A Hindu Papacy?
In India, we appear to have succumbed to some ultramontane form of Hinduism, though in this setting, the Prime Minister is the figurative Pope.
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Kashi-Mathura: Will Temple Politics be Revived?
The success of right wing forces to increase their clout through the Ram Temple campaign may prompt them to go in this direction, which is detrimental to the progress and development of the country.
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Tablighi Jamaat: Vindicated, Finally
Bombay High Court quashes the FIRs against 29 foreigners and six Indian members of the Tablighi Jamaat and chastises the police for “non-application of mind”, hopefully drawing the curtain on the sustained vilification of the largest Muslim organisation in the country.
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‘Good Governance’ in UP: Four Articles
UP police to probe each Hindu-Muslim marriage for ‘love-jehad’; UP primarily using NSA against those accused of cow slaughter; UP setting up a new special force that can search and arrest without a warrant; when the release of an innocent detainee after months in jail is cause for elation, then democracy is staring at its nadir.
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Fascism | Online Blog | USA
Taking the Next Knee
Trump administration wants the baseball and basketball players to shut up and dribble. However, the question, in this moment from hell, is: Will the players and fans agree?
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Janta Parliament: Executive Summary of Suggestions Made During Concluding Session
With the Modi government unwilling to convene the Parliament while taking several far-reaching and controversial decisions, concerned citizens got together to convene a Janta Parliament. A summary of the suggestions made in its concluding session.
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The Supreme Court in Decline: Forgotten Freedoms and Eroded Rights
Speaking in the Constituent Assembly, Nehru had said that we needed judges of the “highest integrity”, who can “stand up against the executive government and whoever might come in their way.” Unfortunately, today, the Supreme Court seems to have lost its way.
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September 13—Why Death Anniversary of Jatindra Nath Das Should be Observed as Justice for Political Prisoners Day
Although he had a very short life of only 25 years, he was jailed twice for fighting for a noble cause and on both occasions he converted his jail-stay into a struggle for the rights of political prisoners.
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The Number One Demand on the Streets of Colombia is for Justice
The reasons behing the massive protests that have broken out in Colombia following the torture and murder of Javier Ordóñez by the police, the demands being raised, and the structural violence of the state
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Over a Thousand Scientists and Academics Express Concern Over NIA Actions in Bhima-Koregaon Case
1,039 scientists and academics condemn the NIA action in the Bhima Koregaon/ Elgar Parishad case; and say that instead of investigating those actually responsible for the violence, the NIA is focusing on rights activists, lawyers and academics.
