Modi Govt Struggles to Control Runaway Price Rise
Along with wheat and atta, prices of vegetables, cooking oils, milk and LPG cylinders are all zooming up.
Mughals Are the Latest Villains of BJP and the Hindutva Brigade
Politicians usually boast about their economic and social welfare policies. Devendra Fadnavis proudly recalls bringing the Babri Masjid down.
NFHS-5 Data Busts Right-Wing Myth of Indian Vegetarianism
Non-vegetarian food consumers have increased in India, including in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, as per data released by the recent National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5).
Fallacy of Hindutva Project
The most crucial issue is, why do the common Muslims of today’s India have to pay for the sins of ‘Muslim’ rulers of the past who had friendly and cordial relations with higher caste Hindus? We also need to investigate whether ‘Hindu’ history was devoid of religious, social and political persecution.
Elections Won or Lost, BJP Is Succeeding in Realising its Hindutva Dreams
The battle for a ‘Hindu rashtra’ has to be won in the minds of the people before it can be legitimised in Parliament. This requires a three pronged strategy: enlist support for the cause; discourage any opposition; and create on-ground conditions for a majoritarian state.
The Curious Case of Urdu
An onslaught on a community often takes the form of intense loathing of the language it communicates in. Urdu is an example of that.
Media in India: Shackled and Spied on
On World Press Freedom Day, an examination of irksome new regulations being enforced on the Indian media, and the challenges and opportunities arising especially in the digital domain.
Hindutvaisation of Education: Narendra Modi-Led Government’s Game Plan Under NEP
Serious attempts to change what is taught and the outlook towards education itself have taken place under the stewardship of PM Narendra Modi. The new National Education Policy provides the necessary framework for both the Hindutvaisation and aggressive privatisation of education.
Right to Food: Civil Society Condemns Targeting of Meat Sale and Consumption
Individuals and groups of India’s civil society have issued a statement saying they condemned the “food intolerance” being created in the country.
After 8 Years of Pleas, Kashmiri Pandits in Haryana Say BJP Govt Won’t Give Them Financial Assistance
In March, while the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana was promoting The Kashmir Files, Kashmiri Pandits in the state were telling us that the government of Manohar Lal Khattar had ignored their pleas for financial assistance in the eight years since they came to power, amid worsening economic woes.