What Is The I&B Ministry’s Latest Order Stopping: Fake News Or Freedom Of...
“This is what fake news is doing to us today. It controls our behaviour in such a way that we become robots. We cease to be citizens, individuals capable of common sense and reason. Fake news keeps us...
View ArticleSeeing Cricketers Tweet About International Affairs Makes Me Very Afraid
Appalling and worrisome situation ongoing in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.Innocents being shot down by oppressive regime to clamp voice of self determination & independence. Wonder where is the @UN...
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Emergency Or Suppression, Is There Even A Difference?
A national emergency is called when a country faces an external threat of attack, an internal threat of rebellion or a financial crisis. It is an altered constitutional setup where fundamental rights...
View Articleहसरतों की राजनीति में न्यायपालिका का संतुलित होना ज़रूरी है
कुछ महीने पहले आई फिल्म “JOLLY LLB2” में अंत में एक छोटा सा दृश्य है, जो बहुत कुछ कहता है। उस दृश्य में जज सुंदर लाल त्रिपाठी कहता है “आज भी घरों में जायदाद के या निजी झगड़े होते हैं तो लोग एक-दूसरे से...
View ArticleThe Political Ploy Behind The Second Wave Of Patidar Agitation
I recollect our high school civics teacher letting us know as an obvious fact that standing segregation was a relic of the past. But, in my opinion, this was not true by any stretch of the imagination....
View Article“माफ कीजिए कटियार साहब, मैं हिन्दू हूं लेकिन मंदिर के लिए शहादत नहीं दे सकता”
आदरणीय विनय कटियार साहब मैं क्षमाप्रार्थी हूं, मुझे माफ कीजिएगा। मैं हिन्दू हूं किन्तु मंदिर के लिए शहादत नहीं दे सकता। क्योंकि मेरे शहादत से ज़्यादा जीवित रहना ज़रूरी है। मेरे देश का एक बड़ा हिस्सा आज...
View ArticleFrom 1952 To 2014: A Timeline Of The Congress Party’s Rise And Fall
From 1952 to 2014, the Indian National Congress has gone through a rollercoaster ride. Through this piece, I wish to map out its journey and the factors affecting its performances. 1952 Lok Sabha...
View ArticleLets Just Admit It, The ‘Bharat Bandh’ On April 2 Was Completely Hijacked By...
Did the Supreme Court ‘dilute‘ the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989? The answer is an unequivocal ‘no’. The apex court only addressed a perceived but real...
View ArticleSC/ST Row: Did The Court Allow Itself To Be Overpowered By The Government?
This is nothing new. The word “Dalit” means “broken”. A large section of our society –our sisters and brothers- have lived “broken” for centuries. Somehow, we have learned to live with it, for the...
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Dear BJP, It’s Not Ok To Employ Babas As Ministers While The Youth Are...
“Bharat Ane Nenu” (meaning ‘I, Bharat’) is an upcoming Telugu movie starring Mahesh Babu. This film is a political thriller about a young and educated protagonist’s journey to becoming the chief...
View ArticleCongress, AIADMK’s Hunger Strikes Exposed The Double Standards Of Indian...
Tamil Nadu’s ruling party members were found indulging in eating and drinking after a break from their 1-day long hunger strike in connection with the formation of the Cauvery Management Board by the...
View ArticleNitish Kumar’s Liquor And Sand Mining Bans Have Only Affected The Downtrodden
Bihar remains an important state from the social and political perspectives as it stands on the crossroads – having hyper-variable rates of governance. The recent communal clashes made it to the...
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In The Trishul Vs Burkha Debate, We Conveniently Missed A Crucial Point
At some point in our lives, all of us must have come across the ‘describe the picture’ question. This picture, however, seems incomprehensible – a bad frame, some would say. For me, this holds a...
View ArticleDalits: The Discriminated Citizens Of India
India has been a land of many religions and faiths. Yet, after almost 70 years, we still talk about discrimination on the lines of creed and community. The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of...
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With Manoj Jha, Is Mithila Seeing The Rise Of A Real Socialist?
When I saw Dr Manoj Jha taking oath as a member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar with a towel around his neck, I was reminded of two things. First, Leon Trotsky words, “Everything is relative in this world,...
View Article‘Gujarat’s Jobless Growth Isn’t Development’: Fiery Activist Teesta Setalvad
Firebrand activist Teesta Setalvad is almost a household name today. In the last 15 years, the journalist turned civil rights activist has fought a relentless battle to get justice for the victims and...
View ArticleWhy Were Those Accused Of Murdering An 8-Year-Old Protected By Lawyers In...
A group of lawyers protested against the filing of the chargesheet against seven accused in the kidnap, rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl from the Bakarwal community in the month of...
View ArticleBharat Bandh: A Real Test For Modi
The Prime Minister has never shied away from using his humble background as a response to almost any problem that the country is facing. The fact that he belongs to the other backward class (OBC), and...
View ArticleJournalist Beaten, Stripped In Kolkata For Covering Bengal Panchayat Polls
On Wednesday, journalists in Kolkata took out a silent march protesting the alleged stripping and torture of a Times of India photojournalist on April 9 and an attack on another ETV journalist. It is...
View ArticleBJP चुनावी रणनीतिकार शुभ्रास्था का असम घुसपैठ, सेक्युलर शब्द और अन्य मुद्दों...
पिछले चार सालों में भारतीय जनता पार्टी(BJP) को अभूतपूर्व सफलता मिली है। हाल ही में पार्टी काफी अलग-अलग चीज़ों को लेकर खबरों में बनी हुई है जैसे कि असम में गैरकानूनी बांग्लादेशी घुसपैठ का आक्रामक...
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