Are Anti-Conversion Laws Antithetical to the Constitution of India?
In recent years, a slew of anti-conversion laws have been passed in many states. They blur the line between forced conversions and the right to choose one’s religion.
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One More Reason Why Private Schools Must Be Nationalised
Private schools will never remain accountable to the government. If we have to prevent incident like the one described in this article, it is one more reason that now India must nationalize education and implement a common school system.
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Parakala Prabhakar: ‘Cylinders to the Poor, Airports to a Friend’
The political economist does not mince words or try to deflect blame away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He calls him staggeringly incompetent. But at the same time, he also says that democracy is a shared responsibility of all citizens, and so also says: “It is us, as a people, who must ultimately take the blame.”
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Gandhian Institutions Under Attack; NAPM Condemns Attack on Newsclick – Two Press Releases
“Gandhian Institutions Under Attack! Sarva Sewa Sangh Campus, in Rajghat, Varanasi, Bulldozed!”; Also: “NAPM Condemns the Vindictive Targeting of Progressive Media Houses, Including NewsClick”.
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Who Lit the Fires in Nuh?
The Meo Muslims of Nuh shared tight bonds and socio-cultural life with Hindus for centuries. But lynchings and hate killings since 2017 have torn them apart.
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The Significance of the Quit India Movement: Two Articles
“’Quit India’: The Last Nail in the Coffin of the British Empire”: The movement took a turn not contemplated by Gandhi and the Congress leaders. Also: “81 Years Ago, Launching the Quit India Movement, Gandhi Had Warned Us of Our Current State”.
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Remembering Those Who Opposed the Quit India Movement – And Who Didn’t
It is a well-known fact that during the Quit India Movement, the RSS sided with V.D. Savarkar’s Hindu Mahasabha. In the midst of the ‘do or die’ call by the Mahatma, it “kept itself within the law”.
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As Our 76th Independence Day Approaches, Revisiting ‘Indian Ideas of Freedom’
In his landmark book, Dennis Dalton had originally examined the approaches of Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Gandhi, and Tagore.
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Fear, Depression Grips Indian Muslims – Two Articles
“Muslim Life in India Has Become Dangerously Uncertain”. Also: “Fear, Depression in Indian Muslims Is Palpable Even Among Those Who Are ‘Privileged’”. The bigotry, both open and with dogwhistles, is leading us towards a downward spiral that will derail the Indian nation.
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Good Conduct Prize
There is a paradox in authoritarian attempts to control intellectual and artistic activity; rulers recognize power of writers, artists, or even academics to move and influence people.
