Partition

Conflating the freedom movement and the temple agitation

The freedom movement for Indian independence and a free India stood against the mighty British Empire and sounded the death knell for colonialism across the world. By comparing it to an agitation to build the Ram temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has devalued the freedom struggle. Mani Shankar Aiyar has asked of Congress leaders, “……rather …

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Communal politics, the Delhi Riots, and the BJP

The BJP leadership, which is over-sensitive about the subject of election victories, and is fully aware of who delivers the ruling party its electoral dividends, obviously chose not to disappoint the perpetrators of violence. If violence could only be stopped after 96 hours, it is entirely possible for the union government to control it within …

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CAA and NRC: Reading between the lines and the silence of the government

The CAA is certainly good for the 30,000 odd refugees whose citizenship otherwise would get delayed by a few more years. However, it discriminates based on religion, which will destroy the communal fabric of our country. The central government and its ideological followers attempted to club together CAA, NPR, and NRC in chronological order. Since it …

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