Opinion

The Future of INDIA Depends on Unity, Humility and Struggle

To defeat authoritarianism, the INDIA bloc must look beyond mere electoral math, embrace its diverse ideological roots, and transform political cooperation into a sustained, grassroots movement for constitutional democracy.

Up in Flames: Why 4,000 Burned EVMs Rekindled a Democratic Crisis

A devastating EVM fire in Kolkata highlights a deeper crisis in Indian democracy. More than a physical accident, it reveals how rapidly institutional trust erodes when transparency is compromised.

Sleeping Under an Open Sky on No-Man’s Land: Two Children, Ten Lives, and the Machinery of Exclusion

The Panchagarh (India-Bangladesh) border crisis reveals a global shift: citizenship is no longer a guarantee of rights, but a weaponized spectacle used by states to mask economic failure through human exclusion.

History Changes Governments, Institutions Decide Who Survives: The Challenge Before Bengal’s Muslims

As Bengal enters a new political era under the BJP, Muslims face growing anxieties over rights and representation while confronting a difficult truth: institutional strength matters more than political patronage.

An Eid Like Never Before: The Eid al-Adha Stolen from the Poor

This year's Eid-al-adha brought uncertainty instead of celebration for many Muslims in Bengal. Amid hardship, loss, and disrupted traditions, communities found strength in sacrifice, charity, and solidarity.
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Two Stories and Two Different Yardsticks of Mainstream Media

In both stories, the woman is either a 'villain' or a 'heroine' depending on what she has done. This reflects the absolute criminalisation or...

दो कहानियाँ और मुख्यधारा की मीडिया के दो अलग-अलग मापदंड

दोनों कहानियों में, महिला या तो 'खलनायक' है या 'नायिका', यह इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि उसने क्या किया है मतलब यह...

Indian Politics: Maharashtra versus Bihar

A day after the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar took oath as a deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Central Bureau of Investigation...

Is Government cheating poor villagers through Central Sector Scheme for promotion of 10000 new FPOs?

To unlock the full potential of India’s agri-based economy, we have to prioritise the health and nutrition of the agricultural sector – the primary...

Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press: It is not award but ‘money’ that is important

Gita Press, Gorakhpur has been awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize. Our 'intellectual' circles of the right, center and left are fighting among themselves whether...

Muslim scholars call for end to lavish weddings and Umrahs

Faizur Rahman, an Urdu-speaking native of Chennai, is an executive committee member of Harmony India, an organisation to promote secularism and communal harmony which...
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