The Times Of India • 8th March 2022

How schools constantly end up failing queer children

Despite significant advancements in LGBTQ+ rights over the past few years, we have lost yet another young life to queerphobia. A toxic culture of bullying and harassment continues to thrive unchecked in our educational institutions.

Mumbai Mirror • 21st January 2020

It’s getting verse

The ongoing nationwide protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR have seen young Indians taking to poetry, wordplay and songs to register their dissent. Najeeb’s name is being taken alongside Rohith’s. ‘Jai Fatima’ is being raised alongside ‘Jai Bhim’. Today, the naaras are collaborating, it won’t take long for the songs to start collaborating too. And these collaborations will redefine the future of protest poetry.

CNN News18 • 10th September 2019

Is Indian Politics Finally Ready to Come Out of the Closet?

From murmurs of support in urban constituencies to a Lok Sabha election that saw record numbers of LGBTQ+ candidates, from blanket bans on discussions around gay rights in Parliament to speeches on the exclusion of the community in the Lok Sabha, India has come a long way in the struggle towards equal rights.

Quartz India • 10th September 2019

India's transgender community may have been shortchanged by its parliament

The Transgender Rights Bill was passed in just a couple of hours. The rhetoric of nationalism was used to quell protests by those whom the Bill seeks to represent—like the transgender activist Grace Banu, who marked the day as “Gender Justice Murder Day.”

The Times Of India • 10th September 2019

377 anniversary this week but for queers in Kashmir, there is no ‘gay liberation’

For those of us who are queer, the internet is the only place for you to learn that you are not alone; a mobile phone the only device that lets you be yourself away from the prying eyes of those at home. Snatching both away leaves us caged, at the mercy of those who reject us for who we are.

Mumbai Mirror • 10th September 2019

No Filter: Anish Gawande wants to change Mumbai's apathy towards politics

Mumbai Mirror's No Filter column interviews young residents of the city each week. This time over, we have Anish Gawande - the director of the Dara Shikoh Fellowship and the creator of The Pink List.

The Wire • 10th September 2019

The False Link Between Article 370 and Queer Rights

The nascent coming together of pinkwashing and homonationalism in India today – which combines a narrative of Article 370 fostering gay liberation and another of Kashmir being an inherently homophobic space – represents a challenge for the LGBTQ+ community in India.

Newsweek Pakistan • 13th June 2018

Light Upon Light

The fusing of art and politics, a renegotiation of the past that opens the door for progressive reimagining of our futures, was the hallmark of Lahore Literary Festival’s New York edition.

CNN • 4th July 2017

China and India in war of words over Bhutan border dispute

A Chinese road building project in the Himalayas has become the center of an escalating border dispute between India and China, with both sides accusing the other of territorial intrusions.

CNN • 19th July 2017

China holds live fire drills, as border dispute with India enters fifth week

The Chinese government has issued a warning to neighboring India to withdraw its troops from the disputed Doklam border area to "avoid further escalation of the situation." The comments come amid what has evolved into an increasingly bitter and entrenched border dispute between the two nations.

CNN • 6th July 2017

Deadly dengue fever outbreak kills hundreds in Sri Lanka

A deadly outbreak of dengue fever has ravaged the island nation of Sri Lanka, killing at least 227 people and infecting tens of thousands. Experts worry the death toll could yet increase, as the country's health infrastructure struggles to cope with the virus' rapid spread.

The Wire • 12th April 2018

Prudential Capital Controls are Necessary to Prevent a Brazil-style Crisis

Today, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is being praised the world over for its rapid acceleration of an economic liberalization process that began 25 years ago, but do we have any idea of what we’ve gotten ourselves into?

CNN Style • 25th August 2017

Mumbai's Art Deco buildings under threat

Hidden in the back alleys of a bustling Mumbai neighborhood lies an Art Deco masterpiece with a colorful history. The Liberty Cinema symbolizes a unique architectural amalgamation: "Bombay Deco."

Chapati Mystery • 14th February 2018

Asma Jahangir: Through the Years

Fierce, vocal, and incredibly eloquent, Asma Jahangir transformed the landscape of human rights legislation and activism in Pakistan over the course of her life. In the face of repressive regimes and public vitriol, she championed causes ranging from the protection of religious minorities to the pursuit of judicial reform.

CNNMoney • 12th April 2018

This app is changing the way millions of Indians use the internet

India is witnessing an unprecedented internet boom, and Kavin Bharti Mittal is making the most of it. Mittal, the 29-year-old son of an Indian telecom tycoon, set up messaging app Hike in 2012 after realizing how confusing the internet could be for first-time users. Nearly five years later, Hike is India's most popular homegrown messaging app with more than 100 million users.

The Guardian • 3rd January 2018

Hindu nationalists and Dalits clash in India over 200-year-old battle

The commemoration of a 200-year-old British military victory in India has spilled over into days of violence and protests. Streets in Mumbai were deserted as hundreds of Dalit protesters blocked roads and train lines and attacked buses, forcing transport delays and the closure of schools in the financial hub.

CNN • 31st July 2017

More than 3,000 pounds of heroin seized in India drug bust

More than 3,000 pounds (1,500kg) of heroin was seized by the Indian Coast Guard Sunday, in what authorities claim is among the largest drug busts in recent Indian history. Valued at $545 million, the consignment was found aboard a merchant ship off the coast of Gujarat, according to a statement by the coast guard.

CNN Travel • 10th July 2017

Okinoshima: Japan's UNESCO site banned to women

Only men can put the mystical Okinoshima on their UNESCO World Heritage Sites must-see list. The sacred Japanese island, among several added in 2017 to the prestigious list of monuments with historical significance, is prohibited to women.

CNN • 6th July 2017

Court rules dead guru can be preserved in a freezer

His disciples maintain he is in a deep meditative state, others say he is dead. Now a court in India has ruled that the followers of deceased spiritual guru Ashutosh Maharaj can continue to preserve his body in a commercial freezer, indefinitely.

CNN • 11th July 2017

World's 'oldest captive hippo' dies at 65

Manila Zoo's oldest resident, fondly referred to as Queen Bertha, passed away Friday of natural causes at the age of 65, according to zoo authorities. Although the exact age of Bertha is difficult to determine in the absence of any paperwork, the zoo claims that she was born in 1952 -- making her the oldest recorded hippo to have ever lived in captivity.