Browsing Archive September, 2015
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Politics 1
Separatist Leaders in the Valley Often Don’t Value Personal Liberty – Understanding the Recent Events in Kashmir
While we are all humans, we are not all alike. Differences of ethnicity, language, forms of government, cuisine, attire etc. are what make the world a beautiful place ...
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Dear Congress Leader Shakeel Ahmad, Why Do You Not Condemn the MIM as a Communal Party? – A “Bihar Decides” Feature
By any reasonable assessment, the MIM is not a secular party. It has its roots in the Razakar militia of the Nizam of Hyderabad who subjugated the Hindu ...
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First Christmas, then Id-ul-Zuha: Can the BJP Stop Playing with Muslim and Christian Festivals, Please?
In 2014, we had the Modi sarkar observing Good Governance Day (observing Atal Behari Vajpayee’s birthday as the same) on 25th December, which happens to be Christmas, the most ...
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Culture 2
Let’s Stop Exaggerating Muslim Victimhood: A Rebuttal to Shehzad Poonawalla’s Piece ‘What if it was Haider Pathan and not Hardik Patel?’
Given that debates in our country boil down to ad hominem allegations ever so often, I may clarify at the very outset that I am no Hindu rightist ...
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Let’s Not Ignore Our Northeast
As the mystery around the allegedly heinous murder of Sheena Bohra apparently unfolds, many other important issues seem to be overlooked. Farmers committing suicide in Marathwada in Maharashtra ...
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Politics 0
The Curious Case of Sabir Ali in the Backdrop of the Bihar Elections – A “Bihar Decides” Feature
The BJP means different things to different people. To some, it conjures up the image of a non-dynastic party (though it has some dynasts within its party, and ...
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Let’s Give Our Scientists Their Due: UR Rao is Right in Claiming that Vikram Sarabhai, Homi Bhabha deserved the Bharat Ratna
There has been much debate over the politicization of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award conferred by the government. In the past, BJP-leaning journalists like Swapan Dasgupta had ...
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From an Anti-Reservationist: The Hardik Patel Stir brings forth the Banal but Relevant Reservation Debate Yet Again
One of the most clichéd topics of public policy debate in this country, on which almost every Indian has a stand, pertains to the issue of reservations in ...
