On Constitution Day, a poem on going back to the Preamble.
Tag: Hindutva
Sunlight, Smoke and Mirrors: What’s Up With Scientists Overengineering the Ram Temple?
There is reason to be angry about the government enlisting scientists to build a complicated gizmo for the Ayodhya temple, but the issues of concern run deeper – into …
Reducing Dalits to Mere Beneficiaries: The Neo-Brahmanism of the Sangh Parivar in Karnataka
The Sangh parivar's response to the Karnataka BJP accepting the Justice Das Committee's recommendations to increase reservation for SCs and STs betrays the contradictions between the saffron party's ideology …
How To Be a ‘Good Indian’ Abroad? Scenes From an Event at India House in London
On October 14, an event meant to welcome Indian students in the UK turned into an unwelcome lesson on patriotism and blind faith.
Tales of Courage
The poem revolves around the fear of speaking the truth out loud in a polarised country.
Big Brother’s Minions
'Who is the victim? Who the perpetrator of the crime? Answers to these questions are turned on their head.'
Hindi, Local Languages as Medium of Instruction in All Institutions, Recommends Shah-Led Panel
English should be the medium of instruction only where it is absolutely necessary and gradually it should be replaced with Hindi in those institutions, the committee has recommended.
Arundhati Roy on Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: The Dismantling of the World as We Know It
Solidarity, speaking up for others is more important than ever. But that too has become a perilous activity, says the acclaimed writer.
Revisiting the Wrongs of Bahujan Politics
There is an urgent need to revive Dr. Ambedkar’s Republican ideology to save our socialist secular democracy.
Revelation 6:9
A poem on the Gyanvapi verdict and Siddique Kappan's two year-long incarceration.