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Cooperation for change, this is essentially what multilateralism is all about. Countries with common goals, working together. While what this suggests is working together for positive change, the global politico-economic scenario has given an entirely different connotation to this term. Colonial, ethno-racist, genocidal governments and their cronies, with documented...
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Close your eyes Do not sleep to flit off to realms unknown dark dreary shallow And steep Languish… trapped Never getting out? Getting up… an ordeal (wished devoutly) “Lie down… sleep” Languish… in your midnight dreams Sweet Saccharine Delusional dreams A prison Imprisoned Opium eater…. Tranquility?...
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Dubai, UAE | June 2025: Ananke, the pioneering new media and development platform amplifying inclusive narratives from the Global South, is proud to announce the appointment of Namrata, Founder of Keemiya Creatives, as its Director – Operations. This strategic appointment comes at a significant inflection point in Ananke’s journey...
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World Literature Today (WLT) in collaboration with Ananke will cohost a special event to showcase WLT’s latest city issue, “Delhi in the Anthropocene,” guest-edited by Amit R. Baishya. The conversation will be held digitally on June 30th, 2025. The webinar — which begins at 10:00am EDTin the US, at 6.00pm...
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Political empowerment sees strongest gains, yet with only 22.9% of the global gap closed to date it remains the biggest barrier to progress on parity worldwide. Read the full report here; share on social media using #gendergap25. Geneva, Switzerland: The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest...
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What is your go to poison? Choose… wisely!! Wisely? A pill… bitter to swallow? Death It is easy Coy even Playing hide and seek Or so it seems Playing hard to get Silence, sleep… Perhaps that is all that I seek? Death It is no enemy Aloof, indeed, untouchable...
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New York, USA: UN Women’s latest publication, Women Political Leaders 2025, reveals that women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating – it is regressing. The persistent underrepresentation of women as Heads of State or Government and in key ministerial roles highlights widespread barriers and a fragile and...
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Namrata reviews Nocturne Pondicherry (Hachette India, 2024) originally written in French and translated into English by Roopam Singh calling it a masterclass in atmosphere, character, and quiet rebellion. In Nocturne Pondicherry, Ari Gautier delivers a collection of seven masterful stories that are both hauntingly lyrical and brutally honest tales...
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UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October 2023 – that is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in attacks by Israeli forces. Among those killed, thousands were mothers, leaving...
Cooperation for change, this is essentially what multilateralism is all about. Countries with common goals, working together. While what this suggests is working together for positive change, the global politico-economic scenario has given an entirely different connotation to this term. Colonial, ethno-racist, genocidal governments and their cronies, with documented...
Close your eyes Do not sleep to flit off to realms unknown dark dreary shallow And steep Languish… trapped Never getting out? Getting up… an ordeal (wished devoutly) “Lie down… sleep” Languish… in your midnight dreams Sweet Saccharine Delusional dreams A prison Imprisoned Opium eater…. Tranquility?...
Dubai, UAE | June 2025: Ananke, the pioneering new media and development platform amplifying inclusive narratives from the Global South, is proud to announce the appointment of Namrata, Founder of Keemiya Creatives, as its Director – Operations. This strategic appointment comes at a significant inflection point in Ananke’s journey...
World Literature Today (WLT) in collaboration with Ananke will cohost a special event to showcase WLT’s latest city issue, “Delhi in the Anthropocene,” guest-edited by Amit R. Baishya. The conversation will be held digitally on June 30th, 2025. The webinar — which begins at 10:00am EDTin the US, at 6.00pm...
Political empowerment sees strongest gains, yet with only 22.9% of the global gap closed to date it remains the biggest barrier to progress on parity worldwide. Read the full report here; share on social media using #gendergap25. Geneva, Switzerland: The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest...
What is your go to poison? Choose… wisely!! Wisely? A pill… bitter to swallow? Death It is easy Coy even Playing hide and seek Or so it seems Playing hard to get Silence, sleep… Perhaps that is all that I seek? Death It is no enemy Aloof, indeed, untouchable...
New York, USA: UN Women’s latest publication, Women Political Leaders 2025, reveals that women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating – it is regressing. The persistent underrepresentation of women as Heads of State or Government and in key ministerial roles highlights widespread barriers and a fragile and...
Namrata reviews Nocturne Pondicherry (Hachette India, 2024) originally written in French and translated into English by Roopam Singh calling it a masterclass in atmosphere, character, and quiet rebellion. In Nocturne Pondicherry, Ari Gautier delivers a collection of seven masterful stories that are both hauntingly lyrical and brutally honest tales...
UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October 2023 – that is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in attacks by Israeli forces. Among those killed, thousands were mothers, leaving...
