The Many Legacies of Shankar Guha Niyogi
Niyogi and CMSS can offer intellectual and practical ideas on how to counter the normalisation of Hindutva discourse.
Bhagat Singh Is Not the Man the Right Wants You to Think He Is
Bhagat Singh – who the Hindu Right tends to project as an antidote to the Congress and Gandhi – not only had close relations with Congress leaders, never paid allegiance to Hinduism, but also actually valued non-violence.
On Dr. Ambedkar’s Conversion
This is what the former CM of Tamil Nadu wrote while welcoming Dr Ambedkar’s decision to convert to Buddhism.
Reading about Mussolini’s Italy in Modi’s India
There are uncanny parallels between the Italy of the 1920s and the India of the 2020s.
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.
Bihar Police Shower Bullets and Lathis on Adivasis in Kaimur!
The Adivasis were staging a peaceful sit-in protest demanding rights over forest land and resources.
Modi Government Seeks to Corner Public Funds, While Denying Funds to States and Non-Profit Organisations – Two Articles
The Modi Government is cornering public funds via PM CARES while robbing states of GST share; at the same time, it is proposing to amend the FCRA to make it more difficult for activist organisations like Amnesty International to access foreign funding.
‘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.
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.
The Three Agriculture Related Bills: Handing Over Control of Agriculture to Foreign Corporations
Foreign agribusiness corporations want to seize control of India’s agriculture as India has some of the best agricultural lands in the world. Taking advantage of the pandemic, the Modi government is pandering to their wishes.