Opinion

Vande Mataram and the Crisis of Inclusive Nationalism: A Minority Perspective India Can’t Ignore

As India marks 150 years of Vande Mataram, political celebration has reignited long-standing objections from Muslims and other minorities. The debate highlights tensions between religious conscience, historical memory, and the risk of imposing majoritarian symbols as tests of national loyalty.

A Veil Pulled, a Constitution Crossed: The Nitish Kumar Hijab Controversy

A video showing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulling Dr Nusrat Parveen’s veil during an official event has sparked constitutional concern. Critics say the act violated bodily autonomy, dignity, and Article 21, raising questions about state restraint, consent, and the limits of executive power in a democracy.

গীতা পাঠের অনুষ্ঠানের আক্রমণকারীদের সম্বর্ধনা দেওয়ার নিন্দা করা জরুরী

গত ৭ই ডিসেম্বর, কলকাতার ঐতিহাসিক ব্রিগেড প্যারেড গ্রাউন্ডে সনাতন সংস্কৃতি সংসদ আয়োজন করেছিল, ৫ লক্ষ কন্ঠে গীতাপাঠের অনুষ্ঠান।...

बिहार में मोहम्मद अतहर हुसैन की मॉब लिंचिंग और नीतीश कुमार

बिहार के नालंदा में 50 वर्षीय कपड़ा विक्रेता मोहम्मद अतहर हुसैन की बर्बर तरीके से आठ हिंदू आतंकवादियों...

৬ ডিসেম্বর, আবেগ আর হিকমাহ: মুর্শিদাবাদের নতুন মসজিদকে ঘিরে বড় প্রশ্ন

৬ ডিসেম্বর এমন একটি দিন যা প্রতিটি মুসলিমের হৃদয়ে গভীরভাবে খোদাই হয়ে আছে, বিশেষ করে ভারতের মুসলমানদের হৃদয়ে। ১৯৯২...
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India awaits its post-Reichstag moment

Days after the Lal Qila incident on 26 January in Delhi, India is all set to witness a repeat of the aftermath of the...

Joe Biden is a bad news for Modi and his party

"Abki Bar Trump Sarkar", shouted an exultant Narendra Modi at the Howdy Modi event held in Houston, Texas, in September 2019 which was also...

Pulwama, Balakot and burning of Coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express

The leaked WhatsApp chat between Republic TV founder-editor Arnab Goswami and former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta only confirms...

Covaxin controversy – is it safe?

As we entered into the new year with continuing coronavirus threat there is good news as on 3rd January 2021 Drug Controller General of India...

When a genius thrives in isolation

What happens when a happily married middle-aged man decides to abandon his family and pursue his passion to become a painter? In W. Somerset...

How Rajiv Gandhi stood up against public opinion, and eventually bowed to it

Rajiv Gandhi was a gentleman, without any experience of statecraft and uninitiated in political roguery. But the same cannot be said about those who...
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