The 1905 Partition of Bengal was not simply an administrative act or a communal divide. It's making and responses reveal how regional inequalities and competing political visions rather than religion defined one of the most consequential moments in India’s history.
The targeting of Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam is rooted not just in present politics, but in a distorted reading of history. Complex processes of migration and integration are reduced to a single “outsider” narrative - used to justify exclusion, dispossession, and dehumanisation.
This explainer examines why hate and misinformation spread faster than truth online. It explores how social media algorithms prioritise engagement over accuracy, amplifying outrage, deepening polarisation, and shaping public discourse in ways that increasingly challenge democratic life.
Archaeology shapes how we imagine the present by helping us understand the past, and it remains a crucial tool for doing so. But in India, it often intersects with Hindutva narratives. From Ayodhya to Keezhadi, this article examines how archaeology is shaped by the contexts in which it is produced.
In Assam, the state is "manufacturing foreigners out of floods." Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie unpacks how climate erosion, draconian laws, and digital hate converge to strip the vulnerable of citizenship, turning survival into suspicion.
For generations, the Muslim community in India has been seen—and often described—as casteless, grounded in ideals of egalitarianism and unity. But does this vision truly reflect the lived experiences of Indian Muslims? In this thought-provoking and fieldwork-driven conversation, scholar Dr. Shireen Azam (PhD, University of Oxford) joins host
While Iran remains under global scrutiny, the world continues to ignore Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal and escalating military aggression.
