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Touch me not

New Delhi, June 24 -- Dear reader, Almost everyone in the village disliked him, and a few of them, the ones who had once climbed his steps with a receipt book and a request for festival donations or ... Read More


The ideological battle, the political battle, and the cultural defaults

New Delhi, June 24 -- The letter that Priyank Kharge, the newly sworn-in Home Minister of the Congress government in Karnataka, wrote to the RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat, on June 13, 2026, was well crafte... Read More


I have never seen Sheikh Abdullah as an intellectual. He was a mass leader: Mirza Mehboob Beg

New Delhi, June 23 -- In this episode of The Kashmir Notebook, host Gowhar Geelani speaks with Mirza Mehboob Beg, Chief Spokesperson of the People's Democratic Party, former MP, and son of the veteran... Read More


What NFHS-6 doesn't tell us

New Delhi, June 23 -- The sixth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6, 2023-24), released recently, does not present a flattering picture of the nation's health, and of women's and child ... Read More


The RSS and the law

New Delhi, June 23 -- A certificate of registration gives an organisation a recognised legal form. Its absence does not make the organisation unlawful. Nor does it make it invisible to the law. This ... Read More


UK's immigration panic is an identity crisis

New Delhi, June 23 -- In Belfast last week, a Sudanese asylum seeker horrifically attacked a man in his 40s, blinding him in one eye and slashing his face and back with a kitchen knife. Here are a few... Read More


In defence of the self-criticising Hindu

New Delhi, June 23 -- "Self-hating Hindu". For some time now, one keeps encountering this phrase. It appears in speeches, social media posts, and political arguments. Yet it is rarely defined with any... Read More


Uttar Pradesh's upcoming election could become India's last: Akhilesh Yadav

New Delhi, June 22 -- In this episode of SpeakEasy with Amit Baruah, Akhilesh Yadav, President of the Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, discusses the high-stakes political ba... Read More


Disembodied desire

New Delhi, June 22 -- It is the middle of the night inPeddi. Achiyamma, played by Janhvi Kapoor, drives an open jeep into a field, takes a log of wood, disrobes the pallu from her two-piece sari, and ... Read More


Why is RSS pitching for Pakistan dialogue?

New Delhi, June 22 -- The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has made a strong case for dialogue with "the people of Pakistan". While RSS functionaries insist there is "nothing new" in this position, d... Read More