On the Biggest Crackdown on the Indian Press by the Indian State – Articles and Statements of Condemnation
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On the Biggest Crackdown on the Indian Press by the Indian State – Articles and Statements of Condemnation

ByAjoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta; Siddharth Varadarajan; Anuradha Bhasin; The Wire Staff; and Newsclick

October 3, 2023 will go down in history for the biggest crackdown on Indian journalism by the Indian state. Also: Journalists Organisations Express Outrage; Journalists, Artists and Academics Worldwide Slam NewsClick Raids; ‘NewsClick: Lessons from the Kashmir Template’; ‘NewsClick Case: If Modi Govt is Really Serious About ‘Terror Financing’, Why Hasn’t It Rung the US, China and FATF?’; NewsClick Case: ‘Never Received Funds From a Foreign Govt’, Says Neville Roy Singham’s Company.

Bihar Caste Survey: Nine Reasons Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat – 3 Articles
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Bihar Caste Survey: Nine Reasons Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat – 3 Articles

ByAbhik Deb; Nalin Verma; and The Wire Staff

Data from the study bolsters the demands to remove the cap on 50% caste quota and conduct a similar exercise at a national level; BJP not only unnerved but also confused about how to respond to the issue; “Nine Reasons Why Numbers Revealed by Bihar Caste Census Could Shake Up National Politics”.

Caste, Gandhi and the Man Beside Gandhi: The Diary of Mahadev Desai
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Caste, Gandhi and the Man Beside Gandhi: The Diary of Mahadev Desai

ByCourtesy: Indian History Collective

Following Ramsay MacDonald’s Communal Award, designating separate electorates for ‘untouchables’, Gandhi began a fast unto death which culminated in the signing of the Poona Pact. The diary of Mahadev Desai, Gandhi’s personal secretary, offers an honest window into the days leading up to this decision.