Harsh Mander: How I (barely) survived Covid-19 in a general ward of a public hospital
‘Its troubling reminders continue to haunt my memory and my conscience,’ writes the social activist.
Modi government’s partisan misuse of institutions has pushed the Indian republic to the brink
Excerpts from Harsh Mander’s JB D’Souza Memorial Lecture to mark the birth centenary of the former civil servant.
Harsh Mander: Will we learn anything from the mass pyres and floating bodies?
The pandemic has starkly revealed that India has failed to provide even basic health-care to the majority of its citizens.
The ‘love jihad’ bogey in Kashmir is another attempt to deny women freedom of choice
This hate propaganda assumes that adult women who consent to relationships with Muslims are gullible and must be rescued by gallant men.
The song of a caged bird: A tribute to Fr Stan Swamy
His death is institutional murder by the Indian criminal justice system.
After fire in Delhi camp, Rohingya refugees say all they want is a place of safety
The blaze on June 12 was the fifth fire in the settlement in nine years.
Harsh Mander: Six months on, India’s protesting farmers are creating history
As important as what they are fighting for is how they have chosen to fight.
Assam’s youngest legislator shows how elections can be won even with truth, love and poetry
Ashraful Hussain’s story demonstrates that even with flaws in Indian democracy, it is still possible for youth from marginalised groups to get elected.
Harsh Mander: A lesson in how to end the mass suffering unleashed by India’s first lockdown
A report by the collective Hunger Watch reveals the extent of continuing hunger caused by state policy, and recommends ways to end the distress.