Elections 2024: Democratic Ethos and Plight of Minorities
The recent order requiring eateries in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to display name plates — which has been stayed by the Supreme Court — has drawn chilling comparisons to apartheid-era…
Ram Puniyani
Are Hindus in Danger due to rising Muslim Population?
As the election season is in progress the divisive propaganda is also peaking. Chief propagandist of the ruling BJP is Prime Minister Modi himself. In these elections his narrative has…
Majoritarian Nationalism: Undermining Scientific Temper
With Hindu Nationalist BJP in the saddle of power from the last one decade there has been a deliberate promotion of a pattern of policy making in education, which is…
Hate Speech in India: How to Promote Amity?
India has been ruled by Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for the last one decade. BJP in turn is progeny of RSS, which has a goal of Hindu Rashtra. It…
Modi’s engagements with Temple Events are not Decolonization
The recent (22 January 2024) Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Lord Ram in Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been a major spectacle. This has accompanied promotion of the mass display of religiosity in…
Lord Ram: From Divine Spirit to Hindu Nationalist Icon
This January 22, a massive spectacle was created when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Declarations were made that Lord Ram is the…
Defining Soul of India: Indian Constitution or Lord Ram
The vibrations of the spectacle of inauguration of Lord Ram’s temple are still in the air (January 2024). This inauguration was done by Prime Minister Modi, who was at the…
Modi’s Attempt to Woo Christian Community
On 25th December, Prime Minister Mr. Narnedra Modi invited many Christians for an interaction and to greet them. He lauded the community for their social work and hailed the inclusive teachings of Lord…
Education for Hindu Rashtra: UGC-NCERT’s on Rightwing Drive
As the ruling party BJP is close to completing two terms in office, its impact on most of the institutions is more than obvious. While ED-IT-CBI have played their role…
Godse, A Third Wheel in Gandhi-Ambedkar Ties
As the eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm has said, every nationalism constructs its own history. “History is to Nationalism what poppy is to an opium addict,” is his exact formulation. One…
What Do We Know About Ram Puniyani And His Aman Katha
He is one and half year older than Independence of our country. Independence had also brought partition of India. He is from other side of divided India. Of course, he…
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