Tag: Journalism
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Glorious, troubled, revived: 5 European cities where history was made
Europe has plenty of it and I start with where I live – Belfast.
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Thank you, Roger Federer
That he would retire someday was inevitable and widely anticipated. Yet, tennis fans all over the world are dismayed, overwhelmed with a sense of loss, frenzied with anxiety over the announcement.
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Reporting on UK politics
This was long in the making but what started the wave was resignations from two Asian ministers in Johnson’s cabinet, Sunak and Javid. Interesting given our shared history (India and Britain).
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Times when journalism was useful for the academia
When I was actively reporting, I overlooked the academic papers that referred to my reports. As a journalist, I wrote on diverse themes – from culture to politics to economy. I remember how my academic sources would direct me to my reports referred to in research papers but I wouldn’t bookmark them. Only recently, I…
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I am watching this old video of myself and feeling yuck.
I have always wondered what is it about the past that makes us nostalgic. Is it the overnight obsession with all things lost to time, or just an emotional journey we must undergo so that we can make peace with the present? None of these make sense to me so when I look back at…
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EconHistorienne collaborates with Newslaundry
A story is bigger than the one who writes it, that we shall never forget. A story must be read and acquire a life of its own.
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EconHistorienne: Inaugural issue out now, sign up
So finally, it’s here and it would be great for you to sign up for it now. Go to econhistorienne.substack.com and sign up. Let me know how you like it. Love and peace, PS.
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7 Things Govt Could Have Done To Stop the Delhi Riots
The law, judgments and precedents are unanimous: the police are empowered, can and must take urgent action to curb rioting. As former police chiefs tell us, the Delhi riots could have been stopped at many levels and stages. They were not. First published in Article-14. PALLAVI SINGH New Delhi: The toll in the deadliest communal…
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My report as academic reference
This is just a delightful discovery. I have stumbled upon another book in which one of my reports on the RSS has been referenced. This was a 2018 release titled ‘Messengers of Hindu Nationalism: How the RSS Reshaped India’ by academics Walter Andersen, and Shridhar D. Damle.
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Sec 144, CrPC: Is the law being misused? I find out
Here is a piece I wrote for Article 14 on Section 144 of the CrPC: This is the law that has been used by the police only too frequently to put restrictions on anti-CAA protests across India. But is such frequent use an abuse of the law? Read to find out.
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Highly curable if reported in time
Four diseases claim more than 24,000 lives in New Delhi . On top of the ‘killer list’ lies respiratory diseases. Heart diseases, tuberculosis (TB), and cancer come pretty close. Those who suffer, pay a big price — both physically and financially. Together, the four diseases affect more than 30 per cent of Delhi’s population. Such…
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Woe of the working class
Four diseases claim more than 24,000 lives in New Delhi . On top of the ‘killer list’ lies respiratory diseases. Heart diseases, tuberculosis (TB), and cancer come pretty close. Those who suffer, pay a big price — both physically and financially. Together, the four diseases affect more than 30 per cent of Delhi’s population. Such…
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Heat On Young Heart
Four diseases claim more than 24,000 lives in New Delhi . On top of the ‘killer list’ lies respiratory diseases. Heart diseases, tuberculosis (TB), and cancer come pretty close. Those who suffer, pay a big price — both physically and financially. Together, the four diseases affect more than 30 per cent of Delhi’s population. Such…
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Smoking Life Out of Delhi
Four diseases claim more than 24,000 lives in New Delhi. On top of the ‘killer list’ lies respiratory diseases, followed by heart diseases, tuberculosis (TB), and cancer. Those who suffer, pay a big price — both physically and financially. Together, the four diseases affect more than 30 per cent of Delhi’s population. Such is the…
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EconHistorienne
I am launching EconHistorienne, my twice-a-month newsletter for original storytelling from India. Through this newsletter, I will deliver Narrative Storytelling on Inequality, Capitalism, Globalization and Social Unrest in India and essays on History to contextualize these themes. Why should you subscribe to my newsletter? Because you read, you value great research, you love good writing,…
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Vaak
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/lf1FezLBsjto8VKxCp79ZM/Vaak-a-newspaper-that-helps-brush-up-8216practical8217.html
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Sanskrit: reviving the language in today’s India
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/RF9fH5Q1wNOBdI0R46SlkL/Sanskrit-reviving-the-language-in-today8217s-India.html
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Will English become India’s weakness?
First published here: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/0L6cHNcnZ9nw7WlPU66PdO/Will-English-become-India8217s-weakness.html
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Dalits look upon English as the language of emancipation
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ItCo2HSpKjf98VvW8X4yAO/Dalits-look-upon-English-as-the-language-of-emancipation.html
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The pitfalls of Linguistic Jingoism
First published here: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/0txPDNXphHIOmb2htIJ1UK/The-pitfalls-of-linguistic-jingoism.html
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In a Paharganj lane, Sangh coaches IAS aspirants, a third of this year’s batch trained there
First published here: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-a-paharganj-lane-sangh-coaches-ias-aspirants-a-third-of-this-year-s-batch-trained-there/311504/0
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Wife, 3 kids hadn’t seen him for a year until police showed him on TV as HuJI arrest
First published here: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/wife-3-kids-hadn-t-seen-him-for-a-year-until-police-showed-him-on-tv-as-huji-arrest/314187/0
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Disquiet in Bharatpur over three ‘Jaipur’ arrests: cleric, teacher and a 15-year-old boy
First published in Indian Express: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/disquiet-in-bharatpur-over-three–jaipur–arrests-cleric-teacher-and-a-15yearold-boy/315505/0
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In this book of history, you are the hero
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/m0grFAuh6qGn4O09ieI5VI/In-this-book-of-history-you-are-the-hero.html
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From Bhopal to London, quest for justice travels in a bottle
First published here: https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/ld6IKPkZXNNR8k7hnYVp9L/From-Bhopal-to-London-quest-for-justice-travels-in-a-bottle.html
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Neighbourhood B-schools: can they deliver?
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/QbtpPYTVCckhsFz9mNEGPJ/Neighbourhood-BSchools–High-on-promise-but-can-they-deli.html
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Seeking interns in new political culture
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/jwEQuxKpEyAgKDTy0oxN8H/Seeking-interns-in-new-political-culture.html
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25 years on, what’s next for Mayawati?
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/BfUgIQbCr0xrgTr6cdHfjK/25-years-on-what8217s-next-for-Mayawati.html
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A woman sarpanch finds her place under the sun
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/MNfpZSM9Wlm8jzKFtUC4yJ/A-woman-8216sarpanch8217-finds-her-place-in-the-sun.html
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Reading Hindustan in Bihar
First published in Mint: https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/Z1r7HfBhwKSstRvClBJ0cJ/Reading-8216Hindustan8217-in-Bihar.html
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