Tag: Minority Rights
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.
‘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
A Seat at the Table? Why Muslims, India’s Largest Minority, Are Fading from the Saffron Project
From zero Muslim candidates to polarising rhetoric, the commentary examines why the BJP struggles to gain Muslim trust and asks whether the party has genuinely attempted inclusive politics
The ‘Ghuspetiya’ Hoax and the Arithmetic of Exclusion: Is the ECI Editing the Electorate to Fit the Result?
The unprecedented deletion of 90 lakh voters in West Bengal, disproportionately targeting women and minorities, signals a systemic crisis. This investigation exposes the ECI’s transition from transparency to institutional opacity.
Is AIMIM Rethinking Identity Politics in Bengal? The Kaliganj Clue
The entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen into West Bengal’s political imagination has long remained more speculation than substance. Despite repeated attempts to...