Assam: What the ‘Voluntary’ Demolition of a Madrasa Says About Persecution of Muslims
For Muslims to ‘prove’ their loyalty to the state, they have to find ‘outsiders’ from among themselves and hand them over to the state.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s Claim on ‘No Farmer Suicides’ Isn’t Backed by NCRB Data
According to the NCRB data, there have been over 43,000 farmer suicides in India between 2014 and 2020.
The People’s Steel Plant and the Fight Against Privatisation in Visakhapatnam
The unionised working class has fought tooth and nail against every move towards privatisation. The story of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is an important example of this unyielding struggle.
At the Red Fort, Modi Unveils an Extraordinary Edition of His Personality Cult
The demagogue has convinced himself that the nation can be talked up and talked out of the ruler’s mistakes and mis-steps.
Farmers Movement Gathers Steam Across UP Again
At the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, thousands of farmers began a three-day protest on Friday in different parts of Western Uttar Pradesh. The farmers are voicing support for their counterparts in Lakhimpur Kheri who are on a 72-hour-long dharna since Thurdsay to press for various demands.
‘Freedom, Even at a Bargain, Is Priceless’: Writers Reflect on Where India Is Today
Several writers write about their perspectives on the last 75 years and their hopes for the future.
Editorial: On the 75th Anniversary of Our Independence Day: Challenges Before the Nation
While we celebrate our 75th anniversary of Independence Day, and remember and pay tributes to the heroic sacrifices made by our freedom fighters, this is also an occasion to take stock of the challenges facing our country.
Parliament and Democracy on 75th Independence Anniversary
As India approaches a major milestone in its journey since independence, a look at why the Constituent Assembly and freedom movement’s leaders chose parliamentary democracy.
Book Review: In ‘Rule of Commoner’, a Distortion-Free Retelling of the Dravidian Movement
The book serves as a useful resource to understand the rising interest in the self-respect movement and its egalitarian politics, which are seen as an alternative to the centralising tendencies of the Narendra Modi-led BJP.
How are Chhattisgarh’s Tribals Fighting Back Miners in Central India’s Densest Forest?
Indigenous communities in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forests are fighting back mining activity, an incursion that is rife with allegations of wrongdoing, dilution of environmental safeguards, and gross violations of the Forest Rights Act.