By Bharat Dogra*  In Ambavi village of Jhadol block in Udaipur district, many homes still have former miners suffering from serious, long-lasting health hazards caused by asbestos mining, even years after the mines have closed down.

By Vikas Meshram*  The water crisis has become a grave challenge for the people of Ghodakheda, Bagli, Rampuriya, and Dhavradeh villages in Bajana tehsil of Ratlam district. This crisis extends far beyond drinking water—it affects every aspect of life. Scarcity has left farmers able to cultivate only one crop a year, triggering a vicious cycle of migration, wage labor, hunger, and exploitation.  

By Ram Puniyani*  Violence against the Muslim minority has been a regular phenomenon in India. Its form and intensity have varied over time, but intimidation has continued unabated. The other substantial minority, Christians, has also not been spared, though violence against them does not usually make headlines. The major reason for this is its largely sub-radar nature. However, though often under the radar, around Christmas its overt character becomes much more apparent.

By A Representative  Well known public policy expert Dr. Narasimha Reddy Donthi has formally approached the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC), urging urgent intervention to address what he describes as serious loopholes and enforcement failures in India’s ban on the highly toxic pesticide monocrotophos .

By Ravi Ranjan*  The intellectual revolution of structuralism in the mid-twentieth century fundamentally altered the scholarly approach to literature, language, and culture. At its core lay the conviction that all human expressions are organized by deep, underlying structures reflecting universal patterns of the human mind. Literary texts, in this view, are complex sign systems where meaning emerges from relationships, differences, and oppositions rather than fixed essences. 

By Harsh Thakor*  This year marks the 50th birth anniversaries of two equine superstars, Royal Tern and Own Opinion. Both foaled in 1975, these colts wrote a saga that carved a permanent niche among the all-time greats of Indian horse racing. Each epitomized the beauty of the thoroughbred, from Own Opinion’s gleaming chestnut coat to Royal Tern’s polished bay. It is rare in any sport for two athletes to stand so far above their peers simultaneously.