“All the forces of darkness have been unleashed against you. Yet, you are not only standing your ground, but have become a cause for the country to rally around.” Who would now dare to call you armchair intellectuals? My dear teachers of JNU, words in any language could precisely express our – i.e. JNU students’ …
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उणे-पुरे १० हजारापेक्षा कमी विद्यार्थी आणि त्याहून कितीतरी कमी शिक्षक असलेल्या जवाहरलाल नेहरू विद्यापीठावर अखेर मोदी सरकारचा व सदा-सर्वदा या सरकारच्या सेवेत तत्पर असलेल्या राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघाचा एवढा राग तरी का आहे? भारताच्या पहिल्या पंतप्रधानांच्या नावाने हे विद्यापीठ उभे आहे, असले पोरकट कारण यामागे निश्चितच नाही. मात्र नेहरूंना अपेक्षित असलेला सर्वसमावेशक भारत या विद्यापीठात नांदतो, …
On the outset, the ministry’s expansion seems to be successful, not only in striking a social and regional balance, but also in terms of posing a challenge to the BJP’s socio-organizational dominance. The long-awaited expansion of Maharashtra’s Uddhav Thackeray-led government happened without many surprises. The delay in the ministry’s expansion was not unexpected, as was …
सरलेल्या वर्षात, म्हणजे २०१९ मध्ये, राजकारणाचे एक वर्तुळ पूर्ण झाले आहे. एक वर्षापूर्वी ज्या प्रकारची परिस्थिती देशात होती, जवळपास तशीच परिस्थिती २०२०मध्ये प्रवेश करताना आहे. फरक एवढाच आहे की, यंदा लोकसभेच्या निवडणुका होऊ घातलेल्या नाहीत. २०१९च्या एप्रिल-मे महिन्यात पार पडलेल्या लोकसभा निवडणुकीने देश उजव्या विचारसरणीच्या दिशेने ठामपणे झुकला असल्याच्या वस्तुस्थितीवर शिक्कामोर्तब झाले. मात्र, उजव्या बहुसंख्याकवादी …
The New Year will be decisive to determine the future of the constitution, of India, and millions of Indians. The year 2019 began with an uncertain political future for Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and is drawing to a close with uncertainty about the idea of India as envisaged by the freedom movement and enshrined in …
The NRC will turn into an exercise to put in limbo the citizenship of not only as many Muslims as possible but also the political opponents of RSS. This is the final solution that RSS is looking for to establish its firm control over the state, society and each individual. ‘Mohammad Ali Jinnah must be …
In Indian democracy, the legitimacy of any government lasts 5 years. The citizenship is permanent, unless an individual surrenders it! Submitting to the whims of the government of the day on such a fundamental issue will overturn the state-citizens relations in India. Uncaring for perpetuating economic distress, the Narendra Modi government is busy …
Prabodhankar Thackeray’s lofty legacy is knocking at the doors of Uddhav Thackeray and the Shiv Sena today. Will it prevail? “There is always a sacred veil to be drawn over the beginnings of all governments.” This statement by Edmund Burke is used by the publisher in the preface of Uddhav Thackeray’s grandfather Keshav Sitaram Thackeray’s …
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Celebration of diversity, including religious diversity, is considered essential to unity and integrity. Not only the elite but the disadvantaged from diverse religious, social, regional, linguistic and gender backgrounds are torch-bearers of idea and India in JNU. The fee hike is an assault on the opportunity for this diversity to come together and strengthen itself …
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision not to stake a claim to form a government in Maharashtra is significant for itself and Indian politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision not to stake a claim to form a government in Maharashtra is significant for itself and Indian politics. It is the first time since the 13-day-old government …
