For the people of Poonch and Rajouri, travelling to Delhi has long involved more than simply getting on a bus. A passenger from Poonch generally has to first make the...

When India announced demonetisation in November 2016, the old ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes ceased to be legal tender almost overnight. The decision created an immediate and unprecedented demand for replacement...

Respecting a political leader is a normal part of public life. People may admire a leader's policies, appreciate his or her contribution, identify emotionally with a political movement, or believe...

Every few years, India finds itself engaged in a familiar debate: Should reservation continue, or should it be abolished? The argument is often presented as a question of merit. Those...

There is a strange power in the word "everyone." When we say everyone believes something, we rarely stop to ask whether it is actually true. When a stereotype is repeated...

Human beings are often judged by the choices they make, but rarely by the circumstances that force them to make those choices. Society has a tendency to believe that every...

There is a moment after every wedding that very few people notice. The music fades. The lights are switched off. The decorators begin dismantling the stage, photographers pack away their...

India's journey towards cleaner and domestically produced fuels has often been presented as one of its biggest energy success stories. Over the past decade, the country has steadily increased ethanol...

India’s ongoing Census exercise is often described as the backbone of democratic planning. It determines how governments allocate resources, design welfare schemes, plan infrastructure, and understand the social realities of...

In the heart of Poonch, where history lives not just in memory but in stone, stands a monument that once defined the region’s political, cultural, and administrative life. Poonch Fort,...