“तो भारत विकास का चीन वाला मॉडल अपना रहा है”
पिछले दिनों राजनीतिक गलियारों में दो मुद्दे खास चर्चा में रहे। एक मुद्दा प्रधानमंत्री की चीन यात्रा का था, जिसपर कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष समेत तमाम प्रतिपक्षी पार्टियों ने आपत्ति की और सवाल उठाए थे और दूसरा...
View ArticleThis Karnataka Election Is All About Which Party Solves The Caste Equation...
Every election has a tone. The Gujarat election rang of the Patel agitation, demonetisation, and GST. The 2014 General Elections had the tone of Modi wave. The upcoming Karnataka Assembly election is...
View ArticleThe Silent March Of The Half-Widows In Kashmir
Sitting by the window sill of her one-story house in a remote village in Srinagar district, Begum Jaan recalls that fateful morning when saw her husband Mania Tancha for the last time. She says with a...
View ArticleYogi Adityanath Campaigning For BJP Shows How Hindutva Is More Important Than...
On March 18, 2017, when the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that Yogi Adityanath would be made the new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, it came as a surprise to most. This was seven days after BJP...
View ArticleCongress And BJP Make Similar Promises To Woo Voters In Karnataka
When we compare seven promises made by the BJP and the Congress in their election manifestos in Karnataka, they are very similar. Both the competing parties are assuring the farmers of doubling their...
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Don’t Believe The Propaganda, This Is The Real Reason Why AMU Is Protesting
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a centre of excellence which has produced great stalwarts over the years – people who have vehemently contributed to the progress of the nation, be it in the...
View Article“नव-राष्ट्रवादी थ्योरी में जिन्ना वज़ीर बन गये हैं”
मौजूदा भारतीय राजनीति की ज़रूरतों के हिसाब से मोहम्मद अली जिन्ना जिनको पड़ोसी मुल्क के लोग कायद-ए-आज़म बुलाते हैं, शतरंज के खेल में उस प्यादे की तरह हैं जो आठ घरों को पार करके वज़ीर बन गए हैं। वो मौजूदा...
View ArticleThe Polarisation Of Bihar Is A Well-Thought-Out Plan For The 2019 Election
In last four years, Bihar has gone through a period of confusion and unstable political churning. After 2005, when Nitish Kumar first assumed power in state by allying with the BJP, Bihar was facing a...
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Why 50 Former IIT Students Have Come Together To Form A Political Party In Bihar
“If you do Hindu-Muslim, it’s not going to work. If you talk about our rights, our health and education, or social justice, then you are going to win. Otherwise, (people will say) we have BAP,” says...
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10 Things You Need To Know About The AMU ‘Protest’
Before you assume anything, you should read about it. It’s been a week since the chaos at Aligarh Muslim University has started. There are several things you need to know, before jumping to any...
View ArticleAbsurd Statements From Politicians That Have Made Me Question My Education
During our coming-of-age years, it really doesn’t matter what we have read and learned in schools and colleges. Neither do the tenets of science and statistics matter. The ‘truth’, according to many...
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I’ve Worked In Gurugram And Namaz In Open Spaces Wasn’t An Issue Till BJP...
I worked with the IT industry in Gurgaon or Gurugram for two long years. I have seen in my office, the management or the HR offering free iftar during Ramadan and space for Jumma and Tarawih (special...
View ArticleThe Activists’ Desire For Spectacle And Little Concern For Systemic Change
Thousands of citizens walking on the streets, sloganeering, asserting their democratic right of free expression, demanding change, provoking the power, create an emotional and passionate spectacle. The...
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The Real Reason People In Assam Are Against The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill,...
It’s been raining in Assam this week, but the protest against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, makes the situation somewhat warm here. A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) visited...
View Article“नामदार और कामदार के नारों के बीच बैंगलोर हमेशा होनहार और दमदार है”
सॉफ्टवेयर का मक्का बैंगलोर। युवा धड़कनो और संस्कृतियों के मिलान का शहर है। 90 के दशक और उसके बाद भारत में IT इंडस्ट्री के उद्भव की लंबी कहानी लिखता शहर है। सहजीवन की संस्कृति को जीता शहर बैंगलोर भारत...
View ArticleFrom Personal To Political: Memories Of Insurgency Among The Youth In Assam
Enekoiye Kenekoi Kotau (How do I thrive, thus and thus) Dedicated to the women who were raped by Indian Army at Ghumtigaon and Tegheria, by slain ULFA leader Kobironjon Phukon. Oh my mother dear...
View ArticleWe Asked Bangalore Voters If Pollution Is An Election Issue. Here’s What They...
Karnataka citizens are all set to exercise their right to vote on May 12. Let Me Breathe asked voters in Bangalore if pollution and other environmental issues are being considered an election issue?...
View ArticleTripura CM Biplab Deb Claims That Tagore Returned Nobel Prize In Protest
Tripura CM Biplab Deb has opened his mouth again to utter these words: “Tagore returned his Nobel award in protest against the British.” His office later clarified that he had meant to say that Tagore...
View ArticleIs Meeting A Black Brahmin A Bad Omen? Asks A Haryana Govt. Department Exam
Which one among the following is not a sign of bad omen in Haryana? 1. Empty Pitcher 2. A casket full of fuel 3. Meeting with a black Brahmin 4. The sight of a Brahmin girl This is one of the questions...
View ArticleBaba Ramdev Suggests An Ailing Lalu Prasad Yadav To Practice Yoga
Earlier, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had met Lalu Prasad Yadav at the AIIMS hospital. Now, it was Baba Ramdev’s turn to meet the experienced politician. Not only did Ramdev congratulate Lalu Prasad...
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