Tag: Constitutional Rights
Show Your Aadhaar. Prove You’re Indian: A Bengali Hawker’s Ordeal in Odisha
A West Bengal hawker travelling to Odisha for work says he was stopped, called “Bangladeshi” and threatened despite showing his Aadhaar card, highlighting growing concerns over Bengali migrant workers facing identity-based harassment outside the state
Dear Gen Z: बेहतर भारत की राह नफ़रत के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से होकर गुज़रेगी
36 दिनों में सफल हुए Gen Z आंदोलन की सबसे बड़ी जीत सिर्फ़ सरकार को झुकाना नहीं थी, बल्कि अपने मुद्दे को हिंदू-मुस्लिम बहस बनने से बचाना भी था। अब उसके सामने अगली चुनौती नफ़रत की राजनीति और बराबरी की नागरिकता का सवाल है
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.
‘Bulldozers, AI and Freedom of Speech’: Bengal’s New BJP Govt Faces Sharp Questions at Kolkata Roundtable
A Kolkata roundtable debated Bengal BJP government’s healthcare policies, bulldozer actions, freedom of speech concerns, minority anxieties, and AI opportunities, urging constitutional governance and inclusive development over partisan politics
“My Name Was Deleted”: A Professor Writes on Identity, Dignity and Bengal’s Voter Roll Shock
Aliah University professor's first-person account on West Bengal voter list deletions, SIR process crisis, identity disenfranchisement, democratic rights, constitutional dignity, and the urgent struggle for citizens' recognition on Bengal's soil
Waqf Protest Debate: Faith and the Constitution — A Contract, Not a Creed
The Waqf protest was more than a Muslim issue—it was a constitutional assertion of religious and community rights. Yet, its critics revealed a deeper discomfort with faith in public life. The backlash exposes India’s growing secular blind spot, where pluralism is praised in theory but punished when practiced by minorities.