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सत्ता के गलियारे सबको रास नहीं आते। सबके पास शासन चलाने का हुनर नहीं होता है। माना कि राजनीति काली कोठरी है जिसमें से कुछ नेताओं में बच कर निकलने का हुनर होता है, लेकिन हर कोई इस हुनर में उस्ताद भी...
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AMU छात्रसंघ का यूपी के मुसलमानों को संदेश, ‘BSP को दें वोट’
ज़रूरी नहीं है कि रवायतों, तहज़ीबों या संस्कारों पर तभी अमल किया जाए जब वे काग़ज़ों पर लिखित रूप में मौजूद हों। कभी-कभी बुद्धि का सामान्यतः प्रयोग करके और बिना काग़ज़ी दलीलों के भी उन पर अमल किया जा...
View ArticlePartial Liberalism: Why Infosys CEO Had To Specify That He’s A ‘Kshatriya’...
The dominance of caste in Indian society and the related mentality has continually wreaked havoc on our society and its most vulnerable inhabitants. The division is so deep that no one has the courage...
View ArticleWhat Brexit Judgement Teaches About The Prerogative Powers Of The Governor
The UK Supreme Court judgement on January 24, 2017, ordering the British government to ask for permission from their Parliament before they begin the formal procedure of withdrawing from the EU, has...
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How Political Manifestos Are A Mix Of Propaganda And Populism
From the past few days, the world has been witnessing a drama of modern state-craft. For instance, the banning of people from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States by President Donald...
View ArticleHow Federal Is The Indian Foreign Policy?
The ideas and practices of democracy and federalism in India have fundamentally changed from the pre-liberalisation period to the post-liberalisation period. Against this backdrop, it is important to...
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Dalit Consolidation Behind BSP In UP
By Sajjan Kumar: In the era of identity driven developmental politics, contingent upon ‘numerical electoral sense’, Dalits with 20.7% of Uttar Pradesh population emerge as the intensely sought-after...
View ArticleEven When Buildings In Nagaland Burn, The State Doesn’t Get Media Attention
In the last few weeks, we have heard so much about Jallikattu and Sasikala, that I dreamt about a bull nominated by Sasikala taking over as the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu. The state seems to be...
View Article‘Do Not Fool Us With Vote-Bank Politics, We Want Real Development’
In 70 years, India has emerged successfully as the world’s largest and youngest democracy. It also happens to be world’s fastest growing economy. Uttar Pradesh, the ancient, resourceful and most...
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How This Indian Is Cementing Indo-US Ties With ‘Hindu’ Propaganda
While the Donald Trump wave has affected and continues to affect many adversely, it has also carried many individuals and organisations to newfound prominence. Shalabh Kumar, a self-made businessman...
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How We Can Move Beyond The ‘Age Of Capitalism’
One of the news items, I remember from the 90s (probably because of the sheer number of times it was reported in the Indian Media) was the US constantly preaching India and rest of the developing world...
View Articleहाथ जोड़ने का मौसम है, अभी वो, बाकी 5 साल आप
देश बदले या न बदले मौसम बदल रहा है। कुछ एंठ कर चल रहे हैं। कुछ सर झुकाकर तिल्लर हुए जा रहे हैं। जो अब तक बात करने को तैयार नहीं थे वे अब सर झुका कर लम्बा सलाम कर रहे हैं। पीछे से पीठ पर हाथ रखकर कहते...
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In Defence Of Shehla Rashid: ‘Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere’
Karl Marx once said, “religion is the opium of masses.” It proved to be true in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) vice-president Shehla Rashid...
View ArticleFrom Cinemas To Schools: Let’s Shut Down The Patriotism Charade!
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently declared that students are to be graded on the basis of their display of “patriotism”. The notice reads: “Students should be provided...
View Article“FCRA के नाम पर मज़ाक बंद करो साहेब”
सोचिए अगर राजनीतिक पार्टियों को चंदे मिलना बंद हो जाएं तो क्या होगा ? क्या वो भव्य रैलियाँ तब भी आयोजित हो सकेंगी? क्या रथ यात्रा, विकास यात्रा, परिवर्तन यात्रा निकल पाएंगी। कितना ही पैसा गलत स्त्रोतों...
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How A Highway Built By India Stands To Threaten Livelihoods Across Borders
Radheshyam Yadav, a potato grower in Hirminiya, a small town in Banke District in Southern Nepal, had never thought that flood waters could destroy his field. His patch of land was safe since it’s...
View ArticleShould Nationalism Be About Forcing People To Sing The National Anthem?
This morning gripped my mind and took me to my school days when all students in a blue uniform in a large assembly ground used to sing the National Anthem like a morning ritual. Standing up and singing...
View Articleराजनीतिक पार्टियों के गुमनाम चंदों को कैसे रोकेंगे ये कमज़ोर नियम
भारत में चुनाव सिर्फ एक प्रक्रिया नहीं है। यह एक पर्व है। गाँव देहात में हो आइए, उत्साह भी दिख जाएगा और लोकतंत्र में लोगों की भागीदारी भी। भले ही वो एक रात पहले चढ़े नशे की देन हो या कुछ सौ, हज़ार में...
View ArticleUP Elections 2017: How The Elephant Disappeared From The Poll Circus
By Sajjan Kumar: The formation of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on April 14, 1984, was symptomatic of the larger trend of the replacement of class by ascriptive identities in the socio-political...
View Articleसरकारें ‘टाइड’से धुली होती हैं उनपे कभी दाग नहीं लगा करते
2000 से ज़्यादा आरोपी, 35 केस, 634 मेडिको बाहर, 9 भरतियों-परीक्षाओं में घोटाला, 27 से ज्यादा लाशें, लेकिन सरकार को खरोंच तक नहीं! क्यों? क्या आपने पहले किसी डॉक्टर से सुना है की वह प्री-व्यापम या...
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