In the Name of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Looting the Poor, Benefiting the Rich – 5 Articles
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In the Name of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Looting the Poor, Benefiting the Rich – 5 Articles

‘Dharmic SEZ and “Hindu Renaissance”: Ram Rajya for the Rich’; ‘Temple Construction Meant Small Business Owners in Ayodhya Lost Money – and Hope’; ‘Survival at Stake: Meat, Liquor Ban Hits Livelihoods of Thousands in Ayodhya’; ‘Ayodhya: All Eyes Skyward at Grand Temple; Shopkeepers Left With Rubble Below’; ‘When Death Came Knocking on a Family in Ayodhya’.

The Implications of Appropriating Ram as a Mascot for Politics – 2 Articles
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The Implications of Appropriating Ram as a Mascot for Politics – 2 Articles

‘The Idea of Ram, and the Idea of India’: Those using Ram as a political mascot must consider how their actions impact the ideals of an inclusive, democratic and just society India aims to be. Also: ‘PM Modi in Ram Temple Pran Prathishtha: End of Secularism as “Distance” Between State and Religion?’.

Jawaharlal Nehru: A Guiding Force in Our Past, Present, and Future – Part I
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Jawaharlal Nehru: A Guiding Force in Our Past, Present, and Future – Part I

Nehru’s fantastic effort to raise India from what Tagore called the ‘mud and filth’ left behind by the British has now been replaced with the Indian people being pushed back into that same ‘mud and filth’ of ignorance, obscurantism, dis-empowerment, unfreedom and above all communal hatred.

The New Telecom Bill: Government Moving to Control Internet – 4 Articles
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The New Telecom Bill: Government Moving to Control Internet – 4 Articles

‘Telecommunications Bill Lays the Ground for Totalitarian Control of the Internet’; ‘With Cleverly Drafted Telecom Bill, Government Tightens Grip on Digital India’; ‘Three New Laws Give the Govt Extraordinary Powers Over Journalism, Entertainment and Internet’; and ‘Telecommunications Bill, 2023: Of the State, By the State, and For the State’.

Four Young Persons Set Off Harmless Smoke Canisters in Parliament – 3 Articles
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Four Young Persons Set Off Harmless Smoke Canisters in Parliament – 3 Articles

Very few are actually asking why these poor subaltern kids were daring to repeat Bhagat Singh’s act, knowing that they will face serious consequences. Also: ‘Drop the UAPA Charges Against Youth Arrested in Parliament Jumping Case: PUCL’; and ‘Unemployment, Inflation: Rahul Gandhi Blames PM Modi’s Policies for Parliament Security Breach’.

Congress Launches ‘Donate for Desh’; Website Saw ‘Over 20,000 Cyber Attacks’ in 48 Hours
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Congress Launches ‘Donate for Desh’; Website Saw ‘Over 20,000 Cyber Attacks’ in 48 Hours

‘Congress’s ‘Donate for Desh’ Recalls the Discomfort with Corporate Funding’; Also: ‘Over 20,000 Attempts to Hack Crowd-Funding Site in Past 2 Days, Claims Congress’.