Country: How State Power & Capitalism Without Checks Fuel The Totalitarian Temptation
In this guest article, economist and writer ASHOKA MODY connects the dots from writer, activist and human rights lawyer Bela Bhatia’s account of her activism to state coercion, corporate interests and...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Our interview from the archives with Banu Mushtaq, whose short story collection Heart Lamp has made it to the 2025 Booker Prize long list. By Basav Biradar

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March 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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In Ways of Remembering, Oishik Sircar examines how law & Bollywood shaped collective public memory of Gujarat 2002. A striking study on cinema, courts & Hindutva narratives. Read an exclusive excerpt here

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Ways of Remembering: Law, Cinema and Collective Memory in the New India By Oishik Sircar
Article 14 addresses threats to and failures of justice and deficiencies in the legal system, tracks successes that can be built upon and discerns trends and patterns that require to be brought to the...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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“The river turned blood that day”

Mohammad Ajijul Haque, who lost five family members in #Assam’s #NellieMassacre, recalls what he saw on 18 February 1983

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‘The River Turned Blood That Day’: Nellie 42 Years On | Article 14
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February 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
So no more pieces like this in WaPo?
February 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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"Kula comes from ‘Kul,’ meaning a clan, a tribe, a community. As the world grows uncertain, art is becoming ‘you’ vs ‘me’—traditional vs modern. But there’s space for all to coexist"

Andre Tully, Kula Worldwide 2025, celebrating diverse art in #Mumbai

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'The Art of the Have-Nots': Tattoo Culture | Article 14
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February 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The resistance will unfold on Blue Sky…or not :) This place is still dead
February 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The same medium, space words and format are used to promote the annihilation of democracy and the drift to shampoo bars.
After decades of using liquid shampoo, it can feel weird to sweep a solid bar across your head. But solid shampoo has come a long way and these Wirecutter picks will get you good hair days, no bottle required.
Our 4 Favorite Solid Shampoo Bars
Solid shampoo has come a long way. Our four favorite bars hydrate, protect, and nourish every hair type and texture.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM