Columns / View From India

Nilanjana Bhowmick on the colossal failure of governance that has led to needless deaths on a massive scale.

Women experiencing violence from their partners need more than a helpline, says Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Nilanjana Bhowmick on the double whammy of natural disaster and Covid-19 that has brought a vulnerable ecosystem to the brink.

Schoolchildren fall through the digital divide.

Nilanjana Bhowmick despairs of India’s new religion; why Indian outrage over Black Lives Matter rings hollow.

Nilanjana Bhowmick on the deadly neglect of rural heartlands.

Nilanjana Bhowmick on the dangers of ignoring concerted anti-Muslim violence.

Tolerance in the most holy city by Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Adding pain to the pandemic. Nilanjana Bhowmick on the recent legislation steamrolled through parliament that has disadvantaged working people and gripped India’s farmers in protest.

The invisible green warriors by Nilanjana Bhowmick.

We need to talk about toilets. By Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Enrolment does not equal education writes Nilanjana Bhowmick.

India’s billion-dollar joke. Who’s laughing?

India’s record on children is puzzling for a country that is the world’s largest importer of arms and has a billion-dollar space programme. Nilanjana Bhowmick writes.

Nilanjana Bhowmick weighs up Modi's chances in the coming elections in India.

Nilanjana Bhowmick reacts to the 'unease' expressed by Indian men in today's #MeToo era.

Nilanjana Bhowmick reports on Modi's crackdown on dissent - from activist arrests to vigilante lynchings.

Nilanjana Bhowmick takes apart the latest viral hashtag campaign for the religious takeover of secular India.