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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What is Modi government hiding and why at all?

Choli ke peeche kya hai Choli ke peeche? Chunri ke neeche kya hai Chunri ke neeche? We were adolescents when this song from Khal Nayak started titillating us week after...

One Sankranti So Many Celebrations

Lohri is here. If one were to understand India’s diversity, one may study the so many names and rituals with which this Sankranti is...

Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra – Has the ‘Grand Old Party’ finally found the right path?

“Congress kuch karti nahi!,” “ Kaha hai Congress?” Such remarks constitute the general narrative that has encompassed the Indian political space for almost a...

Is Uniform Civil Code A New Weapon To Harass Minorities?

Will Uniform Civil Code be another trump card of the saffron brigade to further strengthen its narrative before the General Election 2024? As it...

भोपाल गैस लीक रात के सबसे बड़े नायक स्टेशन मास्टर थे

वो 2 दिसंबर की रात- असल में 2 और 3 की दरमियानी रात। शहर भोपाल। नवाबों का शहर। झीलों का शहर। आज भी बाक़ी...

A Union Carbide employee told my mother, “These poor people would have died anyway”

That night's sleep came sweet. My cold feet touching hers I snuggled close to my mother. We drifted off to sleep but were woken...
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