There’s a unique kind of silence that fills the early morning air on 14 April, the kind that carries promise. It’s not the hush of a regular morning. It’s a new beginning.
In many parts of India, 14 April marks the Hindu New Year, and while the rest of the world may pin its hopes on 1 January, we like to take our cue from...
The violence seen across parts of Noida this week did not emerge in isolation. While the immediate images burning vehicles, blocked roads, and police action suggest a sudden Noida protest that looks like a breakdown of order, the underlying causes point to a slower, more structural build-up. At the centre of it is a familiar issue: wages that have not kept pace with the...