Babri Masjid Demolition: The Rehearsal Nobody Talks About
A rehearsal was carried out for the demolition of Babri Masjid on 5th December, 1992, just a day before the destruction, half a kilometre away from the mosque. It was...
A 100 years of RSS and its Friendship with the Congress
On October 1, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) celebrated its centenary with rallies across at least five states, including Karnataka. While citizens, workers, and students face denial of permission for...
The Right to Belong: Citizenship, State Power, and the People of Ladakh
Who has the right to claim citizenship in India? How should we perform our citizenship so that the state is ready to hear our voices? Identifying as an Indian becomes...
From Citizens to Suspects: How SIR is Reshaping Karnataka’s Voter Rolls
The Constitution of India proclaims a nation built on equality, where every citizen’s voice holds power, and freedom could never be taken away. Today, that principle is quietly being reversed....
Maharashtra’s New Draconian Law
Maharashtra stands at a dangerous crossroads. Maharashtra Special Public Security Act, has been passed, its language dripping with the rhetoric of ‘urban naxalism’. Its pages, however, hide a far more...
Ladakh Demands Statehood
Massive protests erupted in Leh on September 24 demanding statehood and inclusion of the region under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The police opened fire on protesters killing four...
Voter Deletion is Voter Selection
The recent uproar over mass voter deletions in Bengaluru and the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exposed the hollowness of the hallowed Indian democracy. These exercises have...
Justice Undone: Malegaon Blast Case Judgement
When bombs tore through the crowded lanes of Malegaon in 2008, killing six people and injuring over a hundred, it was assumed to be another in a series of Islamist...
The ‘Holy Cow’: Politics and Profits
Cow Vigilantes Raided Muslim Homes, Lynched A Man & Tortured A Minor - Article 14, 2024 India Emerges as Second Largest Beef Exporter in the World - The Wire, 2024...
NCERT Textbook Revisions: Learning through a Saffron Lens
History is the raw material for nationalist or ethnic or fundamentalist ideologies, as poppies are the raw material for heroin addiction. The past is an essential element, perhaps the essential...