Kargil War: A Tribute

“Either I Come Back After Hoisting the Tricolor, Or I will be back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure” – Captain Vikram Batra, PVC – such were the
sentiments of the people who were a part of the Kargil War.
Today is the 26 th of July, and the nation yet again celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate and honour our heroes.

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State of refugee law in contemporary times: In conversation with Suraj Girijashanker

Refugees across the globe, more often than not have been subjected to crisis in some way or the other. The displacement of livelihood once, becomes a running metaphor throughout their lives. ITISARAS conducted a very informative interview with Suraj Girijashanker, a Refugee law expert.
This World Refugee Day lets gain more insights into the realities of refugees.

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Assamese Nationalism and the Project of Enclosing History

In the midst of an outbreak of violence all across India over CAA and NRC, one often fails to ignore the intricacies linked with the history of each region, especially that of Assam which initiate a different debate altogether. Don’t we all then agree that a rich understanding can only be achieved when these regional intricacies which form the collective, are together analyzed?

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Songs of Revolution: Story of the Rebel Maestros

Mass mobilisation dissenting over hegemonic powers has been a key concept in asserting justice for the society. Protest culture united the nations during their freedom struggles as well. With various methods of dissent, music, a routine stress buster made its way into this unification as well.
Let’s go through the stories behind these musical rebellions. Click below and find out!

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