-TheWire.in Methods of transitional justice, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in South Africa after apartheid ended, can help address collective trauma and restore the psychological health of society. When the Khairlanji Massacre took place in 2006, I was in a boarding school, in class 8. When I heard about it, I asked a friend who, like me, belongs to the Scheduled Caste community, what exactly had happened. He told...
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In Setback for India, WHO Disagrees With Govt Data on COVID Deaths -Banjot Kaur
-TheWire.in * Soon to be released WHO data has estimated that at least four-times as many people died during the COVID-19 pandemic as India has officially recorded. * According to a report published late last month, Indian government officials disputed the WHO’s claim and asked that the data release be delayed by 10 years. * The WHO has cited an obligation on its part to release the data, and told The Wire Science...
More »Writing with Fire and the Problems of Savarna Gaze -Komal Mohite
-TheWire.in The documentary serves as an uncomfortable reminder of how ill-equipped we are to deal with the complex material realities of oppressed communities, especially when they implicate us at a fundamental level. Writing with Fire by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh is another addition to the bourgeoning mainstream media engagement with caste in India. The documentary has garnered accolades – including an (ultimately unsuccessful) Oscar nomination – for its depiction of the...
More »Knee-Deep in Debt, Food Shortages, Depleting Foreign Reserves: How Did Sri Lanka Get Here?
-TheWire.in A foreign exchange crunch in Sri Lanka has led to a shortage of essential goods and power cuts that last up to 13 hours a day. New Delhi: Sri Lanka is grappling with the worst economic crisis in decades, which has spiked the prices of essential commodities like rice, milk powder, cooking gas and fuel. For instance, one kilogram of basmati rice currently costs between Rs 300-800 as compared to around Rs...
More »Ghazipur Fire: Experts Call For Faster Remediation, No More Waste Dumping
-PTI/ The Wire Science New Delhi: Days after the fire at the Ghazipur landfill site sent pollution levels in nearby areas soaring, experts on Wednesday said authorities need to speed up the bioremediation of legacy waste at such sites in the capital and build an extensive infrastructure to avoid dumping of fresh wet waste into landfills to prevent such instances. The Delhi government’s Department of Environment has blamed the East Delhi Municipal...
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