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May 2020

The Forgotten Holocaust

Witnesses remember the Bengal famine 77 years later

Kushanava Choudhury


Voices of Reason

  • The Lede

    • Arts / The Lede The commercial roots of a “traditional” folk dance Mahima Jain
    • Arts / The Lede An anti-caste collective challenges oppression through music S Senthalir
    • Communities / The Lede Rome’s homeless population bears the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic Lorenzo Fargnoli, Maurizio Franco
  • Perspectives

    • Agriculture / Commentary Farmers suffer under the coronavirus lockdown Ramandeep Singh Mann
    • Health / Commentary History suggests deprivation will be an ally to COVID-19, and both must be stopped Nikhil Eapen
    • Law / Commentary How India is endangering vulnerable prisoners amid the COVID-19 outbreak Shivkrit Rai , Nipun Arora
    • Education / Commentary The World Bank’s disturbing push to privatise Indian education Anjela Taneja
  • Reporting & Essays

    • History / Essay Witnesses remember the Bengal famine 77 years later Kushanava Choudhury
    • Religion / Reportage The rationalists fighting superstition amid growing threats of violence Archana Nathan
  • Books

    • Politics / Books What Savarkar’s early autobiography reveals about his thinking Abhay Regi
    • Culture / Books Caste in contemporary Muslim autobiographies Shireen Azam
  • Editor's Corner

    • History / editor's pick Editor's Pick The Caravan
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