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India Diary
Read more: India DiaryTravelling far from home is always an adventure; for Robin Marie, India was not only 6400 miles from her home in Germany, but also a vastly different cultural and educational atmosphere. She outlines her journey through Chennai and the IIT campus with humour, not a little exasperation, and a pervasive sense of wonder in “India…
7–11 minutes
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Is God Vegetarian?
Read more: Is God Vegetarian?Understanding how Some Temples in Northern Kerala defy Culinary Orthodoxy
5–7 minutes
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Ek Chatur Naar-ative?
Read more: Ek Chatur Naar-ative?The Making of the “Madrasi” trope – Sri Meghana Travel a few hundred kilometres in India and you find yourself in an entirely new culture, language and set of customs. In a place so diverse, it is all the more conducive to being misinformed about one another. Stereotypes thrive on this precise ignorance. And oftentimes,…
8–12 minutes
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This Year’s Rewind is Here!
Read more: This Year’s Rewind is Here!Hello! Welcome to another edition of Rewind, Article 19’s magazine! We’re very glad the magazine was a hit the first time, so here’s the second edition, bringing together a few of our published pieces from 2025-26. Rewind offers you a glimpse into what our year has looked like. You’ll find an interesting mix here: from…
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Prof-files #22 – Dr. Sreenath V S
Read more: Prof-files #22 – Dr. Sreenath V SThis edition of Prof-files features Dr. Sreenath VS, Assistant Professor of English Studies, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
5–8 minutes
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Rest in Peace, Danya
Read more: Rest in Peace, DanyaThe chess world is mourning the passing of Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a beloved chess player, educator, and commentator. As the chess community in collective grief takes a stance against social media vitriol, our correspondent Roshni Ramanan pens a heartfelt tribute that reflects on legacy, life and loss.
6–9 minutes
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Lecture Notes#3 | Bandung at 70 or, What really happened in the world’s most famous International Conference by Prof Itty Abraham
Read more: Lecture Notes#3 | Bandung at 70 or, What really happened in the world’s most famous International Conference by Prof Itty AbrahamProf Itty Abraham’s lecture on the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference traced the complex roots and far-reaching legacy of the Bandung conference. Held in 1955, this landmark event gave newly decolonised nations a space to resist imperial binaries and reimagine global solidarity. Asha T writes a report of the lecture.
3–5 minutes
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Lecture Notes#2 | Producing “The Slum”: Towards New Conceptualizations by Dr Priti Narayan
Read more: Lecture Notes#2 | Producing “The Slum”: Towards New Conceptualizations by Dr Priti NarayanHow do we talk about “the slum” without falling into tropes of pity, exoticism or creating a narrative of hyper-agency? Dr. Priti Narayan’s lecture guided us through the contradictions in urban discourse and called for new frameworks grounded in labour, care, and recognition. Read the report by our editor Lakshmi Yazhini on our website.
4–6 minutes
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Rewind — Article 19’s Year End Magazine is Here!
Read more: Rewind — Article 19’s Year End Magazine is Here!We’re excited to share with you Rewind, the first-ever magazine-style edition from Article 19! This magazine is a curated collection of some of the best pieces published on our blog over the past year. It’s also the first time we’ve taken Article 19 beyond the blog and into a proper, designed format—something you can flip through, revisit, and enjoy.…
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An Open Letter from Me: Thoughts About the Department
Read more: An Open Letter from Me: Thoughts About the Department– Chenni Valavan Dear Department, Hi. It’s me. From the last Integrated MA batch. Still here (all 10 fingers, 10 brain cells). Still confused. Still waiting for someone to acknowledge our situation, to not brush it aside. And yes, I am talking out of experience. Kindly hear me out as I write to you all;…
5–8 minutes
