An Abiding Need: Ten Reasons Why Gandhi Still Matters
Thoughts on the Mahatma’s 75th death anniversary.
Bhagwat’s New Spin on Caste Will Not Stem the Rebellion Against Texts That Insult the Shudras
The RSS/BJP intellectuals tell us today that texts like Ramcharitmanas are mirrors of our civilisation. Then where do the Shudras, Dalits, Adivasis and women exist, except for occasional humiliation?
Shaheen Bagh: A Vision of the Republic
The ‘Shaheen Bagh’ activism of women draws upon Ambedkar’s legacy to make connections between the attack on the citizenship of Muslims and the slide back in constitutional values.
After Gandhi’s Assassination, Nehru Saw the Hindu Right as a Threat to the Indian State
The tide of communalism that was threatening to submerge the nation was pushed back with a Herculean effort on the part of India’s national leadership. For almost a decade, communal forces remained on the back-foot. They made a poor showing even in the 1957 elections.
An Open Letter to Rahul Gandhi: Does the Spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra Not Apply in Chhattisgarh?
“The adivasis of Bastar are also part of Bharat. There are many serious concerns regarding their fundamental rights, which await your attention.” Also: Civil Rights Fact-Finding Team Seeking Probe in Aerial Bombing Detained in Chhattisgarh – Statement by FACAM.
Why Victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy are Yet to Find Closure
The curative petition in the Supreme Court has served as a cruel reminder of incomplete redressal of woes of survivors. The writer examines the claim that victims got compensation “twice over.” He also asks: Who has to bear the burden for the crimes committed by a multinational company?
Where Is Gandhi in the India of Today?
Everything the Mahatma warned us about in his last years is coming true, from the strain on the rural economy to our societal divisions.
A New Phase of Censorship Creep in India – 2 articles
A proposal to amend the IT Rules 2021 and the ban on a BBC documentary are part of a larger trend of Internet censorship, growing since 2014.
Don’t Use ‘Shivling’ to Further Your Politics: Former Mahant of Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Interview with Rajendra Tiwari, the former mahant of the Vishwanath Temple, regarding the Gyanwapi mosque dispute.
How Will RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Pay Tribute to the ‘Islamophille Secularist’ Subhas Chandra Bose?
It will be interesting to see how Bhagwat as chief of the Sangh accommodates or skirts the supposed Islamophile nature of Netaji, and pays real tribute to him by asking his Swayamsevaks to implement Netaji’s concept of India as a sovereign, secular and democratic republic.