Shock and Awe – In War and Politics
The term “Shock and Awe” was a consciously and specifically developed military strategy by the USA for use in war situation and intended using massive power and force in such…
Biju Negi
Forest Conservation – Earned by People, Now Lost through Government
On 26 July 2023, the Loksabha passed the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023, replacing the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. This at a time when there should have instead been widespread…
The First Atomic Bomb Detonation – in Hiroshima?
The first third of August is observed worldwide as something of an awareness week against the global nuclear threat. During this ten-day period, in paying homage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki,…
I.N.D.I.A. – Optics or Substance?
I believe our country must remain democratic and be governed by its current Constitution. I worry about the rising employment and costs of living. I feel concerned at the divisive…
In Haldwani has BJP achieved what it set out to?
The Supreme Court has stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order of 20 December 2022 on the immediate land eviction - or rather, land bulldozing in Banbhoolpura, Haldwani. For the people…
Succumbing to a Fed Narrative
Imagine, if voting for the Himachal and Gujarat Assemblies was to take place on the same day, let’s say on 12 November or 1 December or 5 December – and…
Maximum Government, Minimum Governance
Do you remember 10 March 2022? What happened that day? The results of the elections to the five state assemblies were declared wherein the BJP won in four of the…
Bharat Jodo Yatra And The March On Washington
The key messages of Bharat Jodo Yatra are - “peace and nonviolence”, “against division and hatred” and the issue of “jobs and price rise”. These messages, strangely reminded me of…
Is the political narrative changing?
A few interesting and politically significant developments have taken place in the country in the last few weeks. One, for the first time in many years, it is the opposition…
A tale of two writings: On Nehru and Savarkar
In the November 1937, an article titled “Rashtrapatiji” was published in a Calcutta-based monthly journal “Modern Review”. Founded by Ramanand Chatterjee in 1907, the journal had good readership among the…
In Despair Lies Hope
A few weeks ago, communication from a friend who, citing a few immediate reasons which were widely known, suggested that he was in depression. In the last several months, there…
Another Martyr, Another Time, Another Place – Thillaiyadi Valliammai
Yesterday, 22 February, was Kasturba Gandhi’s 78th death anniversary. Kasturba died in 1944 and at the time she was in prison, arrested on 9 August 1942, the first day of…
Post 10 March Scenarios – Hope and Despair
Elections to the Vidhan Sabha in five states - Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur - took off, with the first round in Uttar Pradesh on 10 February. And…
Farmer’s Movement: Looking At The Larger Picture
On 15 January, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) met at Delhi’s Singhu border, to review the progress made by the government on its promises made at the time of the…
Farmer’s Agitation: All Eyes On 15 January
Barely a few days are left to go now and all eyes, certainly of the farmers and their supporters, are on 15 January – the day Sunyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM)…
Farmers at the Borders of Survival – What Next?
The Kisan Andolan is closing in on nine months - braving deeply disturbing times, braving weather extremities, braving police brutalities, braving government's insouciance and subterfuge, braving the dark Covid clouds,…
Sunderlal Bahuguna – The Anguished Voice of a Devastated Himalaya
A white head-scarf, a white flowing beard, a faint smile and an impish twinkle in the eyes – Sunderlal Bahuguna’s was one of the more recognizable public faces in the…
Is This The Chauri-Chaura Moment In The Farmers’ Satayagraha?
On 1 August 1920, Asahyog Andolan or a Non-cooperation Movement, the first of the three major Satyagrah in the course of the country’s freedom movement, was launched by the Indian…
They are Citizens, so please stop calling them Migrants
I was born and bred in Dehra Dun. Then, in search of job and a future, for some years of my life I worked and lived in Delhi and Ahmedabad.…
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