Modi has Destroyed More Temples than Aurangzeb: Vishwanath Temple Mahant
Those who want to tailor history to suit their political agenda never mention Akbar built Vishwanath Temple—only that Aurangzeb destroyed it.
EWS Reservation Is a Kind of Counter-Revolution
The top court will soon have to answer whether the government’s decision to provide reservations solely on an economic basis violates the basic structure of the Constitution.
Battle of Ideas: Ambedkar Brass Coin vs Statue of Unity
Gujarati Dalits will ferry a one-tonne brass coin dedicated to BR Ambedkar to Parliament for the 75th anniversary of Independence. They want to remind MPs that they have failed to eradicate untouchability.
Dalit Includes All Who Oppose Inequality, Regardless of Caste: Activist Martin Macwan
The well-known activist explains how he came to the conclusion that a Dalit must get defined not by caste but action and belief.
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Gurugram Friday Prayer Controversy Is a Recipe for Radicalisation
Radicalism, the Prime Minister should know, is born in the perceived absence of a conscience in those who control the levers of the Indian State. Radicalisation is suicidal for the weak—and Muslims certainly know that. It is also suicidal for India.
Bangladesh Violence: Indian Subcontinent Is a Hard Place for Minorities
Instead of learning lessons from upheavals of the past, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India seem to be witnessing Partition redux.
What Muslim Intelligentsia Doesn’t Get About Bhagwat and RSS
The RSS chief said in a recent speech that dialogue is the way out of Hindu-Muslim discord. Can there be any such dialogue considering his own organisation fans this disharmony?
How Assam is Turning Beef into a Federal Issue
Assam’s new Cattle Preservation Bill violates Article 48 of the Constitution and will give a fillip to vigilantism.
Pew Survey on Religion Shows Indians are Hypocrites
The claim of Indians that they respect all religions does not square up with their attitudes towards religious communities to which they do not belong.