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Zoom Calls, Banana Bread and The Walking Dead

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Gayeti Singh

Just days after a train in Maharashtra mowed down fifteen migrant workers who fell asleep on a railway line, a speeding bus in Bihar ran over and killed six migrant workers on Wednesday. In both cases, the distressed workers were … Continue reading Zoom Calls, Banana Bread and The Walking Dead

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Economic Issues Pierce the Communal Plank in Delhi’s Trilokpuri

February 9, 2020 Gayeti Singh

As campaigning ahead of the February 8 polls in Delhi took an increasingly communal turn with the Shaheen Bagh protests, Pakistan and even biryani taking centre stage in the BJP’s rallies and speeches – it seems to have had little … Continue reading Economic Issues Pierce the Communal Plank in Delhi’s Trilokpuri

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Meet the artists resisting India’s new citizenship law

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Gayeti Singh

A large poster of a woman wearing hijab in the three colours of the Indian flag hangs over a highway signboard near Shaheen Bagh in the Indian capital of New Delhi. “Speak, for your lips are free,” the woman in … Continue reading Meet the artists resisting India’s new citizenship law

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Local Issues Over CAA For Voters In Delhi’s Sangam Vihar

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Gayeti Singh

NEW DELHI: In poll-bound Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, Mohammad Abbas Ali puts an arm around friend Vijay Gupta, and says, “Why are we preoccupied with the matter of giving citizenship to outsiders, when Indians themselves don’t have employment or food on the … Continue reading Local Issues Over CAA For Voters In Delhi’s Sangam Vihar

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Seven Glimpses of the Coming Recession

September 18, 2019January 29, 2020 Gayeti Singh

 “People are not buying anything. 80 percent of my business is now finished,” says a visibly harried Kuldeep, who runs a stall selling an assortment of hair ties, nail polish and mobile phone covers. “Since the elections, things have been … Continue reading Seven Glimpses of the Coming Recession

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“You Can’t Spread Terror, Stoke Hindu Muslim Tensions”

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Gayeti Singh

NEW DELHI: “Whoever did this was trying to create trouble. It’s an attempt to create communal tension in this area,” said Raj Kumar, a local resident of Trilokpuri’s Kotla village, where two cows were found dead on Wednesday morning, their severed … Continue reading “You Can’t Spread Terror, Stoke Hindu Muslim Tensions”

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Feminist lawyers of South Asia rally to aid of #MeToo survivors

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Gayeti Singh

Ali Zafar is famed across South Asia for his pop music, romantic comedies and even the occasional toothpaste advert. But last weekend he gave a particularly emotional performance on Pakistani television, tears welling in his eyes as he spoke of … Continue reading Feminist lawyers of South Asia rally to aid of #MeToo survivors

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Congress Vote Re-emerges in East and North East Delhi

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Gayeti Singh

NEW DELHI: The last time Seelampur was in the news, was when the National Investigation Agency and the Anti-Terrorism Squad carried out a series of December “raids” in Delhi. These were intended, authorities said, to bust a fresh module of the … Continue reading Congress Vote Re-emerges in East and North East Delhi

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In a Mumbai slum, acting school stirs Bollywood ambitions

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Gayeti Singh

Mumbai, India – Teena, a 22-year-old mother, arrives late to her acting class in Dharavi, Mumbai, apologising and wiping the sweat from her forehead. Her weekly, 10-hour round-trip from her home in Nashik to this acting school in the heart of India‘s … Continue reading In a Mumbai slum, acting school stirs Bollywood ambitions

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On The Campaign Trail: The Hathi In The Room In Amroha

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Gayeti Singh

AMROHA: It’s about 930 in the morning and we have stopped for a quick cup of coffee at a Burger King outlet in Gajraula, on the Bijnor – Moradabad Road in Western Uttar Pradesh. This area falls within the Amroha Lok … Continue reading On The Campaign Trail: The Hathi In The Room In Amroha

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