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What the Google gender 'manifesto' really says about Silicon Valley
FeaturesEven the tech giants foster an environment where heteronormativity and male privilege is so rampant. Google logo.jpg Marie Hicks, University of Wisconsin-Madison Five years ago, Silicon Valley...
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How the Partition of India happened – and why its effects are still felt today
Partition As the British Empire became an unaffordable burden, planning for India's independence quickly ran into trouble.Partition_of_Punjab,_India_1947 wikimedia commons-compressed.jpgPartition of...
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Tuberculosis in India: A tragedy here, and a grave concern for the rest of...
HealthIndia had more cases of TB than any other country in 2015, and accounted for more than a quarter of the world’s deaths.TB_PTI_rep_image_compressed.jpgImage for representation: PTIJay Desai,...
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Is the food industry conspiring to make you fat?
LifestyleYour stomach rumbles and your mouth waters at the sight and smell of so much food.burger3x2_pixabay.jpgRepresentational imageSara FL Kirk, Dalhousie University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac,...
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India's transplant woes: Should everyone be signed up as donors by default?
Organ donationOrgan donation in India is as low as 0.3 per million population. IANSorgan-donation.jpgImage for representation/medgurus.orgWith organ donation in India continuing to be as low as 0.3 per...
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How this Madras Parliamentarian decimated the ‘Hindi as national language’...
Hindi ImpositionTA Ramalingam Chettiar represented Madras in the Constituent Assembly. Read his speech where he stands up for the rights of all languages, especially Tamil.TNM StaffRamalingam Chettiar...
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How the only Dalit woman involved in making our Constitution faced sexism...
Constituent Assembly DebatesDakshayani Velayudhan was making a passionate speech about untouchability, but was cut short by the Vice President of the Assembly, HC Mookherjee.TNM Staffdakshayani and...
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India’s torture record is dire – but Britain has little to crow about
Independence Day There is something disconcerting about the Western move to denounce the human rights records of post-colonial states.By Arnold Wright via Wikimedia Commons-compressed.jpgIndian...
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Eight foods that (nearly) last forever
FoodIn 2015, archaeologists found 3,000-year-old honey that was edible, but that's not all.Honey_Pixabay_3x2.jpgImage for representationDuane Mellor, Coventry University; Daniel Amund, Coventry...
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‘Just like the Taj Mahal, Indian dogs are a part of our heritage’: Interview...
Books'We need to understand that the people who raised dogs in India were the trappers, hunters, farmhands, workers and loaders, the working class essentially.'Sibi Arasutheodore bhaskaran.JPGTheodore...
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Battling century's worst drought, India's farmers revive traditional grains
Food "We should go back to traditional varieties that are suited to this soil, that can withstand these conditions. It is the only way farmers can make a decent living"farmer PTI-compressed.jpgA farmer...
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With billboard-style illustrations, ABC Desi alphabet book has a distinctly...
Books For 12 years, Preeti Paul searched in vain for the ideal alphabet book for children but found they lacked an Indian flavour.IANSABC Desi fb 4.jpgABC Desi/Facebook By Vishnu Makhijani Here's a...
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When Chai Met Toast: Meet the young Kochi band bringing together the East and...
MusicIn the short time that the band has been around, it has earned a loyal fan base for itself with honest, happy music they make.Geetika MantriWhen Chai met toast 1.jpgA boxer, a painter, a mime and...
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Being successful in an unfair, violent society is a bit complicated to deal...
Interview"A novel is a magical thing. It is a very layered universe. And it can only take that much time."IANSArundhati Roy_jeanbaptistparis - flick.jpgjeanbaptistparis via FlickrAs a five-year-old,...
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Writing the Baba Ramdev story: TNM in conversation with author of 'Godman to...
Books Priyanka Pathak-Narain talks about the research that went into the book, Patanjali, and the man himself.Monalisa DasJuggernaut books 750x500.jpgJuggernaut Books/Facebook "His trajectory from...
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If we stopped emitting greenhouse gases right now, would we stop climate change?
EnviornmentThe climate in which they recover will not be stable; it will be continuing to warm. There will be no new normal, only more change.nuclear_power_plant_3x2.jpg Richard B. Rood, University of...
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Meet the Kung Fu nuns of India, who are challenging gender roles with martial...
Women's Rights "The Kung Fu Nuns are heroes of the Himalayas."IMG_2307.JPG THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/NITA BHALLABy Nita Bhalla As dawn breaks, the sun edges over the expansive jagged mountains of...
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Clean eating is in, but it could damage your children's health
HealthThere’s a reason why it’s called a “balanced” diet, and subscribing to any extreme nutritional plan can adversely affect child health on multiple levels.baby food.jpgRepresentational imageSophia...
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Designed to dream: How Sudha Murty ignored society to become first woman...
Book Excerpt An excerpt from Sudha Murty’s book ‘Three thousand stitches’. Sudha MurtySudha-Murthy-31_8_17-2.jpgMy mind went back to 1968. I was a seventeen-year old girl with an abundance of courage,...
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Photo essay: How TN textile mills force girls into bonded labour to 'earn dowry'
Labour RightsThe banned ‘Sumangali Scheme’ still thrives in Tamil Nadu, albeit under new names.Sindhuja Parthasarathytextile main.jpgSindhuja ParthasarathyA few months ago, Sebastin Inbaraj, all of 24...
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