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Actor Naseeruddin Shah and Actor-pop star Diljit Dosanjh. (Express Archives)

Naseeruddin Shah writes on Diljit Dosanjh controversy: I feel no need to prove anything, including my patriotism

July 04, 2025 1:23 pm

The touchiness of the offence-taking brigade has begun bordering on the absurd. Anything that is remotely critical gets twisted to sound “anti-national”. The palpable poison in the air does not cause me despair or fear. It saddens me

A different nationalism: Let's go back to our Constitution

June 20, 2025 7:11 pm

Notwithstanding the riches of India’s heritage, it would be historically inaccurate to think that one could find there a grammar for universal franchise, popular sovereignty, and justiciable fundamental rights, those distinctive features of our Constitution

Tavleen Singh writes: Real patriotism versus false nationalism

January 26, 2025 10:30 pm

It is time for our political leaders to be held to account for the damage they have done and to remind them that spreading poison may win a few elections, but it is destroying India.

Manish Tewari: ‘Had leadership been upset, why field me?’

Government circular on patriotic rock shows an insult to youths, says Congress

August 29, 2017 10:18 pm

"Nobody has a monopoly over patriotism and nationalism; least of all government and least of all BJP. We do not think that they either have credentials or moral right to lecture the Congress or any other party on patriotism and nationalism," he said.

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Take idea of nationalism to the grassroots: Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay

March 27, 2016 2:39 am

The Delhi BJP has also decided to hold a meeting of the state executive committee within a week of the national executive committee, and the district executive committee meeting a week later.

BJP has won first round of nationalism debate, says Jaitley, says Arun Jaitley

March 27, 2016 2:35 am

Jaitley also took a swipe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who had visited JNU following an event where anti-India slogans had been raised.

Sharad Yadav: Mockery of nationalism at cost of real issues

March 04, 2016 3:29 am

Praful Patel of the NCP said instead of working on development, the government was busy with the incidents like those in JNU, Hyderabad University and Agra.