Ayesha Minhaz

3 days ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Ayesha Minhaz |C.S. Venkiteswaran |Vaishna Roy

Less than an hour’s drive from Hyderabad and about half an hour away from the city’s airport, a brand new city is in the works amidst fertile agricultural lands and existing habitations. The Telangana government hopes that the new city will herald a new phase of development involving large-scale infrastructure projects, industrial parks, and urban expansion. However, many farmers, farm labourers, and environmental activists are opposed to the project.

1 week ago | frontline.thehindu.com | C.S. Venkiteswaran |Vaishna Roy |Ayesha Minhaz

With the launch of the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards (TGFA), the Congress government aimed to revive the tradition of recognising outstanding Telugu cinema and honouring its artists, technicians, and filmmakers. But following the inaugural ceremony on June 14, it faces criticism for conferring an award on Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad—a film widely seen as a vehicle for right-wing propaganda. Razakar was awarded Best Feature Film in the Environment/Heritage/History category.

2 months ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Ayesha Minhaz |Amey Tirodkar |Ashutosh Sharma |Bharath Murthy

The Hush of the Uncaring Sea: Novellas, 2018-2025Upamanyu ChatterjeeSpeaking TigerRs.699This collection of four novellas by Upamanyu Chatterjee displays the characteristic features of his writing: acerbic wit, comedy, dollops of the absurd, and existential grief. The Convenience Store by the SeaSonoko Machida, translated by Bruno NavaskyOrionRs.599In the quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko, there is a 24/7 convenience store called Tenderness, where the lights are always on.

2 months ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Divya Gandhi |Vaishna Roy |Ayesha Minhaz

It has been quite some time since the Maoist movement faded into irrelevance in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Yet, news reports of security forces killing, arresting, or facilitating the surrender of Telugu-origin Maoists in other States routinely serve as reminders of the region’s radical history and its role in the Indian Maoist movement. Some of the most determined, feared, and violent revolutionaries of the movement were from this region.

2 months ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Divya Gandhi |Vaishna Roy |Ayesha Minhaz

For days, the University of Hyderabad campus in Telangana looked like a conflict zone. A large troop of police, deployed by the State government, tackled students protesting the destruction of an adjacent 400-acre urban “forest” in the Kancha Gachibowli village, Rangareddy district.