Remove the Stain
The UAPA is a blot on the nation that must be removed at the earliest.
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Communalism | Culture | Fascism | India | Indian Politics | Print Edition
To watch the Jantar Mantar videos is to know what hate looks like
As Independence Day approaches, a sense of anxiety hangs over Muslims in Delhi.
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A Tribute to the Greatest Gandhian
August 15 is the death anniversary of Mahadev Desai, Gandhi’s assistant, whose enormous contribution to the freedom struggle has largely remained unhonoured.
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We Must Act NOW to Defend Democracy!
The institutional murder of 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy has shaken the very foundations of democracy in India. The urgency to defend democracy and all that is precious in the Constitution of India against repressive and anti-people laws, is perhaps felt today, as never before.
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Searching for Gandhi of ‘Hind Swaraj’ in India’s ‘Swaraj’
Where do we find Gandhi of the ‘Hind Swaraj’ in this blusterous, violent and turbulent India on its path from untruth to absolute untruth? Can we say ‘Gandhi is relevant even today’ ignoring the unfolding current history?
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Fortification of PDS Rice to Stem Nutrient Deficiency Unnecessary, Benefits 5 Big Firms – Two Articles
Fortification of PDS Rice to Stem Nutrient Deficiency Unnecessary: Paper; Fortified Rice Scheme to Create Rs 3,000-crore Market for Just Five Big Firms.
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Mangboilal Lhouvum and AFSPA: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
The recent death of Mangboilal Lhouvum, a daily wager, in Manipur, has yet again raised outcry against the AFSPA. It is therefore pertinent to re-visit the circumstances under which AFSPA is invoked and used, and the role and responsibility of state and central govts and the Armed Forces.
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No Testing Kits, Covid Centres Shut, Oxygen Miles Away: Rural Healthcare In Covid Times
In rural Nandurbar, some primary health centres do not even have rapid testing kits; Covid Care Centres have been shut after the second wave abated, and oxygen access is miles away.
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Understanding the Life and Philosophy of Gandhi
Was Gandhi a Mahatma or a mass leader who was a political strategist par excellence? Or is it wrong to even think in terms of such a dichotomy? Reflections on understanding a remarkable personality.
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Eminent Citizens Oppose Govt’s Rs 1200-Cr Plan for Sabarmati Ashram
Writers, activists, former high court judges, educationists, former civil servants and other eminent citizens have written a stern note of opposition to the Union government’s Rs 1,200-crore plan to refurbish the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad into a “world class” memorial.
