Forlorn Graves: Ather’s Unfinished Journey Home
On the cold winter evening of December 2020, I and M were walking along the Jhelum Bund complaining about how cold it was. After a while, the conversation shifted to...
One Nation, One Election and Multiple Measures to Decapitate a Democracy
Enormous importance was put by the makers of the Constitution in making India a democracy in the truest sense of the word. But as Ambedkar addressed the Constituent Assembly for...
Beyond The Headlines: Unraveling the Communal Violence in Nuh and Gurugram
With the upcoming 2024 general elections approaching, we see several tactics being employed by the ruling party to remain in power. The Sangh Parivar using mob violence in order to...
Neoconservatism and Social Media
In postmodern cosmopolitan societies one of the most significant questions as far as human behaviour is concerned is; what it means to be “woke”. Woke-ism, much like its predecessors, is...
Bulldozer Raj Spreads Its Fangs; The Many Fangs of Bulldozers
On 4 July 2023, a footage of Pravesh Shukla, a leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party, (BJP) urinating on Dashmat Rawat, an Adivasi man, in the Sidhi district of Madhya...
Manipur: Replay of the Tried and Tested Neoliberal Hindutva Formula
A video of two Kuki women being paraded naked in Manipur went viral on July 19th, sparking nationwide protests. The incident occurred on May 4th, but no FIRs or actions...
The Burning Hills of Manipur
Priyambada On 3rd May 2023, Manipur saw an eruption of brutal clashes between the dominant Meiteis and the tribal Kuki, Hmar and Zomi people which has claimed almost 100 lives...
BBC Documentary Questions Modi’s India
Sharath BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has produced a new documentary called ‘India : The Modi Question’. The first part of the two part documentary spanning one hour each was aired...
Social Inclusion? Not Necessary
Right at the start of the new year 2023 when the techies of the IT capital of India were making new year resolutions about trips to 10 exotic locations or...
Impact of Hijab Ban in Karnataka’s Educational Institutions- A Report by PUCL
Six students were arbitrarily denied entry into their classrooms in December 2021 in Udupi. The Education Department, Government of Karnataka, issued a misleading order in February, indicating that the hijab...