Limoges’ burning town hall is a warning, not a French obituary. Rising debt, youth unemployment and fraying services created a perfect storm for rioters to infiltrate what began as a peaceful protest. An emboldened far-right gets to blame immigrants and discredit liberalism. Arson deserves accountability just as grievances need redressal.
In 2017, Shekhar Gupta started ThePrint with a simple belief: Indian readers want journalism that asks why and what next, not just what. And that enough of them would be willing to pay for good journalism.
Nine years on, that belief has held.
And, in these nine years, we’ve stayed true to our mission. We’ve been asking the follow-up questions, going beyond the headlines and explaining what’s actually happening. We’ve travelled across the country to bring you in-depth, visually-compelling stories from the ground.
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