Category Religion
Mukul Kesavan In this silly season for chauvinism, we might arrive at a better sense of ourselves by turning from the metaphors that we gesture at to people who we know, which is to say, from Mother India to… Continue Reading →
ILLUSTRATION: JISHU DEV MALAKAR By Invitation Shashi Tharoor Repealing the law that criminalises homosexuality is in keeping with Hindu tradition, upholding it is an endorsement of imposed colonial laws. When will the BJP adopt the pride agenda? The Supreme… Continue Reading →
Prerna Katiyar Never far from the far-right mind, the Ram temple movement is being dusted up by Subramanian Swamy & co. Sceptics say the efforts have BJP-RSS blessings as the Parivar prepares for the 2017 UP elections The early… Continue Reading →
In his new book Understanding the Founding Fathers (Aleph), writer and historian Rajmohan Gandhi attempts to answer questions, such as: Would someone like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel have led India better than Jawaharlal Nehru did? Was Mohandas Gandhi a Hindu revivalist?… Continue Reading →
ARYA SHARMA/CATCH NEWS PANINI ANAND The occasion World Theatre Day is observed every year on 27 March With the technological advancements over the past century, theatre is struggling for survival The resurrection With the advent of mass media like… Continue Reading →
Ramachandra Guha Why is the BJP laying stress on the slogan ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’? The ruling party knows that in close to two years in power at the Centre, it has implemented few of the promises it made during… Continue Reading →
सुनील कुमार भारत में एक माह पहले से होली की तैयारी चलती हैं सभी खुशी खुशी होली का त्यौहार मनाते हैं होली के एक सप्ताह पहले ऑफिसों, कॉलेजों, स्कूलों में होली के चर्चे होने लगते हैं। सड़क पर बच्चे गुब्बारे मारते… Continue Reading →
When I went to India for a Youth Peace Fest and United States for a Summer Study Program, I was frequently subjected to some rather bothersome questions: “How are you treated, being a minority in your country?” “How do you… Continue Reading →
RAVISH KUMAR ‘…and then it was time to meet and we entered the private meeting room of the prime minister. Dressed in a crisp white churidar-kurta pajama, Narendra Modi met us enthusiastically. With “What news, Pandit (Prashant Mishra),” he asked… Continue Reading →
Bhagat Singh’s Nationalism It was very different from the version that prevails on his 85th death anniversary. Written by C. Uday Bhaskar | Published:March 23, 2016 12:52 am Bhagat Singh, who streaked like a meteor across the anti-colonial nationalist sky, was… Continue Reading →