How Hindutva Is Changing History and Science Textbooks in Schools
An excerpt from ‘Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy’.
Why Guru Tegh Bahadur Is Not the Anti-Muslim Icon BJP-RSS Claims He Is
Sikh scholars have expressed misgivings about the BJP government’s efforts to portray the Sikh Guru as a symbol against Muslims, with several of them insisting he died protecting the ethos of religious freedom.
‘Attempt to Erase Every Aspect of Life of Indian Muslims’: Bebaak Collective
The Mumbai-based organisation has questioned the ‘complicity of the police’ in the communal clashes reported recently.
CBSE Drops Chapter on ‘Democracy and Diversity’ From Syllabus
The Central Board of Secondary Education has removed several other chapters too, including chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts and the industrial revolution.
Life Expectancy of Adivasis, Dalits & Muslims Lower Than Upper- Caste Hindus: New Studies
Compared to upper caste Hindus and other backward castes, Adivasis die four years, Dalits three years and Muslims a year earlier, and the Muslim life expectancy has worsened over the last 20 years, according to two new studies. The disparities are not due to wealth alone …
Parties Before the Court Are Equal in Theory, But the State Is Now More Than Equal
The freedom to cite ‘national security’, unexamined, and as a reason to withhold information, or have a matter adjourned, or use the ‘sealed envelope’ method, are illustrations.
Welcome to the Bulldozer Republic
The BJP has picked up a playbook of authoritarian regimes when it razes homes and buildings of the poor and its critics. As in the past, people are paying the price for it today.
The Historic Injustice Served to Care Workers by India’s Highest Court
Anganwadi staff are vital to ensuring the wellbeing of India’s children. Yet in 2006, the Supreme Court refused to recognise them as government employees.
Proclamations of Hate in India’s Temples
Disallowing non-Hindus from performing in temples is a sign of failing to understand all that the temple space represents.
Reflecting on the Most Poignant Moments of Last Two Years During Anand’s Incarceration
He is an undertrial, implicated under falsified charges under the draconian UAPA. At the age of 72 years, when people need to be cared for by their children, and be surrounded by their families, Anand and my struggles are entirely different. And all this merely on the basis of a story presented by the NIA to the court, the facts of which are pending verification.