The Startling Rise of India’s #MeToo Movement

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 A kind of critical mass has been reached in India following years of activism and calls for change and accountability, and high-profile men are starting to face consequences for sexual misconduct. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Journalism as Subversion

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 23, 2015 The journalist P Sainath has worked for more than 20 years to amplify the voices and lives of the rural poor of India as corporate-controlled media have attempted to erase them from history (Pictured, an Indian farmer in his damaged field)The journalist P) . Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Cellphones Used to Find Rapists in India

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 When a magazine intern went to take photographs of the derelict Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai on Aug. 22, five men gang raped her and recorded the atrocity with videos and photos on their phones. After forcing her to clean up after their crime, they threatened to publish the media they’d collected if she accused them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mumbai ‘Dabbawallas’ Plan First-Ever Strike

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2011 Mumbai's famous dabbawallas, who pick up and deliver more than 200,000 hot, homemade lunches to office workers in the Indian commercial capital each day, have announced they will strike for the first time in 120 years to support the efforts of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

State Department Issues Europe Alert

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2010 The State Department has warned Americans traveling to and living in Europe that the entire continent faces a heightened risk of terrorist attack. Authorities fear that al-Qaida is planning something like the 2008 Mumbai shooting spree that killed 166 people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mumbai Gunman Sentenced to Death

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2010 He is the sole surviving suspect from the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and on Thursday, 22-year-old Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was sentenced to death by an Indian judge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistani Convicted for Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2010 On Monday, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving suspect captured during the three-day terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, in November 2008, was found guilty of multiple charges in an Indian court. Kasab now awaits sentencing -- and possibly the death penalty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Have We Done to Democracy?

Arundhati Roy / TomDispatch.com Sep 28, 2009 While we're still arguing about whether there's life after death, can we add another question to the cart: Is there life after democracy? What sort of life will it be? By "democracy" I don't mean democracy as an ideal or an aspiration. I mean the working model: Western liberal democracy, and its variants, such as they are.While we're still arguing about whether there's life after death, can we add another question to the cart: Is there life after democracy? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

India Hits Pause on Peace Talks With Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2009 Last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai put extra strain on the already tense relationship between India and Pakistan, and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has put the kibosh on any neighborly peace talks until the alleged perpetrators are held accountable. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: The Tour

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 As "Slumdog Millionaire" continues to rack up critical accolades (not to mention awards-season promotional blitzes), the film has also drawn crowds to its setting in the slums of Mumbai, India. But does this kind of attention represent a welcome boon for tourism or a form of exploitation -- "poverty porn" -- for a city still recovering from last November's terrorist attacks? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can You Hear Me Now?: Terrorist Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2009 In a reactionary move against technology and the beasts who wield it, the NYPD has announced it wants to jam cell phone frequencies in case of a terrorist attack, citing Mumbai as an example of how mobile phones allowed attackers in that Indian city to micromanage their assault in real time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bollywood Does Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2009 "The President Is Coming," an Indian mockumentary opening this weekend in the subcontinent, tells the story of six contestants fighting for "the greatest prize" -- a chance to shake the hand of George W. Bush. Needless to say, it's a comedy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )