250 Million People Participate in Countrywide Strike in India
On November 26, India witnessed the biggest organized strike in human history, against the recent neoliberal reforms pushed through by the Narendra Modi government.
A Day to Mourn, Not Celebrate, What’s Become of the Constitution
The real disappointment for citizens facing an unprecedented assault on their basic democratic rights is not that the Modi regime is behaving the way it is. The disappointment is with the Supreme Court.
Narendra Modi Threatens to Turn India into a One-Party State
The international weekly newspaper recently carried an article on this increasingly dominant prime minister and the ongoing erosion of checks and balances.
BJP-Ruled States Once Again Raise the Bogey of Love Jehad
This, despite several Supreme Court observations on a person’s right to choice as elucidated in the Constitution; also: HC Overturns ‘Conversion Only for Marriage’ Judgment Yogi had Cited to Justify ‘Love Jihad’ Law.
India: Inclusive or Communal? Dangers of Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Homely Hinduism’
What was earlier seen by some as an antidote to the BJP’s polarising politics seems to have gone on to another plane.
T.M. Krishna: On Rediscovering Asoka Through His Edicts
A musical rendition of Asokan edicts rekindles interest in the ethical values ingrained in them and the Mauryan emperor’s vision of a humane society. Also: an interview with T.M. Krishna.
The History of ‘Love Jihad’: How Sangh Parivar Spread a Dangerous, Imaginary Idea
From moral policing in Dakshina Kannada to stoking riots in Muzaffarnagar, the ‘love jihad’ bogey has served many purposes for the Hindu right wing.
Making Sense of the Impact of COVID 19 in India
The challenge of Corona crisis has created a new national awareness about the prevalence of several gaps and shortcomings in the prevalent process of democratic nation-building through the Liberalization – Privatization – Globalization paradigm since the 1990s.
‘Betrayed’: In Jammu, Growing Regret Over Support for Scrapping of Article 370
With the new land laws, and the fear of backlash when it comes to organising protests, many among those who celebrated the felling of Article 370 are reconsidering their stance.
A Different Dasara: Farmers Use Creative Methods to Protest Farm Laws
Farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh use unconventional methods to protest against the Centre’s farm laws.