Communal hatred, seeded by colonial divide-and-rule and revived by modern majoritarianism, is corroding India's syncretic culture. Yet acts of everyday courage remind us that constitutional values and

What appears as cultural homage is, in fact, political signalling. By elevating Vande Mataram symbolism over inclusion, the state is diminishing the national anthem, unsettling hard-won consensus, and

States are increasingly becoming laboratories of hate; the experiment will ultimately consume the nation itself. The choice before India is stark: reaffirm constitutional citizenship, or allow adminis

Mamata Banerjee's personal appearance before the Supreme Court of India has transformed a procedural dispute over SIR into a constitutional warning—questioning whether institutions meant to safeguard

This is a book by two redoubtable Jesuit scholars. Lancy Lobo is currently the Research Director of the Indian Social Institute in New Delhi, while Denzil Fernandes was its former Executive Director.

The cry "Why am I poor?" exposes a world where fear of the other, corrupted politics, and dollar-driven power reduce millions to "children of a lesser god." Abundance will coexist with deprivation, an

O Water! There is a facade of democracy. In which caste is appropriated As a religious tool, To strengthen the caste hierarchy For touching their water.

From Washington's muscle diplomacy to Hindutva's cultural majoritarianism, a dangerous erosion of values is reshaping global and Indian politics. When power replaces principle and identity overrides j

In today's world, governance is not merely about policies. It is about performance. The teleprompter screen must glow. The sentences must glide. The applause must arrive on cue.

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