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Claustropolis: 1984
“Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…
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A record 96,917 Indians were caught or expelled in 2023 trying to cross into the US, up from 30,662 in 2021. Published : Feb 14, 2024 15:40 IST – 9 MINS READ A caravan wades past a string of buoys, being constructed to deter migrants crossings through the Rio Grande river, as they look for…
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The magazine was told that if it fails to take down an article on the Poonch killings from its website within 24 hours, the entire website would be taken down. The Caravan has said it will be challenging the order. The Caravan magazine logo. Support Us MEDIASECURITY13/FEB/2024 https://137ffc13b4e41352c285584610614124.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html New Delhi: In an instance of the controversial…
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Scholar, writer, translator, opinion-maker. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, who turns 80 on February 24, in conversation with Anjum Katyal. Anjum Katyal Feb 24, 2022 · 11:30 am Deconstruct this: The date is 26 January, Republic Day in an India celebrating 75 years of freedom from colonial rule. I am in Kolkata, the hometown of Professor Gayatri…
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As Scroll marks its tenth anniversary on January 26, we look back at the highlights in our Books and Ideas section over the decade. Scroll Staff Jan 29, 2024 · 11:30 am In the last decade, both reading and writing have gone through significant shifts. New and young writers have made their presence felt across…
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Imperialism, Migrant Labor, and the Nation: The Canadian Example By Zachary Reimer (Posted Jul 14, 2021) Empire, Immigration, Imperialism, LaborCanadaMonthly Review EssaysFeatured In May 2014, Liberal Party-leader Justin Trudeau accused Stephen Harper’s federal government of ballooning Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)—a program whereby Canadian employers can hire foreign workers on a temporary basis—into a force that displaced…
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