Minority Places of Worship Were Attacked in India and Pakistan. Guess Which Country Took Action?
The comparison highlights just how far India has moved away from its ideals of secularism.
‘I Felt Like I Found My Identity’: What the Mumbai Bagh Protests Meant to Muslim Women
For women at the Shaheen Bagh-inspired protest in Mumbai, participating in a political movement felt like finding their identity.
Recalling Vajpayee’s Tarnished Record on Protecting India’s Minorities
The former prime minister, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on December 25, failed Muslims and Christians when they needed him the most.
Gandhi said RSS was ‘Communal with a Totalitarian Outlook’ – That’s Still True
The Hindutva organisation’s ideology can be summarised in six words: We shall show Muslims their place.
Long March to Peasant Unity
The unprecedented unity among peasant organisations is not a sudden development. It has been built over several struggles, which have expanded the base of the peasant movement and snowballed into the massive protests against the new farm laws.
Nationwide Farmers Struggle Intensifies
The historic nationwide farmers struggle that began on November 26 entered its fourth week on December 17. It intensified and spread across the country after the unprecedented support that was expressed by the people of India through the Bharat Bandh on December 8.
For Those Dividing Indians in Order to Rule Them, Adivasis are Clearly Not Farmers
While corporates are free to expand their operations across economic spheres and state boundaries, the BJP is trying to split the farmers’ movement with its dishonest labelling. Also: Farmers support for jailed activists is just – fraternity for Ambedkar was crucial for nation building.
At a Time of Acute Farmer Distress, Karnataka’s Bovine Slaughter Bill Will Make Lives Worse
The dairy industry will be crippled.
BJP Is Always Uncomfortable with Tagore – PM Modi Quoting His Poems Won’t Reverse This
Modi’s wanton quoting of Tagore strikes as too much of an attempt to woo Bengalis in election season, considering the overall unfamiliarity with Tagore and his verses, displayed by BJP leaders. Also: Students protest Amit Shah’s visit to Visva-Bharati.
Real Power Is with Centre, Which Holds the Purse-Strings
Post 2014, two centralisations – of political and economic power – continue to reinforce each other, with profound consequences for the country and potential to define popular narrative in days ahead.