Violence and stampedes at railway stations during the festive season point to the underlying stress in the network that serves as India’s lifeline.
Last week, the journalist was granted bail after the court quashed several charges against him. However, he is yet to be released.
Achin Vanaik had drawn parallels between Zionism and Hindutva nationalism and questioned why one act of violence is labelled terrorism and others are not.
Child mortality, a key indicator, has decreased but the country’s access to nutrition remains precarious.
An excerpt from ‘Explorations in Colonial Bengal: Essays on Religion, Society, and Culture,’ edited by Achintya Kumar Dutta.
An excerpt from ‘Spellcasters,’ by Rajat Chaudhuri.
An excerpt from ‘Wives and Widows at Work: Women’s Labour in Agrarian Bengal, Then and Now,’ by Deepita Chakravarty and Ishita Chakravarty.
