India’s National Fortnightly Magazine | Frontline

BSP supremo Mayawati in Lucknow. (File photo)

Has Dalit politics lost its insurgent spirit in Uttar Pradesh?

A teacher collects data from a woman as part of the door-to-door caste survey in Kandi village, Medak, Telangana, on November 18, 2024.

Telangana’s ‘mega health check-up of society’ is as ambitious as it is contentious

As the Congress government collects extensive household data across the State, many worry about privacy issues and misuse of such comprehensive data.

FL Cover_27Dec2024.jpg

Read the Latest Issue

Akal Takht has reclaimed authority over Shiromani Akali Dal. What does it mean for Punjab’s politics?

Ashutosh Sharma

Is the Indian Army truly ready for women in leadership roles?

Videos

WATCH | Quiet Dies a Craft: Traditional Bengal Boat Making Documentary 2024

WATCH | Quiet Dies a Craft: Traditional Bengal Boat Making Documentary 2024

Opposition has a role in democracy, but they must do so responsibly: Najma Heptulla

WATCH | Senior journalist Amit Baruah in conversation with Former Indian Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad

WATCH| Inside Manipur’s Brutal Civil Conflict | Interview with Award-Winning Journalist Greeshma Kuthar

How Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin scheme transformed women’s political power | Aditi Tatkare interview

WATCH | Past in Present: A Journey Through Downtown Srinagar | A Frontline Perspectives Documentary

Sri Lanka is the only country in South Asia that has some political hope: Jayadeva Uyangoda

LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Ahilan Kadirgamar

Balasaheb Thorat: “This Battle is for Maharashtra’s Soul” | Frontline Exclusive Interview

‘Absolute Majority for Mahayuti’-Sunil Tatkare Exclusive Interview | Maharashtra Politics 2024

VIEW ALL VIDEOS

Editor's Pick

A structure is set on fire by protesters after a replica of the Constitution was vandalised in Parbhani, Maharashtra on December 11, 2024.

How the death of a Dalit youth in police custody has deepened caste tensions in Marathwada

It was the vandalism of a Constitution replica outside Parbhani railway station that had led to protests, arrests, and a violent crackdown by police.

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav’s recent remarks have brought him under the spotlight as MPs have signed a memorandum requesting that he be removed as a judge.

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav’s remarks targeting Muslims deserve a strong response from the Supreme Court

The Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 has long proved ineffective to address such issues and requires urgent reform.

$Zakir Hussain’s life and career were marked by a remarkable dedication to expanding the horizons of music and how it can heal a fractured world.$

Zakir Hussain (1951-2024): Tabla maestro who believed in universality of music and humanity

He was not just a musician but a cultural innovator who used rhythm as a universal language to transcend musical, cultural, and social boundaries.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Former JNU student Umar Khalid speaks during a demonstration against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the National Population Register (NPR) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on March 3, 2020.

DELHI RIOTS CASE

Umar Khalid granted interim bail in 2020 Delhi riots case

A Delhi court granted the former JNU student leader seven days of interim bail to attend a family event.

Frontline News Desk

Audio Stories

Waste Management Crisis

A sacred forest dies in Gurugram as Bandhwari landfill’s toxic waste breaches Aravalli sanctuary

Vedanta’s oil exploration plan threatens Assam’s last gibbon sanctuary

When did Musi beautification become about erasing the poor?

Random enforcement of KYC rules is denying the poor their own money and dignity

Spotlight

Mehmet Öztürk’s analysis traces Kurdish history from Ottoman integration to modern political representation, including key developments under President Erdoğan’s government in Türkiye.

The Kurdish issue is largely a legacy of World War I: Mehmet Öztürk

Iftikhar Gilani

Farmers gather at their protest site at Shambhu border, in Patiala district, Punjab, on Saturday, December 14, 2024. A ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers will resume their foot march to Delhi at 12 noon from the Shambhu border to press the Centre for various demands including a legal guarantee for minimum support price.

Farmers versus Modi government: Another winter of discontent arrives in Delhi

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Books on Gandhi being scanned at the Gandhi Bhavan, Bengaluru, on September 30, 2024.

A nonprofit in Bengaluru is building India’s largest digital public library

This effort by Servants of Knowledge aims to democratise knowledge by making historical, cultural, and educational documents freely available online.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Survivors often suffer profound psychological trauma. The women go numb, won’t speak for weeks. Illustration: Irfan Khan

At the gate of 2025, women are still branded witches, forced to eat faeces, and even killed in India

Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera

Gukesh during the 14th game of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 against China’s Ding Liren in Singapore on December 12, 2024.

Gukesh Dommaraju: The boy king of chess

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Arts & Culture

Sections

Sign in to Unlock member-only benefits!

Bookmark stories to read later.
Comment on stories to start conversations.
Subscribe to our newsletters.
Get notified about discounts and offers to our products.