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Stop Killing the Messenger!

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- The first thing that happens when there is violence or rioting today is to shut down the internet. Why? In the good old days, when kings sat in their castles and sent their men... Read More


Caste Imbroglio: Changing Narrative of Hindu Right

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- One of the major issues during the last General Elections (April-May 2024) was conducting a caste census. The INDIA Alliance put it forward very strongly, while the BJP opposes i... Read More


Beware of Brickbats!

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- "Congratulations, Mr...., for your entry into politics as a novice! Welcome if you intend to represent the future voters and your future constituency's gentry with a sincere hear... Read More


Right to Education: Why and how the poor have to fight to secure the benefits of the RTE Act.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- The idea of giving every child the right to be at school is quite an old one. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, one of the prominent freedom fighters, had tried to seek approval for it in t... Read More


Growing Irrelevance of Higher Education

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- On Teachers' Day - the birthday of the Philosopher-King Radhakrishnan - this piece is written with a deep concern about the deplorable condition of higher education in India. To ... Read More


Women's Safety Beyond Compromise

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Kolkata, called the City of Joy, has been going through difficult times for nearly a month. Agitations and demonstrations on the streets of the city, as well as the protests by a... Read More


Noorani Was Much More Than An Iconic Muslim Legal Luminary And Intellectual

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Some excellent obituaries have been written of the 94-year-old lawyer-historian Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, who passed away on August 29, 2024, in his native Mumbai after a long illne... Read More


VIP Culture, Swollen Feet: Shadow Over Ayodhya Visit

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- I was the secretary of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, when I invited the late Fr. John Vallamattom, founder of "Indian Currents", to give a speech on Decembe... Read More


Cow Vigilantism: A Dangerous Trend

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Vigilantism is often romanticised as a form of direct justice in the movies. While the idea of taking the law into one's own hands can seem appealing, the practice, however, neve... Read More


Bulldozing Justice

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- In India, the troubling trend wherein authorities use bulldozers to destroy homes, businesses, and other structures connected to people accused of crimes without following the pr... Read More