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prisons

10 Things That Need to Change in Indian Prisons
Prison reform activist and lawyer Ajay Verma defines what's wrong with our prison system.
Maroosha Muzaffar
5.14.18
addiction

Photographer Ronny Sen on Brown Sugar Addicts in Kolkata
"Addiction is complicated, and there’s a limited understanding of what recovery entails."
Ronny Sen
5.11.18
manual labour

The Music Man of Lucknow’s Labour Markets
With a bicycle, laptop, and a portable router, Rupesh Kumar Nishad went from manual labourer to entrepreneur.
Biswajeet Banerjee
5.10.18
Drugs

Drug Users Talk About the Moment They Decided to Turn Their Lives Around
And how they managed to get help.
Maroosha Muzaffar
5.10.18
WRESTLING

Modern Day Pehelwans Juggle Jobs and Wrestling at Delhi’s Akharas
It’s not easy to be a pehelwan in the age of swanky gymnasiums, costly protein shakes and changing techniques, but movies and medals are heralding renewed interest in the sport.
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.9.18
human trafficking

71 People Were Just Released from Bonded Labour in Rajasthan
A tip-off from a worker's brother alerted the authorities in this case, but modern slavery remains prevalent and politically sheltered in the state.
Vivek Gopal
5.8.18
fatwas

India’s 10 Most Far-Out Fatwas
According to some, the biggest threats to Islam are social media, short skirts, and... Pikachu.
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.8.18
TOURISM

Eating Parle-G and Watching 'Baghban' in Pyongyang
Indian tourists are taking advantage of North Korea’s cordial relationship with the country.
Rustam Singh
5.8.18
LGBTQIA PLUS

Dozens of Teens Came out to Come out in Delhi this Weekend
They also raised awareness about the recently admitted petitions against Section 377 in the Supreme Court.
Parthshri Arora
5.7.18
Drug Experiments

Four IIT Students Decided to Try a New Drug Each Semester
The experiment didn’t go exactly as planned.
Ruchira Talapatra
5.7.18
protest

Smashing Patriarchy and Hostel Locks, the Women of AMU Broke out to Protest Against Police Violence
“It was a historic moment in the fight for gender equality in the campus.”
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.4.18
odd jobs

The Bodhi Tree the Buddha Sat Under is Dead
Meet the scientist who keeps its sacred descendant alive.
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.4.18
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