Stop Conducting Coerced Gram Sabhas in Sijimali, Odisha – 2 Press Releases
‘Coerced Gram Sabhas in Sijimali: A Grave Travesty of Justice’; Also: ‘Stop Conducting Fake Gram Sabhas at Gunpoint in Rayagada, Odisha’
Autocrats Have Learnt to Push Their Agenda While Retaining Paraphernalia of Democracy
Tarunabh Khaitan, a professor of Public Law, says that India’s democracy is in peril, and that the Union government under Narendra Modi is “killing the constitution with a thousand cuts”.
BJP’s Victories in State Polls – 4 Articles
‘The Reason For BJP’s Victories in State Polls Is Mundane. Misreading It Will Only Benefit Them’; ‘The Myth of BJP’s Hat-Trick and What the Statistics Really Say’; ‘Debate: Yogendra Yadav’s Analysis Downplaying BJP Wins in Assembly Polls Is Misleading’ and Yogendra’s Reply; ‘Why Congress Lost Chhattisgarh’.
Why Caste Divides Marathas as They Rally for Reservation
A complex caste history makes many Marathas reluctant to embrace the ‘socially inferior’ Kunbi identity – even if that can give them access to quotas.
In Democratic India, Why Was Statue of Manu Installed in a Court Before Ambedkar’s?
The architect of the Indian constitution had to wait for 75 years after independence for a statue to be erected in his honour. All this while, a taller statue of Manu – whose teachings are against the basic values of the constitution – was unveiled on the premises of the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan high court way back in 1989.
Can a Caste Census Reverse the BJP’s Advantage in Wooing Lower Castes?
Why is the BJP uncomfortable with the caste census? Why are the social justice parties excited, given the ways in which BJP has turned the table against them in the recent past? What possibilities and challenges does the caste survey open up for both the BJP and the opposition?
Understanding Women’s Lives in Rajasthan
Here, in five charts, we try to decode the life of women in Rajasthan and answer whether the statistics are in sync with the situation in other states and at the all India-level.
How Uttar Pradesh’s Halal Ban has Plunged the Processed Food Industry into Chaos
The Opposition and critics have alleged the ban is the latest chapter in the Adityanath government’s hostilities against Muslims in the state.
Jawaharlal Nehru and the Dissenting Congressman
On his birth anniversary, a great-nephew of Acharya J.B. Kriplani reflects on what his and Nehru’s relations say about the late Congress leader’s ability to deal with dissent and criticism.
41 Incidents in 9 months: Urged on by BJP Leaders, Maharashtra has Emerged as India’s Communal Tinderbox
Over the last nine months, there have been at least 41 incidents of a communal nature that culminated in violence and tensions. A database that tracks hate crime found that nearly a third of all hate speech reported in India over the first six months of this year came from Maharashtra.