“Sometimes keeping our heads down and working is a way to stay sane... but this time it hit very close to the bubble...” - Fields Medallist Efim Zelmanov, on the role of mathematicans in times of political conflict. I write for Frontline frontline.thehindu.com/science-and-te…

WHITE SPACE | Trincas, located in Park Street, has long been the lodestar of #Kolkata’s nightlife. Once it rocked to the sounds of the legends—Usha Uthup, Benny Rosario, Biddu—all singing everything from Janis Joplin to Tom Jones. Sandip Roy writes. frontline.thehindu.com/society/trinca…

It's time TMC saw the writing on the wall. #KolkataDoctorDeathCase #RGKar Frontline frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jawha…

How is it that here in India, we view political and communal conflicts as separate from STEM, whereas the two worlds seem to overlap for the likes of leading mathematicians Efim Zelmanov and Maryna Viazovska? frontline.thehindu.com/science-and-te…

EXCLUSIVE | "I have committed this political hara-kiri to bring them back to their senses," Jawhar Sircar tells Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay. The former bureaucrat, who resigned as #TrinamoolCongress MP over the #KolkataDoctorDeathCase, speaks out on his decision to leave the party amid growing

COMMENT | Behind such instrumental violence is an instrumental mind. Such criminals do not realise how much they suffer this violence they unleash upon others, daily within themselves. But who puts that violence inside them? Manash Firaq writes. frontline.thehindu.com/society/aryan-…

WATCH | In the context of the #HemaCommitteeReport that rocked #Malayalam #cinema & beyond, actor-director #Revathi talks about the changing film industry with RadhakrishnanRK, PhD.. youtube.com/watch?v=U8P6XT…

The gang rape in #Thanjavur exposes perpetrators’ impunity & flaws in the criminal justice system. The victim went to three police stations before her complaint was accepted, highlighting how the system remains stacked against women. Ilangovan Rajasekaran reports. frontline.thehindu.com/news/thanjavur…

SPOTLIGHT | Replacing the legacy Indian Penal Code with the #BharatiyaNyayaSanhita removed legal safeguards to protect the #trans community from sexual violence. frontline.thehindu.com/news/trans-per…

#ArtificialIntelligence | Although billions are being invested in #AI, the lack of marketable applications raises questions over a possible pay-off in the near future. frontline.thehindu.com/news/ai-artifi…

#PublicHealth | Over 4.4 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, says a new study. Though access is dependent on the local geographic, sociocultural & economic situation, water contamination also poses a major risk. frontline.thehindu.com/news/half-the-…

#ViolenceAgainstWomen | With the #RGKar rape & murder taking centre stage, #RachitaTaneja has made panels Sanitary Panels on the misogyny inherent in the Indian psyche that normalises the crime, blames the victim, and absolves the rapist. frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/…

The #WaqfBoardAmendmentBill is selective in nominating non-Muslims to the Waqf Boards & at the same time bars them from creating a waqf or donating the property to a waqf. Dr. Munawar Hussain writes. frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waq…

#Bangladesh | It is apparent that without the reforms demanded by the mass uprising, we risk going back to the same cycle of lawlessness, repression, and corruption, only with different victors. Sushmita S Preetha writes. frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/…

#Science | Why is a Fields medalist teaching math in war-torn #Ukraine? #EfimZelmanov’s foray into wartime education challenges the notion that scientists should stick to their formulas. Are Indian scientists listening? Nandita J writes. frontline.thehindu.com/science-and-te…

A substantial part of #MKRaina's 'Before I Forget' deals with the rehabilitation of artists in conflict-hit #Kashmir. Theatre is built from people’s stories & struggles. No #theatre can happen in a vacuum. Review by Khawar Khan Achakzai. frontline.thehindu.com/books/mk-raina… Penguin India

#Books | A dozen stories set in #Assam chronicle how migrants, women & other vulnerable people eke out a fragile life in a fragmented society traumatised by war & massacres. This & more on our Bookshelf! frontline.thehindu.com/books/bookshel… Speaking Tiger

It sounds a bit preachy, but it's the only way I was able to articulate🙏🏿 Reading about Ukraine's ICTM & speaking to Efim genuinely made me wonder why we rarely see STEM interventions for the sub-groups of our own population that are so deeply impacted by conflict & oppression.

#SriLanka | The serious presidential contenders have spoken little about what is known as the “national question”: a political solution to the hopes & aspirations of the #Tamil people living in the country's northern & eastern regions. | RadhakrishnanRK, PhD. frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/…

#JammuKashmirElection2024 | Once its defenders, both the #NationalConference & #PDP are now pledging to abolish the controversial #PublicSafetyAct in their election manifestos. But new political realities may make it impossible. Zaid writes. frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jammu…