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    Schools shut, tribal kids led into child marriage

    Shameen Alauddin
    20 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST

    Lockdowns in the wake of the Covid-19 contagion have led to a spurt in school dropouts, child labour, child marriages and teenage pregnancies among impoverished communities of Odisha and Jharkhand.

    Schools shut, tribal kids led into child marriage
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    Why Periyar and his ideals still matter in Tamil Nadu
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    Why Periyar and his ideals still matter in Tamil Nadu

    17 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    As Erode turns 150, a walk through the city’s rich heritage
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    As Erode turns 150, a walk through the city’s rich heritage

    16 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Kishtwar cloudburst: ‘If only there was mobile connectivity, could’ve saved lives’
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    Kishtwar cloudburst: ‘If only there was mobile connectivity, could’ve saved lives’

    15 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    How Majuli is teetering on the edge, one wave at a time

    How Majuli is teetering on the edge, one wave at a time

    14 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Are COVID-19 vaccines working? Heres what no one is telling you

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    13 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Remembering Nakulan: A poet-writer, his free verse and an imagined lover

    Remembering Nakulan: A poet-writer, his free verse and an imagined lover

    10 Sept 2021 1:31 PM IST
    Grandmoms armed with drumsticks fight malnutrition in Chhattisgarh

    Grandmoms armed with drumsticks fight malnutrition in Chhattisgarh

    9 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Why property rights for women rile up men in ‘progressive’ Northeast

    Why property rights for women rile up men in ‘progressive’ Northeast

    7 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections—what we know and what we don’t

    COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections—what we know and what we don’t

    6 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Rolling Stone mag cover and the art of appropriation

    Rolling Stone mag cover and the art of appropriation

    3 Sept 2021 12:36 PM IST
    Everyone is burned out. But work cant stop, can it?

    Everyone is burned out. 'But work can't stop, can it?'

    2 Sept 2021 12:25 PM IST
    Govt’s coal push contradicts clean energy pledge, lays bare dark underbelly

    Govt’s coal push contradicts clean energy pledge, lays bare dark underbelly

    31 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Why Tamil Nadu is pushing for palm cultivation

    Why Tamil Nadu is pushing for palm cultivation

    30 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Assam’s transit camps: ‘A jail is a jail is a jail’

    Assam’s transit camps: ‘A jail is a jail is a jail’

    27 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Remembering Rajendra Chola I, greater of the greats

    Remembering Rajendra Chola I, greater of the greats

    26 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Facing the fear: ‘It’s over, the Talibs have arrived in Kabul’

    Facing the fear: ‘It’s over, the Talibs have arrived in Kabul’

    Kanika Gupta
    25 Aug 2021 1:34 PM IST

    The word was out that the Taliban had arrived inside the capital. People outside started running in all directions. It was complete chaos.

    This Kerala village school was once a playground of hockey dreams

    This Kerala village school was once a playground of hockey dreams

    24 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    How rural women in J&K discovered the sweet scent of self-reliance

    How rural women in J&K discovered the sweet scent of self-reliance

    23 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Telanganas Ramappa temple, a marvel heritage in distress

    Telangana's Ramappa temple, a marvel heritage in distress

    20 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Assam-Mizoram border row: How lives changed for villagers on both sides

    Assam-Mizoram border row: How lives changed for villagers on both sides

    19 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    When online classes get disconnected from reality

    When online classes get disconnected from reality

    18 Aug 2021 11:59 AM IST
    From Kerala to the world: ASI joining Muziris excavations raises expectations

    From Kerala to the world: ASI joining Muziris excavations raises expectations

    17 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    How lockdowns forced Kashmir’s transgenders into a life sans dignity

    How lockdowns forced Kashmir’s transgenders into a life sans dignity

    16 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Moi Virundhu: How Covid has killed the buzz around fundraising feasts

    Moi Virundhu: How Covid has killed the buzz around fundraising feasts

    13 Aug 2021 12:25 PM IST
    Why Kannada cinema failed to ride the OTT bandwagon

    Why Kannada cinema failed to ride the OTT bandwagon

    12 Aug 2021 12:25 PM IST
    Whats there to hide: Why snooping is not a big deal in India

    'What's there to hide': Why snooping is not a big deal in India

    11 Aug 2021 12:25 PM IST
    How single-celled creatures became multicellular

    How single-celled creatures became multicellular

    10 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    100 years of TN Assembly: How politics of representation played out in state

    100 years of TN Assembly: How politics of representation played out in state

    9 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
    Hiroshima Day: What transpired before and after the great bang

    Hiroshima Day: What transpired before and after the 'great bang'

    6 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
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