By Garima Srivastava* Kumar Ambuj stands as one of the most incisive voices in contemporary Hindi poetry. His work, stripped of ornamentation, speaks directly to the lived realities of India’s marginalized—women, the rural poor, and those crushed under invisible forms of violence. His celebrated poem “Women Who Cook” (Khānā Banātī Striyāṃ) is not merely about food preparation; it is a searing indictment of patriarchal domestic structures that reduce women’s existence to endless, unpaid labour.

By Ravi Ranjan*  Ranjana Mishra’s poetry emerges from a rare confluence of Hindustani classical music and literary imagination. A disciple of Pandit Jasraj, she carries forward the Mewati gharana’s legacy, weaving its discipline and resonance into her verse. Her poem "Rāga Alhaiyā Bilāvala"  exemplifies this synthesis, transforming the grammar of a morning raga into a meditation on existence, fragility, and resilience.  

By Prantik Deka  Founded in 1976 by writer, journalist and playwright Pabitra Kumar Deka, the cultural organisation Aikyatan has grown into an enduring centre of artistic activity in Guwahati. As the institution marks its 50th anniversary this year, its journey reflects decades of sustained engagement with theatre, literature and performance culture in Assam. Even after the passing of its founder, the organisation has continued its work through the efforts of his sons, cine-journalist Prantik Deka and filmmaker Prodyut Kumar Deka, along with a network of artists and cultural enthusiasts who remain associated with the platform.

By Rajiv Shah  The other day, a discussion broke out among ten friends on love marriages—a contentious issue in Gujarat following moves in the corridors of power to regulate them by making parental consent mandatory. One of us claimed that, unlike in the past, nearly 70 percent of weddings today are love marriages. Another person, who had eloped to get married years ago, remarked, “Problems exist everywhere, whether it is a love marriage or an arranged one.”

By Sunil Kumar*  The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) was established in 1958, having previously operated as the Delhi Transport Undertaking (DTU). It was granted full corporate status in 1971, along with several forms of autonomy — including the ability to maintain a Board of Directors, purchase buses, hire staff, implement fare policies with government approval, and receive financial assistance. The state government can manage the corporation's finances and cover its losses. 

By A Representative   A new year-end review by the New Delhi-based research group Land Conflict Watch has revealed that land conflicts across India in 2025 have impacted a combined area larger than the state of Sikkim , stalled investments worth over double the central government’s annual agriculture budget, and affected nearly 3.6 million people.

By Jag Jivan*  A new study by a top consulting firm has found that India’s cleantech sector is entering a decisive growth phase, with strong policy backing, record capacity additions and surging investor interest, but facing mounting pressure on talent supply and rising compensation costs .

By Palla Trinadha Rao   A writ petition presently before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh has brought into focus an increasingly important question in the governance of tribal regions: can eco-tourism projects in Scheduled Areas be implemented without the consent of the Gram Sabha? The case concerns the establishment of a Community Based Eco-Tourism centre at Vanajangi village in Paderu Mandal of Alluri Sitarama Raju District, a region located within the Scheduled Areas of Andhra Pradesh. 

By A Representative    An Indian civil society coalition has strongly criticised the ongoing military confrontation involving the United States and Israel and called on the Indian government to abandon what it described as “disturbing silence” over the crisis. In a statement issued on March 6, the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) condemned what it termed an unlawful military assault on the Iran and urged the government of India to publicly support an immediate ceasefire and renewed diplomatic negotiations.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The so-called liberal henchmen of imperialism have begun to perpetuate the old binary in order to justify an unprovoked attack on Iran and the killing of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other religious, civilian, and military leaders. These warmongering actions are being framed in the name of freedom, democracy, human rights, and women's rights, even as schools and hospitals are bombed, killing large numbers of schoolgirls and civilians. The unprecedented deaths and widespread destitution are part of an imperialist design to instil fear and force the surrender of people and their resources. Yet the people of Iran are resisting the combined onslaught of Israeli Zionists and American imperialists. There is no justification for the military actions of Israel and the United States against Iran, but liberal intellectuals are constructing a false binary — invoking the democratic rights and women's freedom of Iranians — to ...