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As BJP try to appropriate Ambedkar, historical inaccuracies creep inSubscriber Only
March 22, 2016 13:38 IST
PM Modi said Ambedkar was more than a Dalit icon-- he was the equivalent of Martin Luther King. This is not the first time that the PM has tried to find parallels of international statesmen in Indian leaders.
Tue, Mar 22, 2016
The Urdu Press: Decoding patriotismSubscriber Only
March 04, 2016 00:20 IST
Hasan Kamal, in his column in Inquilab on the same day, writes: “After the incidents at Dadri, and now at JNU, the world has once again started looking at the secular status of India with doubt and misgiving."
Fri, Mar 04, 2016
Lessons to learn from attacks on institutes of higher learningSubscriber Only
February 16, 2016 18:14 IST
In 1978, the Establishment raised eyebrows about calling a ‘Pakistani’. However, the Students Union stuck by its guns, Faiz came and was feted by the JNUSU, defying both Indian purists and the Pakistani state.
Tue, Feb 16, 2016
Reservation in the private sector: a necessity whose time has come?Subscriber Only
February 11, 2016 16:53 IST
Earlier this week the Backward Classes Commission recommended up to 27 per cent reservation in the private sector. The new Clause 5 in Article 15 allows for reservations to be valid for unaided educational institutions but it has not been made into a law which can be implemented in nearly 11 years.
Thu, Feb 11, 2016
Stop random arrests of Muslim men on IS pretext: Muslim organisationsSubscriber Only
February 09, 2016 04:10 IST
The six groups are Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Ahle Hadees, All-India Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Milli Council, and the Welfare Party.
Tue, Feb 09, 2016
Book review: This is Not That Dawn
February 06, 2016 00:57 IST
Intizar Husain must be read to experience the cost of historical events on those forced to live through them.
Sat, Feb 06, 2016
The governors and their role, once again at the Centre of thingsSubscriber Only
February 03, 2016 01:18 IST
The Seventies and Eighties saw the en-masse sackings of state governments, particularly by the troubled Indira Gandhi regime, followed by others in retaliation.
Wed, Feb 03, 2016
Quota pie: Another hand goes up, this time in AndhraSubscriber Only
February 02, 2016 04:13 IST
On Sunday, members of Andhra’s Kapu community resorted to violence while seeking quota benefits, only to call off the protest the very next day.
Tue, Feb 02, 2016
What is Article 356?Subscriber Only
January 27, 2016 00:20 IST
Article 356, is one of the articles among the Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution. It is an Article in part XVIII (Articles 352-360).
Wed, Jan 27, 2016
Why January 26 will always be the most important day for the republicSubscriber Only
January 26, 2016 15:44 IST
It was on January 26, 1930, that the Indian National Congress at its Lahore session passed a resolution demanding ‘poorna swaraj’ or full freedom.
Tue, Jan 26, 2016
January 26, 66 Years AgoSubscriber Only
January 26, 2016 00:29 IST
As India celebrates another Republic Day, a look at how a newly independent country decided to lay its faith in a living document called the Constitution
Tue, Jan 26, 2016
In nation’s capital, housing bias research turns real for Dalit academicSubscriber Only
January 23, 2016 01:07 IST
Associate Fellow at Institute of Dalit Studies has had to change several houses, some within 15 days
Sat, Jan 23, 2016
Simply put: ‘Minority’ status for AMU, Jamia Millia IslamiaSubscriber Only
January 20, 2016 02:13 IST
In the case of AMU, the Attorney General has argued that this is because it was set up by an act of Parliament, not by Muslims.
Wed, Jan 20, 2016
It is not incidental that Rohith Vemula and his dissent were crushedSubscriber Only
January 20, 2016 00:00 IST
The great debates in northern India after 1989 over reservation showed how political education was in India — by denying that it was political
Wed, Jan 20, 2016
Decoding the ABC of 2015: Arhar to Bihar, Jumla to MaggiSubscriber Only
December 29, 2015 00:13 IST
Seema Chishti spells out the alphabet that coined a unique vocabulary for 2015 — and may define the agenda for 2016.
Tue, Dec 29, 2015
The Urdu Press: Juvenile’s RightsSubscriber Only
December 25, 2015 00:14 IST
The tears of the mother, Asha Devi, were not only the tears of a mother but a comment on our legal and justice system, particularly in view of the fact that the juvenile involved was said to be the most sadistic.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
Those without education, toilets have reason to agitate, to (disqualify) them is unclear thinking: Amartya SenSubscriber Only
December 21, 2015 00:00 IST
Amartya Sen says it is not being critical of the SC to say we want a Constitutional Bench (on the Panchayat ruling) and we want the wisdom of the SC to get full play on this
Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Arab Spring Anniversary: Five years ago a fruit-seller in Tunisia set himself on fire…Subscriber Only
December 18, 2015 20:29 IST
Fruit-seller Mohammed Bouazizi act of setting himself on fire had sparked a ‘revolution’ and it led to imitation-attempts in neighbouring Arab countries resulting in a complex chain of events in Arab countries - what the world came to know as 'the Arab Spring'.
Fri, Dec 18, 2015
In Their Language of Love
December 17, 2015 00:00 IST
A new imprint offers contemporary stories of young love, estrangement and loneliness in Hindi, where he ‘feels like Karawal Nagar’ and she is ‘like South-Ex’.
Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Look Who’s Going To PakistanSubscriber Only
December 12, 2015 00:15 IST
As Pakistan becomes more a domestic than a foreign policy issue
Sat, Dec 12, 2015
The Urdu Press: Talk the talkSubscriber Only
December 11, 2015 00:00 IST
Looking at the ground realities, there doesn’t seem to be any meaning in the Bangkok talks.
Fri, Dec 11, 2015
Question Time: The Public Intellectual in India
December 05, 2015 03:44 IST
A collection of essays explores the idea of the public intellectual and why questioning is at the heart of democracy
Sat, Dec 05, 2015
In 2015, voters send out distress signals: Is BJP listening?Subscriber Only
December 03, 2015 17:05 IST
State elections in Delhi, Bihar, local elections in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, a Lok Sabha by-election in Madhya Pradesh and the latest municipal and panchayat polls in Gujarat saw adverse results for the ruling BJP party.
Fri, Dec 04, 2015
Bihar setback, pending bills and need to let House run bring down the heatSubscriber Only
December 02, 2015 03:13 IST
Till the last session, the government had aggressively played up the “time wasted” because of the Opposition’s demand for the resignation of Union minister Sushma Swaraj and two BJP CMs.
Wed, Dec 02, 2015
Why ‘settling abroad’ has been an important part of being IndianSubscriber Only
December 01, 2015 00:44 IST
The outrage against Aamir was odd for a nation and an economy that is so smitten by the NRI dream.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015Journalism of Courage
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