Majoritarian States create a homogenous national subject in opposition to the idea of the “other” to sustain themselves. The construction of the “other” in the Indian context has seen …
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What Mohan Bhagwat’s Visit to a Madrasa Tells Us About the RSS
Can we now expect the RSS chief to back the idea of multi-religious primers for all school students – especially texts which set out the fundamental precepts and beliefs …

A Nation Gone Berserk
Written in response to a general decline of civil rights in India in the name of abstract ideologies and the vicious cycle of justifying one act of excess by …

My Predator and I Were Worshippers of the Same God
The story of how, using the ruse of 'Shiva', a man I knew as an ascetic sadhu, took all that was good in me.

What’s in a Name?
When I boarded a taxi in the capital and came face-to-face with the ambiguity of my religion.

‘Netflix Shows Defaming Hindus and India’: Shiv Sena Member
Shiv Sena's IT cell member has urged the police to take action against the online streaming platform for hosting hinduphobic content.

The ‘Janeu’ – Why Do Woke Brahmins Flaunt a Symbol of Oppression?
Be it a flippant joke, a layered WhatsApp forward or a campaign speech, the sense of Aryan superiority rears its ugly head every now and then.