• The Federal
    Maitreyee Boruah
    About the AuthorMaitreyee Boruah
      Bengalurus bus stories: Loving and living the city through windowpanes
      The Eighth Column

      Bengaluru's bus stories: Loving and living the city through windowpanes

      13 May 2025 6:30 AM IST
      How a man is fighting to educate Assams poverty-stricken chaporis
      The Eighth Column

      How a man is fighting to educate Assam's poverty-stricken chaporis

      25 April 2025 7:35 AM IST
      Dilawar Mozumder
      Assam

      How Mozumdar's arrest became a moment of reckoning for Assam journalists

      2 April 2025 5:41 PM IST
      ‘Children of Harijans in Assam are unlocking the power of education for dignity
      The Eighth Column

      ‘Children of Harijans' in Assam are unlocking the power of education for dignity

      11 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Assam’s oldest jail, a Muslim woman jailer, and the road to reformation
      The Eighth Column

      Assam’s oldest jail, a Muslim woman jailer, and the road to reformation

      3 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Found in translation: How Assamese literature is waiting to be explored
      The Eighth Column

      Found in translation: How Assamese literature is waiting to be explored

      17 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST
      When three sex workers tell their stories through words and illustrations
      The Eighth Column

      When three sex workers tell their stories through words and illustrations

      27 Jan 2025 7:57 AM IST
      Why Bihu celebration in Assam is incomplete without pitha and laru
      The Eighth Column

      Why Bihu celebration in Assam is incomplete without pitha and laru

      13 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      How a book fair in Assam is keeping local publishers afloat
      The Eighth Column

      How a book fair in Assam is keeping local publishers afloat

      6 Jan 2025 7:33 AM IST
      How a Guwahati chef fast-tracked Northeast Indias street food
      The Eighth Column

      How a Guwahati 'chef' fast-tracked Northeast India's street food

      26 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      The good, the bad and the ugly of commuting in a city at the click of a button
      The Eighth Column

      The good, the bad and the ugly of commuting in a city at the click of a button

      19 Dec 2024 7:22 AM IST
      How a long battle waged by Assams domestic workers exposes political apathy
      The Eighth Column

      How a long battle waged by Assam's domestic workers exposes political apathy

      5 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Meet the Spider-Man of Arunachal Pradesh who is going global with his marvellous artistry
      The Eighth Column

      Meet the 'Spider-Man' of Arunachal Pradesh who is going global with his 'marvel'lous artistry

      25 Nov 2024 7:00 AM IST
      The many conflicts of children with disabilities in Jammu and Kashmir
      The Eighth Column

      The many conflicts of children with disabilities in Jammu and Kashmir

      23 Jan 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Queer precarity: How urban, educated LGBT+ navigate homophobia at workplace
      The Eighth Column

      Queer precarity: How urban, educated LGBT+ navigate homophobia at workplace

      28 Dec 2023 7:19 AM IST
      The exhaustive road to adoption: How prospective parents navigate the journey with mixed feelings
      The Eighth Column

      The exhaustive road to adoption: How prospective parents navigate the journey with mixed feelings

      12 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Why the big fat Indian wedding is getting fatter and the economy is loving it
      The Eighth Column

      Why the big fat Indian wedding is getting fatter and the economy is loving it

      6 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
      What it takes to be a trans entrepreneur in a world that cant get past prejudices
      The Eighth Column

      What it takes to be a trans entrepreneur in a world that can't get past prejudices

      30 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
      How Assamese literature is making a bid to go pan India
      The Eighth Column

      How Assamese literature is making a bid to go pan India

      17 Nov 2023 9:14 AM IST
      Bhonti culture: How minor girls from Assam are ‘sold’ into slavery in Arunachal Pradesh
      The Eighth Column

      'Bhonti culture': How minor girls from Assam are ‘sold’ into slavery in Arunachal Pradesh

      12 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Girls of Assams tea gardens fight for education to stop plucking leaves like their mothers
      The Eighth Column

      Girls of Assam's tea gardens fight for education to stop plucking leaves like their mothers

      28 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
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