Why are Mahua Moitra’s Speeches in Lok Sabha Being Hailed
Summary of the fiery MP’s speech in the Lok Sabha on 5 Feb 2021; also, full text of her first speech in Parliament on 5 July 2019.
By Playing Hindutva Politics, AAP Is Stirring Up Trouble
AAP has now decided that it is not enough to merely look Hindu. It seeks to replace the BJP by dipping into its poisonous Hindutva lexicon.
Hamid Ansari’s Woes: Plight of Pluralism in India
The events of the last few decades and more so of the last six years show the rising intimidation, marginalisation and increasing fear among Muslim minorities.
India’s Forever Wars and Forever Warriors
Pre-conditions now exist for a positive turn to the India-China bilateral relationship. But whether it will lead to peace and stability in short and medium term depends on a number of factors.
Justice P.B. Sawant: Obituary; Article: ‘How Much of a Democracy Is India, Really?’
On February 15, 91-year-old Justice PB Sawant breathed his last. In an article written some days before his death, he wrote: In every “democracy” where there is capitalist economic system, there is no democracy at all.
Modi Blocks Farmers from Entering Delhi While Their Protest Expands Across India
Farmers are uniting and protesting as never before in India. They are ignoring the caste, religious, and class boundaries that normally divide them. Prime Minister Modi planned to encircle the farmers. But the farmers are now encircling his government.
Stop Targeting India’s Youth and Environmental Activists
Press Statement: Young environmental activists, that the country should be proud of, are the latest victims of the Centre’s continuing efforts to deligitimise the ongoing farmers protest and the nationwide solidarity it has generated. We demand that Disha Ravi be immediately released.
Karnataka Anti-slaughter Law Neither Protects Cows, Nor the Poor Who Tend to Them
Except for stoking communalism, such laws will only reduce dwindling bovine populations, as farmers have nowhere to go to sell their older cows and buffaloes, thus reducing their ability to rear them.
How Gandhi Discarded Reactionary Prejudices to Embrace More Egalitarian Positions
In each of the domanins of race, caste, and gender, Gandhi, over the course of his life, discarded the reactionary prejudices he once held to embrace more egalitarian positions.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s Iconic Speech at Jama Masjid, 23 October 1947
Transcript of the speech delivered by Maulana Azad to a congregation of Muslims at Jama Masjid shortly after India attained independence.