Cover Stories

An Indigestible Diktat

The Kanwar Yatra has become a flashpoint for political manoeuvring, with various parties seeking to align themselves with the burgeoning Hindu nationalist sentiment.

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
29 Jul 2024

Renewed Hindutva Aggressiveness: Communalisation through Kanwar Yatra

The violence perpetrated by the kanwars over the years is a sign of what will come to pass.

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
29 Jul 2024

Articles

The UP government's directive to display restaurant owners' names along the Kanwar Yatra route has sparked significant controversy.

Dr. John Singarayar Dr. John Singarayar
29 Jul 2024

I was an impressionable 10-year-old when US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. It made a lasting impression on me.

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
29 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court has stayed an order requiring eateries to display nameplates reminiscent of apartheid-era South Africa and Nazi Germany.

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
29 Jul 2024

India will never forget that infamous night of June 25, 1975, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency nationwide.

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
29 Jul 2024

The RSS spreads its propaganda by targeting young minds through activities that disguise hate speech as cultural and holistic education.

Arockia Rayappan Arockia Rayappan
29 Jul 2024

In Madhya Pradesh, the illegal fee hikes by private schools have led to arrests of church officials.

Isaac Gomes Isaac Gomes
29 Jul 2024

Water is both a destroyer and a preserver. In worldly terms, water is like a wife. We can't live either with her or without her.

P. Raja P. Raja
29 Jul 2024

What is more precious for the government: the lives of human beings or cattle?

F. M. Britto F. M. Britto
29 Jul 2024

I heard different religious heads from Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, the Bahai faith, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and others with rationalist perspectives share their approaches to the Divine.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
29 Jul 2024