Sunday Monitor

How NEET became India’s biggest exam scandal

For lakhs of students in the country, NEET is considered as a merit-based gateway to medical education. However, after repeated…

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AMR: Good girls must first take care of themselves

The common phrase ‘good girls take care of family’ reflects a deeply ingrained social expectation, often referred to as ‘Good…

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A clarion call for repeal of APFRA 1978

In every society, there comes a moment when laws must be re-examined—not out of rebellion, but out of responsibility. A…

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Reintroduced rhinos in Assam breed, but recovery remains fragile

Sneha Mahale/Mongabay India The greater one-horned rhinoceros was once wiped out from Assam’s Manas National Park (MNP), marking a major…

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Meghalaya’s building law amendment: Development or disaster?

The Cabinet’s recent amendment to the Meghalaya Building Bye Laws, 2021, under the ‘Special Projects Category’, may have opened the…

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Teara Sangma: Dancing her way beyond boundaries of identity

Teara Ianchi D. Sangma, a young Bharatanatyam dancer from Meghalaya, has become the first Garo girl to be awarded the…

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Meghalaya’s urban crisis: Garbage, traffic & dangerous roads no one is fixing

Meghalaya is growing, and that is evident from the rising number of vehicles, expanding markets, growing tourist footfall and increasing…

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Borghat’s forgotten Shiva Temple: A quiet legacy of faith, history and harmony

Tucked away near the Indo-Bangladesh border, in the serene village of Borghat, stands an ancient Shiva temple — weathered by…

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Piping hot: India’s delivery economy runs on worker heat stress

Shivam Bhardwaj, Indiaspend.com/Facthecker.in No matter if it is hot or raining, we have to work,” says 30-year-old Rakesh Sahu (name…

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Amjad Ali: The man who wrote the first Khasi verse

For many common citizens of Shillong, the name Amjad Ali may not be familiar. But those who study history or…

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