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The Murder Of Dr. Kalburgi Signals The Death Of Free Speech, Reasoning &...
By Arati Nair: The murder of Dr. M. M. Kalburgi, a renowned rationalist thinker and ex-Vice Chancellor of Hampi University, in broad daylight underscores the festering culture of intolerance gaining...
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Why Hardik Patel’s Demands Point To A Greater Problem With The Reservation...
By Debmalya Ray Choudhuri: Remember the man who with his sheer eloquence, brevity and elan, amassed an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014? No prizes for guessing this one. A year...
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“He Was Not A Hero, Nor Was He A Villain”: The Other Side To Mughal King...
By Lubna Irfan: Amidst the chatter about the changing of the name of Aurangzeb Road to that of Abdul Kalam two types of arguments about the 6th Mughal Emperor are propping up, and as a student of...
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Did Shivraj Singh Chouhan Try To Broker A Deal With The Vyapam Whistleblower?
By Abhishek Jha: In a fresh allegation against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, whistleblower Anand Rai filed an affidavit before the Indore bench of High Court of M.P., alleging...
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“If Voting Could Change Anything, It Would’ve Been Illegal”: Is Democracy A...
By Priyanjana Roy Das: As Lincoln suggested and as we learned, “Democracy is of the people, for the people, by the people”. This has been confirmed by some as the best definition of democracy. Moving...
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A Look At Nagaland’s History Of Unrest Shows How The Peace Accord Is Not Yet...
By Priyanjana R. Das: Dating back to 1918, a few Nagas came together to form the Naga Club. In 1918, it gave its representation to the Simon Commission to claim a separate nation. The Nagas are a...
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What’s The Point Of An Education If You Can’t Get A Job: The Problem Of...
By IndiaSpend.com: Jobs. This is likely to be the issue that preoccupies Bihari minds as their state prepares for assembly elections in October and November. [caption id="attachment_53904"...
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Wake Up Call For Trade Unions: Women Plantation Workers Win Battle On Their...
By Abhishek Jha: The agitation of the plantation workers of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations (KDHP)- mostly women- started on the 7th of September, was called off after the demands of the workers were...
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As The Race For Bihar Heats Up, The Responsibilities That I Want The Media To...
By Salman Faheem: The Election Commission of India declared the election dates for Bihar on 14th September, an election which Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi has termed as the "mother of all...
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Why Has An “Ignorant, Chauvinist” Culture Minister Been Foisted On Us?
By Sanjana Chowdhury: Our controversial Union culture minister Mahesh Sharma has again stirred an uproar by his most recent outrageous comment – "Girls wanting a night out [...] is not part of Indian...
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In The Battle Of Open Letters, Now Rajdeep Sardesai Replies Back To...
By Rajdeep Sardesai: Editor's note: On Sept 18, criticising the recent series of events in Maharashtra, journalist Rajdeep Sardesai wrote an open letter to Mr. Devendra Fadnavis about his "misplaced...
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Sahai Commission Report: Lessons To Be Learnt From Muzaffarnagar Riots
By Abhishek Jha: The result of the 2014 elections was a disappointment for a lot of people. It was not surprising, though, for Uttar Pradesh. Studies have emerged since that election, that show that...
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Stop Saying That India Is A ‘Democracy’, Because All Evidence Points To The...
By Shreya Chatterjee: दुश्मन की गोलियों का सामना हम करेंगे, आज़ाद हैं, आज़ाद ही रहेंगे | — चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद (We will face the bullets of our enemies, but we will not compromise on our freedom-...
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‘National Security Can’t Be An Excuse For The Govt To Infringe On Individual...
By Ankita Ghosh: One night I stayed up late reading articles about Mark Zuckerberg and Prime Minister Modi. It is amusing how a young internet entrepreneur and the head of a state indulgently ‘Like’...
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What’s Common Between PM Modi And 17th Century Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
By Priyanka D'Souza: Everyone would agree that Narendra Modi is India's most tech-savvy politician. His social media campaigning won him the elections and his selfie craze is steadily winning over the...
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‘The Government Can’t Make Decisions Governing Morality And Traditions On My...
By Jahnvi Desai: In light of the recent Bombay High Court order, dismissing nine separate petitions to temporarily stay the ban on beef for the festivities of Bakri Eid in Maharashtra, I decided it...
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The Terror Of Gujarat’s Anti-Terror Bill: Why The President Must Not Approve It
By Abhishek Jha: About five months after the Bill was passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill, 2015 (GCTOC) has been cleared by the Home...
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From A Citizen: “Dear PM, You’ve Failed To Sell Us ‘Your’ Dream Of Digital...
By Anwesha Dutta and Bitopi Dutta: Digital India has swept the imagination of the 'modern' Indian, along with the 'development' paradigm of invest (read 'make') in India under the present Bharatiya...
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Think Gandhi’s Politics Is Outdated? You Couldn’t Be More Wrong
By Priyamvada Asthana: The year 2015 marks hundred years of Gandhi's return to India and his invaluable participation in and conduction of India's ongoing freedom struggle. Sixty-eight years have...
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Seeking Just Development And Not Hindutva From A BJP-Led Govt. Is An...
By Nissim Mannathukkaren: "I know, to achieve the vision of Digital India, the government must also start thinking a bit like you (Silicon Valley)." —Narendra Modi "We will cleanse every area of...
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