Here’s a winning formula / To make the Rashtra stronger: / Lengthen the long arm of the law, / And let its nose be longer.
Tag: Teesta Setalvad
Journalists in India Today Face an Unprecedented Existential Crisis
The arrests of Mohammad Zubair and Teesta Setalvad and the ongoing detention of Siddque Kappan and Fahad Shah highlight the tenuous existence of truth-tellers in a post-truth world.
A Sad State of Affairs
'This land which freed us from the colonisers is yet again trapped under the boots of a state that has failed our constitution.'
In What Discourse Can We Converse With the Heartless: An Open Letter to the CJI
On June 26, I got a chance to meet with Supreme Court Chief Justice N.V. Ramana at an informal gathering of Indians in Washington DC. There I presented him …
As Truth-Tellers Get Arrested, We Must Tell Our Children the Truth
Indians who are currently in their late teens or early twenties are unaware of the impact that events such as the Babri Masjid demolition or the Gujarat riots have …
Returning
This poem is dedicated to all political prisoners and their families, who have spent every day waiting for their loved ones and for justice.
Multiracism: Why We Need To Pay Attention to the World’s Many Racisms
The west has long defined racism as a function of colonial domination and discrimination. But in a changing world this definition must be challenged.