Bengal: Different Government, Same Playbook? Faizan Ahmed Case Returns to Court
The change of government in Bengal has brought little change for Faizan Ahmed’s family. After the Mamata Banerjee government sought a medical board in his case, the Suvendu Adhikari government has made a similar move before the Calcutta High Court.
You Can Crack IIT. Can You Crack Its Caste System?
IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s suicide has revived questions about caste discrimination, merit and student rights in India’s elite institutions. As allegations of harassment and casteist abuse emerge, the larger concern is whether campuses meant to nurture talent are becoming hostile spaces for marginalised students
Eight Intelligences, One Report Card: The Flawed Machinery of Academic Merit
Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory challenges the obsession with grades, but India’s education system continues to reward a narrow definition of merit. As academic pressure grows, students face mounting expectations, anxiety and mental-health struggles, raising questions about how we define intelligence, success and failure
Low Honorariums, High Responsibilities: The Struggle of Bengal’s Unaided Madrasa Teachers
Raiganj: For some, teaching is a profession; for others, it is the means through which they support their families. Among those teaching in unaided...
A 4.5 Kg School Bag, A 10% Rule: Why Is India Still Overloading Children?
Kolkata: Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent forward under a bag weighing nearly a quarter of their own body weight. This isn’t...
“I Was Branded Pakistani, Terrorist”: Hafiz Says Threats Began After Jantar Mantar Protest, Father Murdered
Kolkata: The father of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) member Sheikh Abdul Hafiz was murdered on August 15, two days after he and his son...
