Shweta Desai

The Qureshis and the Sainis speak fondly of their friendship and familial ties. Both say that development projects worth hundreds of crores are muscling into their homes in Ayodhya, threatening to end their neighbourly attachment

A devastating fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot, Gujarat, has reignited concerns about safety measures and accountability in the state

Language on climate change continues to remain technical and alienating. A new initiative, on climate change dictionary, includes documents experiences of Indigenous tribal and marginalised communities to inform government policymakers, bridging gaps between local realities and global climate strategies

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What do you call climate change in the language of the Warlis, an artistically inclined indigenous community residing along the North Maharashtra-Gujarat bor...

The farmers of Sahyadri are part of an aspiring conservationist movement that aims to re-establish the cultivation of heirloom grains, many of which have disappeared or are at risk of getting lost

Paparazzi coverage of the Ambani Wedding has turned the event into a social media sensation

Mumbai’s original residents, the fishing community, is struggling to stay afloat amid frequent storms, warmer temperatures, rising sea level, reduced catch and illegal technology

Uddhav’s Sena is not just different from Bal Thackeray’s Sena in terms of personality and leadership, but also in the core principles of political ideology and language

Many couples are reviving old and traditional rituals instead of lavish weddings

Implementation of new Citizenship rules have divided families of Hindu Pakistani refugees

Nagpur's Muslims share a friendly and convoluted bond with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Residents of the tribal district of Gadchiroli resist development models that destroy the environment

A rap on the knuckle or a stern warning against throwing caution to the wind ?
Whatever the interpretation be, the Bharatiya Janata Party has received an earful over its unexpected loss of majority in the Lok Sabha elections from the top brass of its parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

BJP’s defeat in Ayodhya Loksabha was its own doing - miscalculations on caste equation and development -and somewhere also the result of divine intervention, locals said

In December 2023, reporter Shweta Desai travelled to Ayodhya before the temple’s inauguration on January 22, 2023. In this episode of the Suno India Show, she talks to the people living near the disputed site for years as friends and experienced the communal fallout of one of the most polarising political campaigns of modern India

Mumbai's largest slum settlement is up for redevelopment. The slum dwellers dream of a flat, but with over 60 percent of Dharavi tenements ‘illegal’, most of them are set to be ousted