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Why Hindus in US and India must speak up against Hindutva

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Back in 2022, four years before the US rejected President Donald Trump's politics of hate in last week's midterm election, academic Akhila L. Ananth wrote a poignant confessional ... Read More


Congress should boycott the upcoming Assembly elections to defend democracy

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Walking down the roads swarming with people heading to the iconic Ramlila Maidan for the INDIA bloc rally on November 1, wherever I looked, I invariably saw placards denouncing Ch... Read More


Citizens have two months to save Indian democracy

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- A question took hold of me as I watched two Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, declare in a video last week: "Gyanu must go!" That question obses... Read More


The allegory of the unlikely dissenter

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- It is hard to tell why she caught our attention, as a journalist friend and I stood on the road across Gate No.1 of Palika Bazaar, the underground market of Connaught Place. She ... Read More


Why is the Modi government so paranoid of a protest?

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- On October 10, the day the Cockroach Janta Party called for a protest at Jantar Mantar, the ambience in Lutyens' Delhi was only a shade less than that experienced during the 2020... Read More


CPI (ML)'s Bihar findings of rigging show why Gyanesh Kumar's resignation is not enough

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- A day before protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar erupted in New Delhi and Mumbai on October 2, yet another allegation of election riggi... Read More


Uttarakhand's UCC has weakened women's inheritance rights

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently threatened to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in all the States governed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance before 2029. B... Read More


The rise of vegetarian fundamentalism

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Decades ago, when I was earning my spurs at a newspaper, late journalist Mohan Ram recounted an anecdote of former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao admonishing bureaucrats for writi... Read More


Caste in the season of the cockroaches

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- In this season of the cockroach, the ironic identity Gen Z citizens have embraced, caste has emerged as a threat to their unity and vibrancy. The possibility of caste dividing th... Read More


Will Abhirup Paul meet the fate of Surendra Gadling, Umar Khalid, and Sharjeel Imam?

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Abhirup Paul is a name that has little recall value. Note down his name, because he's likely to be the next Surendra Gadling or the next Umar Khalid or the next Sharjeel Imam-the... Read More