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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Wanted : ‘Arrogant Editors’

BJP MP from Bengal and union minister of state Babul Supriyo called R Rajagopal, the editor of Calcutta-based daily, The Telegraph on September 21,...

Balakot revived for Assembly elections

Election process for a couple of State Assemblies has started and Pakistan and its real or presumed intention to send hordes of terrorists to...

Did Amit Shah mislead Lok Sabha on Farooq Abdullah’s detention?

Supreme Court was told on August 16 that National Conference leader and member of Lok Sabha Farooq Abdullah had been detained and was not...

More the things change, more they stay the same

The more the things change, the more they stay the same. Even may get worse. It was in the early 1980s. I was posted in...

Arun Jaitley: Master of manoeuvrings

Arun Jaitley was more of a master of manoeuvrings than a legal wizard or a politician. He was intelligent, of an amiable demeanour, an...

PM Modi’s Independence Day speech: A roadmap to one party- one leader rule

Adaroniyo Pradhan Mantriji, PM Modi Badhai Ho, Sriman! Your Independence Day speech at Red Fort ramp has endeared you to me more since it provided me a...
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