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Women sit outside their house in their village in Madhya Pradesh, India. Srimathi Jayaprakash/Unsplash

Nilanjana Bhowmick reports on the myths that still exist around women and money across the world.

Vandana Shiva

The Indian physicist and veteran food sovereignty activist speaks to Amy Hall about a...

An activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani  during a protest in Delhi, India on 6 February 2023.  ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS/ALAMY

Could the Adani Group’s financial troubles be good news for the climate? Asks Danny Chivers.

A woman sits at a table looking at a mobile phone.

The taboo around sex outside of marriage means it can be hard to access safe pregnancy termination. But a recent court ruling...

A person wih peacock feathers over their eyes stands in front of a trans pride flag

Priti Salian on how activists are fighting the colonial mindset to push for trans rights in India.

A sanitation worker holds the device being used to track them. The Municipal Corporation in Chandigarh pays a 22,044 USD per month to rent the watches. ASMA HAFIZ

Asma Hafiz reports on the intrusive surveillance being forced on often lower caste sanitation workers in...

A Bangladeshi family is photographed worshiping at the Cave Hira in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Hijab – how far can the state dictate a woman’s choice? 

A Dalit Women's 'Self Respect Yatra' (procession) begins in Kurukshetra, in the state of Haryana at the feet of the statue of Dalit Rights icon Dr. Ambedkar. Credit: Thenmozhi Soundararajan

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Nilanjana Bhowmick's thoughts on the long shadow of caste.

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All That Breathes is a strangely beautiful tale of India’s climate and political struggles. Husna Ara...

Protestors demand the release of activist Teesta Setalvad after she was arrested from her home by the anti-terrorism wing of the Gujarat police, on a street in Mumbai, India, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

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Nilanjana Bhowmick on the persecution of dissent in India.

Scraps of torched cars left in Shiv Vihar from the 2020 Delhi riots. Credit: Banswalhemant

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Nilanjana Bhowmick on the routine communal violence that is a state-sponsored blot on India’s democracy.

Some Indian men are threatening a marriage strike for a most dubious reason. Nilanjana Bhowmick tells them to bring it on.

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Some Indian men are threatening a marriage strike for a most dubious reason. Nilanjana Bhowmick tells them...

Two men sort betel leaves

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Villagers in the Indian state of Odisha are fighting a major steel plant development, in the face of intense repression –...

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Laughter has become a risky business, observes Nilajana Bhowmick.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Cropped by User:Andrew Dalby

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Two themes loom over the announcement that the UK is launching trade talks with India – farmers and Big Pharma, says...

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Jason Hickel shines a different light on a catastrophe that killed three million Indians.

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