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The grief of ghungroos

Maharashtra’s Kolhati women preserve the State’s Tamasha folk tradition even as many face sexual exploitation, financial insecurity and social stigma, and their children are denied access to education and a chance to choose better future. Radheshyam Jadhav explores how community members and activists are working to break this intergenerational cycle of exploitation while preserving their cultural heritage

Radheshyam Jadhav

Food cooked days ago, frozen to be served again: inside Visakhapatnam’s restaurant kitchens

The fuel frenzy: rising kerosene prices in Keralam

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At the intersection of geopolitical, socio-economic, and techno-cultural shifts, lie human stories — of lives transformed, struggles endured, and triumphs against the odds. Reporters delve into the governance mechanisms of India’s vast democracy, to ask questions of those in charge, while recording the lives of those most impacted.

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