The battle for Gorkhaland
Cutting across religious, political and ideological divides, Gorkhaland is a sentiment that can no longer be ignored
DNA / July 2017 / [Pdf , 695 KB]
Gender correspondent, DNA
Cutting across religious, political and ideological divides, Gorkhaland is a sentiment that can no longer be ignored
DNA / July 2017 / [Pdf , 695 KB]
A family struggles to fight back angry tears after a youngster is shot dead in police firing during protests over Gorkhaland
DNA / June 2017
Abu Taher Ahmad says that the names of his grandfather Shohidullah Sheikh and father Maziur Rahman were in the 1951 National Register of Citizens.
DNA / June 2017
With a spotlight being cast on the region, this is an opportune moment to talk about the hardships of the people
DNA / June 2017
Because of the relentless efforts of a transwoman, the Centre may soon modify the rules by dropping the mandatory sex reassignment surgery (SRS) certificate for trans people when applying for a name change notification under the Gazette of India.
DNA / May 2017
A PIL in the Supreme Court to bring justice to the families of over 1528 people who were killed in 'fake' encounters in Manipur, opens old would in the poll-bound state
DNA / February 2017
Months after she gave up her 16-year-old fast against the AFSPA, Irom Chanu Sharmila embarks on a new challenge -- a political one
DNA / February 2017
Hunted, raped, and sometimes, beheaded, women in the villages of Assam suffer as the state assembly takes its time with a bill to curb witch-hunting
DNA / May 2016
As the Domestic Violence Act completes a decade, the story of Lakshmi, who was battered to death by her husband
DNA / October 2015
Nagas in Manipur have been relegated to a corner for decades. The 2017 Assembly poll does not seem to be any different.
DNA / April 2017
Transgender people across the country face routine harassment while adopting a name of their preferred gender
DNA / November 2016
Indian law does not recognise marital rape. Nor does the government, which says marriage is a 'sacrament'. What happens then to the women who are raped by their husbands?
DNA / May 2015
The woman who wants to ban triple talaq
DNA / April 2016
"It was not in his nature to accept victimhood."
DNA / February 2016
Dausa, a district in Rajasthan that fared one of the worst under the Beti Bachao scheme, registers 1,620 girl births as opposed to 1,460 boys in 30 gram panchayats
DNA / July 2015
The trail of data you leave online is open to threat from internet companies, hackers, and governments. How do governments draw the fine line between individual privacy and national security?
DNA / October 2015
Majuli waits for a bridge to narrow down its concerns
DNA / April 2017
Rosogulla and exams on her mind, Olympian Dipa Karmakar on the way ahead
DNA / August 2016
We must be informed about the net neutrality debate unfolding in front of us right now, or forfeit our freedom on the internet forever
DNA / April 2015
Women in uniform challenge the idea of victimhood and are powerful symbols of change but the subtext of vulnerability and sexual violence remains
DNA / August 2015
Men pull the strings from behind the curtains as government launches a trainning module for women sarpanches to help them with greater autonomy
DNA / January 2017
Has the RSS found a base in Assam's tea gardens?
DNA / April 2016
Pakistan’s political instability is fuelling the creative urge of several youngsters, says musician Rudoh, who is spearheading an indie beat revolution in his country
DNA Sunday / December 2014
Passion Flower - Seven Stories of Derangement
DNA Sunday / July 2014
Pankaj Purohit on secretly shooting 'Shiva-crazy, flesh-eating, vagina-worshipping' aghoris in his documentary, Belly Of The Tantra
DNA Sunday / July 2014
Barely two years in the industry, Alia Bhatt has already delivered four back-to-back hits. At 21, life for her is showing an upward graph
DNA Sunday / July 2014
With scripted fights and broken bones, a motley group of actors, fitness experts, ATM guards and self-defence teachers are trying to build an Indian version of the wildly popular WWE.
DNA Sunday / August 2014
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