This is the story of Akhila, a young sarpanch from Telangana who has transformed her village with her fearlessness, commitment and dedication. Her story is a reminder for the need to strengthen people’s democracy and institutions at the grassroots.

The Delhi Model is being talked about amid the coronavirus pandemic, the following article looks at the contemporary discussions around the government’s success model.

Discrimination is morally egregious when we use it to justify treating another human being as anything less than a human being, as less than a person having dignity and intrinsic value.

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the conflicting interests of religion and science but both continue to claim a grip over people’s lives.

In this engaging conversation with The New Leam, Sohail Hashmi talks about the early influences in his life and his growing up years, the important moments in his life trajectory, his commitment and love for creativity and his ideas on culture, politics and life in contemporary times.