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How COVID-19 Worsened Hardships of India’s Domestic Workers -Romita Saluja

-TheWire.in/ Undark.org Under the pretext of COVID-19 safety, employers have tightened restrictions on live-in domestic workers in India. On a typical humid Sunday afternoon in July, Soni Tirki would be polishing off the chicken and rice that her mother makes every time the 20-year-old returns home. “I sit at ease and enjoy my meal,” Tirki says. “I eat however much I want. Nobody can stop me. Nobody can judge me.” But on this...

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India’s rank on World Press Freedom Index falls to 150 out of 180 countries

-Scroll.in Reporters Without Borders reiterated its last year’s description of the country as one of the world’s most dangerous ones for the media. India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index fell from 142 in 2021 to 150 this year out of 180 countries, media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontières said on Tuesday. The organisation has been publishing the World Press Freedom Index since 2002. India’s rank has fallen to 150 in 2022 from...

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UP: 3 Journalists Arrested for Reporting on Paper Leak Case as Attack on Press Freedom Continues -Manoj Singh

-TheWire.in Two journalists from Hindi daily 'Amar Ujala' even claimed that during their arrests, the police manhandled their colleagues and vandalised their office. Gorakhpur: Days after the Uttar Pradesh Board Class 12 English exam paper was leaked in Ballia district, the police have arrested three local journalists who reported the incident. On March 30, the question paper for the Intermediate English exam was leaked and copies of the solved paper went viral on...

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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...

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Govt ignores Urdu Journalism’s immense contribution on its bicentennial celebration -Abdul Bari Masoud

-MuslimMirror.com New Delhi: While India is commemorating 75 years of independence, the federal government has yet to issue an official statement regarding the bicentennial commemoration of Urdu journalism, which played a pivotal role throughout India’s independence movement. A group of journalists, however, has organised a large celebration in the national capital on March 30 under the banner of the ‘Urdu Journalism Bicentenary Celebration Committee.’ The day-long event will be inaugurated by...

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