Tag: Indian Politics
Tushar Gandhi: PM Modi Bows Before Gandhi Statues, But Not His Values
Kolkata: “The most dangerous thing happening in India today is the disregard for Gandhian ideology in society,” said Tushar Arun Gandhi, the great-grandson of...
The Great Iftar Deception: How Politicians Feast While Muslims Suffer
Every Ramadan, political Iftar parties project false solidarity while ignoring Muslim empowerment. Despite grand feasts, Muslim leaders remain sidelined, policy reforms are absent, and their concerns are dismissed as “appeasement.” Until real political inclusion replaces token gestures, these events will continue to serve as mere spectacles to manipulate Muslim voters
Akhilesh Yadav on Jinnah: Communal Signaling in Contemporary Politics
As the intensity of communalism is on the rise the use of communal symbols, icons for present political goals are on the rise. Icons...
With a clean image and vast experience Mamata forges ahead of her contemporaries, all set for national role
Kolkata: After taking oath as chief minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee has become the second woman to hold the high office for the third...
When Indira mistook ‘haath’ as ‘haathi’, but Narasimha Rao’s reference of ‘Panja’ gave Congress its symbol
“Unsure of which symbol to pick, Singh (Buta) booked a call to seek Indira’s approval. The line was, probably, not clear or, perhaps, Singh’s...