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Dr B R Ambedkar’s journeySubscriber Only
November 28,2015 02:50:58 AM
His politics, conditioned by his reflexive anger at what he experienced as the only “untouchable” in the course of his schooling, and life in his village, put upliftment of his community at the centre of his concerns.
Sat, Nov 28, 2015
The Urdu press: Terror in ParisSubscriber Only
November 27,2015 00:00:52 AM
Jamaat-e-Islami’s biweekly, Daawat, in its editorial on November 22, has strongly criticised US President Barack Obama.
Fri, Nov 27, 2015
Constitution Day: The many reasons why the BJP decided to celebrate itSubscriber Only
November 26,2015 19:05:50 PM
The marking of November 26 as 'Constitution Day' is significant: It presents the BJP with an opportunity to try and use a powerful symbol to establish control over parts of the narrative of the creation of a modern and independent India.
Thu, Nov 26, 2015
The Urdu Press: The Bihar waySubscriber Only
November 13,2015 00:00:36 AM
The daily Inquilab, in its editorial, writes: “We have full confidence that the movement of secularism that has started in Bihar will spread all over the country."
Fri, Nov 13, 2015
Opposition to Parliament, how Bihar results will echo outside stateSubscriber Only
November 09,2015 00:47:07 AM
With anti-BJPism a defining marker of opposition politics now, the Bihar results are being seen as the “mainstreaming” of the idea of the Third Front.
Mon, Nov 09, 2015
The Big Takeaways from the grand victory of the Mahagathbandhan in BiharSubscriber Only
November 08,2015 16:03:30 PM
The results are in. But what do the numbers mean? What indications do they give? Here are the biggest takeaways:
Sun, Nov 08, 2015
BJP: Casting reservation in a different lightSubscriber Only
October 30,2015 15:09:56 PM
The Finance-I&B Minister Arun Jaitley lent more weight to this by saying, “the idea of reservation for religions is fraught with danger” and accused the Mahagatbandhan of trying to do this.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
Two months on, not a call from Sahitya Akademi: Kalburgi son ShreevijaySubscriber Only
October 24,2015 01:51:33 AM
Says family kept in the dark about investigations, slowly losing patience.
Sat, Oct 24, 2015
V K Singh’s Dalit killings remark highlights a government dogged by ‘small’ thingsSubscriber Only
October 22,2015 20:12:40 PM
V K Singh has offered a clarification but his central argument that 'small' is somehow insignificant or too small a matter to involve the central government is what has been damning in the government’s response to many issues.
Thu, Oct 22, 2015
President Mukherjee is clearly trying to say something beyond cliches about ‘brotherhood’Subscriber Only
October 21,2015 00:35:05 AM
The President is clearly trying to say something beyond the cliches about “brotherhood”. He has asked a rather provocative question: “Is tolerance and acceptance for dissent on the wane?”
Wed, Oct 21, 2015
Negating discussion negates the Indian philosophical tradition: Romila Thapar
October 18,2015 01:00:41 AM
Historian Romila Thapar, 83, whose essays feature in the recently released anthology, The Public Intellectual in India, speaks about the growing intolerance in India, the need to dissent and what defines a public intellectual.
Sun, Oct 18, 2015
Writers protest: government should respect The WordSubscriber Only
October 15,2015 19:32:39 PM
Why should unarmed writers, singers and dancers worry a government that has been voted to power through a popular mandate of proportions not seen in 30 years? History tells us they need to worry.
Thu, Oct 15, 2015
PM Narendra Modi’s DoosraSubscriber Only
October 12,2015 00:02:39 AM
The PM is no district magistrate and cannot be expected to personally look after a family in Dadri. But he ought to do what leaders must.
Tue, Oct 13, 2015
How President Pranab Mukherjee hit the right notes on India’s core values of ‘diversity’, ‘plurality’ and ‘tolerance’Subscriber Only
October 07,2015 18:44:50 PM
Today, during a book launch function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Pranab Mukherjee spoke extempore on the importance of preserving the 'diversity’ and 'plurality' in the country and the need for the spirit of `tolerance’.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015
Error 404: File on national language cannot be foundSubscriber Only
September 22,2015 00:47:26 AM
India does not have a ‘national’ language; it has 22 ‘official’ languages.
Tue, Sep 22, 2015
Reserved or wait-listed? Why RSS wants ‘review’ of quota policySubscriber Only
September 21,2015 16:17:42 PM
Caste-based reservations have been resisted bitterly by the RSS in the past, as they acknowledge social discrimination as coded into the Indian social system and it allows for more than one identity to flower.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
M M Kalburgi murder: Kannada poet, Hindi writer to return awardsSubscriber Only
September 11,2015 02:08:39 AM
Kannada writer Professor M M Kalburgi, was gunned down by unidentified persons in Dharwad last month.
Fri, Sep 11, 2015
Such a long journey
September 05,2015 03:40:31 AM
Economist, philosopher, thinker, Sanskrit scholar and activist, the tireless Sen wears many hats.
Sat, Sep 05, 2015
Modi must respond to VP Ansari’s concernsSubscriber Only
September 01,2015 17:29:09 PM
Hamid Ansari asked Muslims to candidly introspect why ‘modernity’ was given a bad name and how it was bad that the “instrumentality’’ of adaptation to change – Ijtihad – is "frowned upon or glossed over."
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
After MM Kalburgi, tweet names next target: K S BhagwanSubscriber Only
September 01,2015 03:16:19 AM
In July, Bhagwan had said that all old texts must be debated and insisted that the Gita must be questioned.
Tue, Sep 01, 2015
A short history of quota: Story that predates MandalSubscriber Only
September 01,2015 00:57:55 AM
Princely states, even the Raj, had recognised the need to correct social disadvantage.
Tue, Sep 01, 2015
MM Kalburgi killing: The Silencing of Reason?Subscriber Only
August 31,2015 16:54:48 PM
Kalburgi had backed Karnataka eminent litterature UR Ananthamurthy, and in a seminar last year on the anti-superstition bill in Bengaluru, he had spoken out against idolatory.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016
Census 2011 religious data: Why it is tough to use these numbers for identity politicsSubscriber Only
August 26,2015 13:47:13 PM
The politics of what these figures could mean or what they could be 'spun' to mean is something to ponder.
Wed, Aug 26, 2015
Palmyra: Why history must be pulled downSubscriber Only
August 24,2015 14:38:47 PM
West Asia, the crucible of three important faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, has witnessed centuries of competing claims to buildings, land and people.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015
From where it began in Muzaffarnagar, a march to end lingering uneaseSubscriber Only
August 17,2015 04:12:05 AM
Mehraj, 40, who lost her husband Nazar Mohammed that day and now does manual work to provide for her son and two daughters, is quiet when asked about the meeting.
Mon, Aug 17, 2015Journalism of Courage
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