Commemorating Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur: Some Personal Family Anecdotes
An article commemorating the birth centenary one of the most noble persons in India’s politics, Karpoori Thakur, social reformer and two-time chief minister of Bihar.
In the Age of Hindutva, Why Madhu Dandavate’s Legacy Must Be Cherished
Remembering Madhu Dandavate, one of the finest socialists of India, whose birth centenary falls this month. He was born on January 21, 1924.
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Congress Declines to Participate in Temple Consecration; Gandhi and Tagore on Temple Inauguration – 3 Articles
‘The January 22 Ram Temple Inauguration Is a Political Event. It’s a Crucial Test for Indian Politics’; ‘Why Congress Clearly Saying January 22 Is Part of RSS/BJP’s “Political Project” Matters’; ‘Gandhi, Vivekananda, Tagore, and Temple Consecration’.
Muzzling the Press
In 2023, India hit a new low in press freedom, with the Central government signalling zero tolerance for a free and vibrant media.
2023: The Year of the Surajmukhi Court
A long look at 2023 and how the courts let India down.
Agrarian Distress, Sluggish Job Market: Five Charts to Understand the Roots of the Maratha Agitation
Education has led to high mobility, especially in the poorer Marathwada region, but opportunities remain few alongside dwindling incomes, shows a data analysis.
Ram Temple Not Yet Complete So Pran Pratishtha Against Shastras, Says Jyotir Mutt Shankaracharya
In a video, Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotir Mutt says 4 shankaracharyas will skip Ayodhya event. Consecration when temple still incomplete is ‘an act of ignorance’, he adds.
Some Notes on the Confluence of Cultures in India
‘“That Infernal Infidel Wajid Ali Shah”: Sour Notes on the Confluence of Cultures’: Indians have celebrated the spirit and practice related to the confluence of cultures. And yet, a recent experience tells me we have managed to stray far enough. Also: ‘The Strength of India’s Religious Traditions are Spaces Where People from Different Religions Intermix’.
Jawaharlal Nehru: A Guiding Force in Our Past, Present, and Future – Part I
Nehru’s fantastic effort to raise India from what Tagore called the ‘mud and filth’ left behind by the British has now been replaced with the Indian people being pushed back into that same ‘mud and filth’ of ignorance, obscurantism, dis-empowerment, unfreedom and above all communal hatred.
Reflections on a Disturbing Year Gone By. And the Challenges That Lie Ahead
By endless violence and hateful propaganda, the Indian nation as a shared zone of sensibilities is coming under severe strain.