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History

Fulcrum was an independent liberal monthly magazine published in Bombay from July 1975 to August 1976 by journalist Yogi Aggarwal, who worked with and contributed to such mainstream news outlets as The Times of India, The Indian Express and Agence-France Presse during his 50-year-career. Reflecting the cultural and political milieu of 1970s India, the magazine featured incisive and challenging longform journalism during a fraught time for press freedom—the Emergency Years (1975-1977). Fulcrum’s 13 editions covered eclectic and wide-ranging subjects that addressed the pressing political, economic, cultural, and environmental concerns of the decade, be it field reports about labour struggles in India, dissections of rising ecological problems, or explorations about women’s societal role in a progressive India. The magazine also showcased leading writers, researchers, commentators, and intellectuals, from India and abroad—Nissim Ezekiel, Farrukh Dhondy, John Berger, to name a few—through columns, interviews, original fiction, and poetry.

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