Despite all the naysayers, Rahul Gandhi has managed to traverse the length of the country on foot, gather a huge amount of public support and goodwill, and wrest control …
Category: Politics
The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ Has Effectively Killed off the ‘Pappu’ Image
Whether it will inspire the party to come together and fight elections is quite another matter.
BBC Film Unveils Unseen UK Govt Gujarat Riots Inquiry Report Which Holds Modi ‘Directly Responsible’
In the film, then UK Foreign Secretary (Minister) Jack Straw speaks of strong concerns over the violence having led to the inquiry. Modi is shown denying any involvement to …
History Warns That Altering a Constitution’s Basic Structure Leads Down a Dark Path
The Germans learnt from the bitter experience of the Nazi era that it was important to limit parliament's amending power.
Why ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ Has Captured the Popular Imagination
Walking together with people and taking them along is important in itself, particularly so in times of deep economic and social discontent. The yatra serves as a reminder of …
To Rohith Vemula
This poem is like a letter to Rohith Vemula. A letter of how things are still the same but somewhere we still have hope to overcome, to write our …
Adi Shankaracharya: An Advocate of Caste System Or a Liberal Hindu Thinker?
Critical remarks made by Kerala minister M.B. Rajesh about the Vedantic exponent were rebuked by the Union minister V. Muraleedharan. Excerpts from Shankara's philosophy vindicate the former's views.
Hindu Society Is at War, Natural for People to Be Aggressive: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
“This war is not against an enemy without, but against an enemy within. So there is a war to defend Hindu society, Hindu Dharma and Hindu culture," Bhagwat said.
Delhi L-G Grants Sanction to Prosecute Shehla Rashid Over 2019 Tweets on Army
This sanction relations to a 2019 FIR against Rashid registered under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code.
The T-Shirt Debate Shows India Is All About Testosterone
The machismo and identification of young men with a testosterone-driven enthusiasm and leadership, that is what the t-shirt has come to represent.