A look back at the past six days.

Emirates crash: When you don't own your liberty and property, your possessions become most important

An Indian who grew up in the Gulf tells us why passengers on the flight that crash-landed in Dubai seemed more worried about their bags than their lives. Read more here.

Broken News: Bulandshahr rape coverage shows how badly the media needs lessons in sensitivity

More than three-and-a-half years since the ghastly gang rape in Delhi, the media has learned nothing about how to cover sexual assault. Read more here.

Urvashi Butalia on why men killed women and children of their families during Partition

The writer and publisher shares her views on why both India and Pakistan find it difficult to confront the horrors of 1947. Read more here.

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The hermit's smile: How celibacy, non-violence and purity work to establish patriarchy in India

Of these, purity is the most lethal as it is here where we find the seed of the inhuman practice of untouchability. Read more here.

An alien fish is wreaking havoc in the Krishna river after it was linked to the Godavari

Fishermen say the non-native rakashi fish, which no one wants to buy, is damaging their nets and keeping other fish away. Read more here.