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The Paradox of India's Secular Ideal: Bridging the Gap Between Belief and Reality

It was a pleasant surprise to know that the majority of the people of India still believe that their country is a country of people of all religions....

17.04.2024 20

The Wire

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Why Rahul Gandhi says India will 'burn' if BJP returns to power

Is Rahul Gandhi being an alarmist when he warns that a third term for the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will see fires raging in the country,...

09.04.2024 6

National Herald

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ABVP's Pondicherry Violence Sparks Question: Why India Can't Interpret Hindu Gods?

The head of the Performing Arts department at Pondicherry University has been removed from his position, after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad...

09.04.2024 8

The Wire

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Nothing to lose but your freedom

"After almost two years… again I got blessed with the mercy (from whom, you guess). This is the third time in the last six years that I am leaving...

06.04.2024 10

National Herald

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Why Rahul Gandhi Asking Tough Questions is a Patriotic Act 

Is Rahul Gandhi being an alarmist when he warns that the third term of the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will see fires...

02.04.2024 9

The Wire

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The Many Accomplices in the Attempt to Murder Democracy in India

“How much time does Indian democracy have?” This was the title of an op-ed article published in an English daily. They know that democracy is...

01.04.2024 30

The Wire

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Why JNU's Ethos Continues to Be Politically Relevant to India

The Jawahar Lal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections – held after four years – are finally over and the United Left Front has won...

26.03.2024 20

The Wire

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Where Are the 'Don Quixotes' of Indian Academia?

“After almost two years… again I got blessed with the mercy (from whom, you guess). This is the third time in the last 6 years that I am leaving...

24.03.2024 10

The Wire

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The Source of Hatred in India Is Not a Mystery

“The run-up to the polls used to be packed with campaigns and debates. It was delightful to watch, as it was a celebration. It used to be full of...

19.03.2024 10

The Wire

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School Students in Rajasthan Show It Is Easy to Be a Hindu Standing up For Muslims

Can the Muslims of India only hope to have normal days when the Hindus around them stand up to Hindutva excesses? This question struck me after I read...

06.03.2024 30

The Wire

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Resisting Dictatorship, One Video at a Time

She feels distraught because she does not get complete information what can I do to help him she depends on me for love, Every time she knows...

27.02.2024 9

The Wire

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A steep descent from secular heights

"Jai Hind! Vande Mataram!” That’s how the pilot of the flight taking us to Patna signed off, after informing us that we were descending from a...

02.02.2024 5

National Herald

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The January 22 Ram Temple Inauguration Is a Political Event. It’s a Crucial Test for Indian Politics

“There is no god in that temple,” said the saint. The King was enraged; “No God? Oh Saint, aren’t you speaking like an atheist? On the throne...

10.01.2024 10

The Wire

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The CJI Chandrachud Phenomenon: Creativity in the Courtroom, Stirring Rhetoric Outside it

While listening to the year-end interview of the Chief Justice of India Dhananjay Y. Chandrachud, I was reminded of a lesson learned long ago: being...

06.01.2024 20

The Wire

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The Ram Temple at Ayodhya is a Symbol of Injustice, Congress Leaders Should Stay Away from It

Leaders of several political parties have been invited to the January 22, 2024 inauguration of the Ram temple being built on the land of the...

27.12.2023 10

The Wire

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The Moral Hollowness of Nations Which Oppose Hamas’s Violence But Justify Israel’s

Ceasefire. Is there another word that is more important at this point of time? Millions of voices on the streets of every country have been calling...

30.10.2023 3

The Wire

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Israel-Palestine Conflict: Why Has India Forsaken Its Role as a Voice of Moderation?

“It is sad to see how Indians have changed,” Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa told Rajdeep Sardesai. She said that she was surprised that...

25.10.2023 4

The Wire

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What Does it Mean, Today, to Be 'With Israel'?

“We are with Israel.” What is the meaning of this assertion? And can anyone deny this? What is a country but its people? Why should anyone have...

24.10.2023 10

The Wire

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Without Israel's Oppression of Palestinians, Hamas Terrorism Would Have Never Existed

Children are being bombed out of life. Women and old are being killed. Residential buildings, mosques, churches, and hospitals are being reduced to...

14.10.2023 10

The Wire

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Ramesh Bidhuri’s Controversial Appointment Shows Hate Is BJP’s Political Currency

There is shock and outrage in a section of the media and intelligentsia after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Ramesh Bidhuri as its...

29.09.2023 3

The Wire

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