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Buses have, in the recent past, been horrific sites of sexual violence. And so, the Delhi Metro has undoubtedly “been especially consequential for women,” Rashmi Sadana writes in her book. Ankush writes: caravanmagazine.in/communities/pu…

#WayanadLanslide | “We watched as the waters took the school and the houses on its path,” Zulfikar said. Seeing the river overflow with an unknown severity, the family realised that they needed to move further upwards. They made a run for it. ആതിര | Aathira: caravanmagazine.in/environment/wa…

Archives | The ruthless suppression of anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh was the most obvious evidence of the authoritarian regime that emerged under Adityanath. Nowhere in the country was the crackdown as cruel and openly communal as in Uttar Pradesh. bit.ly/3FKs8jr

In the weeks that followed, which saw the near-complete ethnic cleansing of Hmar and Kuki communities from Jiribam town and its surrounding villages, the #ManipurPolice and state machinery were visibly working to accelerate the conflict in the district. caravanmagazine.in/conflict/manip…

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Archives | A filmmaker asked the usual question: “What is the solution—it is so complicated, yeah?” My instinct was to scream “Ikhras”—“shut up” in Arabic. But I responded, “It is not complicated, it is entrenched. Decolonisation is the answer.” caravanmagazine.in/conflict/gaza-…

“The BJP have a conspiracy against the CM and know that the party will lose the Milkipur and Katehari assembly by-elections badly, that is why Adityanath has been given the responsibility of these seats,” Awadhesh Prasad, the SP MP from Faizabad, said. caravanmagazine.in/politics/adity…

“We put in a lot of effort in promoting people-to-people exchanges,” Ashok Kantha, a former Indian ambassador to China, said. Read how the continuing ban on Chinese tourists forces Mandarin-speaking guides to seek other jobs: caravanmagazine.in/business/chine…

#Manipur | Lamtinthang believes that aligning with #BirenSingh is the biggest political blunder the #Kuki community has committed. “You don’t deal with the devil and expect anything good out of it,” he said. From our August 2023 cover story: caravanmagazine.in/conflict/how-b…

A sandstone mine in Karauli, Rajasthan. The scale of the silicosis crisis in India is staggering. But even more staggering than the scale of the crisis was how completely uncharted it is. Akhilesh Pandey reports: caravanmagazine.in/health/silicos…

Archives | AAP’s cynical stance on the CAA goes only as far as its electoral posturing allows. Ahan Penkar and Amrita: caravanmagazine.in/politics/aap-c…

Archives | The #AdaniGroup has a long record of partnerships with state-owned enterprises that have proven detrimental to public interests but very advantageous to the conglomerate. How Adani Group reaps benefits as coal scam continues under Modi govt. caravanmagazine.in/reportage/coal…

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Silicosis victims Kusum (left), and her daughter Sarita (right), residents of village Badgyar, in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, photographed in August 2023. Sarita died in April this year. She was 33 years old. Read Akhilesh Pandey's report: caravanmagazine.in/health/silicos…

As for Keshav Prasad Maurya, there is speculation that he might be appointed the next state, or even national, president of the BJP. For now, at least, his rebellion is in stasis, as everyone waits for the upcoming by-elections. Sunil Kashyap writes: caravanmagazine.in/politics/adity…

Subcategorising Dalits within this bracket carries the danger of various SCs facing exclusion from the system altogether, since states can decide which communities get to compete for benefits. Sagar✍️ caravanmagazine.in/caste/monopoly…

#Books | Shifting Spaces: How public transport reshapes cities Ankush writes: caravanmagazine.in/communities/pu…

Jiribam shows that, unlike much liberal reportage which suggested the situation in Manipur would improve following the BJP’s conclusive defeat in Lok Sabha elections in the state, the violence has only persisted, even increased in spread. Greeshma Kuthar: caravanmagazine.in/conflict/manip…

#WayanadLanslide | Ganeshan lost six members of his family: his sister, her husband, and their children and grandchildren. The rescue forces were able to recover the bodies of three of them. ആതിര | Aathira reports. caravanmagazine.in/environment/wa…