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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Karnataka chooses compassion and genuine connection over megalomania

“An egotistical utterance should always be regarded as false.”-- MK Gandhi, Bapu Ke Ashirvad, July 26, 1945 This is precisely how the Karnataka voter responded...

The Origin and Evolution of May Day as a Workers’ Rights Symbol

Kolkata: May Day was not born in the Soviet Union — but in Capitalist America, to become a universal symbol of the rights and...

Violence In Ram Navami: Dividing India In The Name Of Ram!

Delhi Police heaved a sigh of relief as the Hanuman Jayanti passed off peacefully. Though a huge procession of about 1,000 people went to...

Why Kapil Sharma matters in these uncertain times

In a recent episode of Kapil Sharma Show, a visibly amused Anupam Kher asked Kapil Sharma, “How do you manage to come up with...

BJP’s Blatant Double Standard For Lalu Prasad Yadav

During the just-concluded Assembly poll campaign in Meghalaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah described its Chief Minister, Konrad K...

State’s Role In Rising Violence Against Muslims

Junaid and Nasir set out on 16th February 2023 to meet some relatives. They were subjected to brutal violence at the hands of ‘cow protection’...
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