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May 2026
“‘I want to be an autonomous woman,’ I kept saying to everybody”
Romila Thapar on life, teaching and what led her to history
Hartosh Singh Bal
Twelfth Man
Between Hammer and Anvil
The Lede
Labour
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Lede
Noida workers battle corporate exploitation and police repression
Akhilesh Pandey
Perspectives
Politics
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Commentary
The women’s reservation bill was an all-too-transparent ploy
Hartosh Singh Bal
Reporting & Essays
History
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Interview
Romila Thapar on life, teaching and what led her to history
Hartosh Singh Bal
History
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Excerpt
Confrontations over the reading of history
Romila Thapar
Politics
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News
A Nath sect finds its lands sealed amid RSS’s territorial consolidation in Delhi
Amrita Singh
Sports
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Essay
The story of an incomplete cricketer in Kashmir
T Altaf
Film
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Photo Essay
A film institute in an era of censorship
Books
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Books
How three recent books redefine cookbooks in India
Atmadeep Sengupta
Literature
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Bookshelf
Bookshelf - May 2026
Editor's Corner
Labour
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editor's pick
Editor's Pick