From Godhra to Assam, a once-neutral word has been weaponised to stigmatise, harass, and exclude a section of the people. This is not a linguistic accident but a political design wherein power turns l

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court declared menstrual health a fundamental right under Article 21, linking dignity, education, and equality. By mandating hygiene facilities, free pads, and awaren

The Budget dazzles with record spending and infrastructure promises, yet leaves ordinary Indians unheard. Between viral pauses and ground realities like jobs, health, education, water and wages, the n

India and Pakistan's accelerating arms race—fuelled by rising defence budgets, drones, and nuclear modernisation—has made South Asia increasingly volatile. As technology shortens decision times, peace

In an unprecedented and extremely consequential move for conducting free and fair elections in the country, the West Bengal Chief Minister and President of the All India Trinamool Congress Mamta Banar

India's population story is no longer about explosion but about transition. With fertility below replacement and ageing accelerating, the challenge has shifted from limiting births to managing decline

O Hindu Water, O Islamic Water, I aspire to practice The ethics of democracy As my way of life. Not as a slogan, Not as a ceremony, But as an everyday praxis Of Equality.

About 30 kilometres from Nagpur, there is a place called Bapu Kuti, the Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi lived during his final years at Sevagram. It is a place of pilgrimage for those seeking to witness S

When leaders start avoiding the House because debate feels unsafe, what they are really saying is that silence feels safer than accountability.

Sudden Death!!!!!

India's "steel frame" had long rusted into a rigid Babu raj—colonial in instinct, beholden to its master, rule-obsessed, and distant from citizens. Red tape has always trumped service, accountability

Dalit - Bahujan Poems (Series)

India's labour market mirrors the ILO's warning in its latest report. Unemployment may look stable, but the work is informal, insecure and poor. Demography creates jobs, not dignity. Youth, women and

By staying the UGC's Equity Regulations, the Supreme Court has frozen one of the few institutional checks on caste discrimination in higher education. In the name of social harmony, ground realities w

After Christmas 2025 saw Christians "lynched" across India, Parliament's silence on escalating attacks against Christians is deafening. The violence is in plain view, yet scrutiny is procedural and ev

Kerala's social harmony and democratic culture are ill-served by the BJP's entry tactics: communal polarisation, social media fearmongering, symbolic awards, and cynical alliances. Wherever this model

On Republic Day, a district magistrate banned meat in the tribal district of Koraput, mistaking personal belief for constitutional authority. Nowadays, even food has become nationalistic. Freedom has

The Quit India campaign was ruthlessly crushed by the British Government, swiftly responding with mass detentions. Over 100,000 arrests were made, mass fines were levied, and demonstrators were subjec

The courtroom chuckled.

From 1926 to 2026, the Salesians of Kolkata celebrate a century of dignity and service—forming educators, empowering school dropouts, and nurturing leaders across Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Nepal, and Ban

O Article Fifteen!

Everyone is running scared! The trade unions are quiescent; the mainstream media are hedging their bets when not grovelling; the students have lost their voice; the middle-class collaborators are acti

From Rahul Gandhi's warning against a "culture of silence" to crises in foreign policy, elections and institutions, India is drifting into fearful compliance. Great nations are not built in silence; t

As Budget 2026 nears, minorities—especially Christians—remain invisible. Real spending on welfare has shrunk, scholarships slashed, NGOs crippled by FCRA cancellations, while thousands of crores flow

Delhi's taps and skies are failing together. With over half of the groundwater unfit, uranium and faecal contamination detected, and only partial testing done, the capital is gambling with lives. The

Republic Day should honour the Constitution, not parade power. From Emergency to today's alleged electoral autocracy, critics see secularism, rule of law and judicial independence eroding. Ambedkar ha

Supreme Court quoting the Manusmriti, a text that sanctifies caste and patriarchy, to decide modern cases, opens a dangerous door. A humane outcome cannot justify a regressive source. Constitutional r

From Somnath to Ayodhya, history is being recast as grievance and revenge as politics. Myths replace evidence, Nehru and Gandhi are caricatured, and ancient plunder is weaponised to divide the present

When leaders invoke "revenge" and ancient wounds, politics turns supposed grievances into fuel. From Somnath to Delhi, history is repurposed to polarise, distract from governance, and normalise hate,

As Blackstone and KKR buy Kerala's hospitals, care risks becoming a balance-sheet decision. The state's current people-first model faces an American-style, insurance-driven system where MBAs replace d

Christians are persecuted in every one of the eight countries in South Asia, but even prominent religious groups, Hindus and Muslims, and smaller groups of Sikhs and Buddhists, also find themselves ta

"The Patronage of 'Daily-ness': Holiness in the Ordinary"

Pride runs deeper than we often admit. It colours the way we see ourselves, shapes the circles we move in, and decides who gets to stand inside those circles with us. Not all pride works the same way.

India's problem is no longer judicial overreach but executive overdrive. Through agencies, procedure and timing, politics now shapes legality itself. Courts arrive late, elections are influenced early

India is being hollowed out twice over: votes bought with stolen welfare money, and voters erased by design. As politics becomes spectacle and bribery becomes policy, democracy slips from "vote chori"

Oh my follower, You named yourself mine. To gain convenience Personal, professional, political Without ever touching

Our chains are more sophisticated. They are decorated with religion. Polished with patriotism. Justified with fear of 'the other.' We are told someone is always trying to convert us. Someone is always