Sabrang

Reason, emotion and history

First published on: June 10, 2022(In March 1994, as part of our campaign to track the parochial processes that deter even ‘secular’ governments from...

Activist actively involved in protesting against the Barsu-Solgaon refinery project detained by police

Activists in the area have been facing many legal road blocks, intimidation tactics exercised against protesters, meanwhile support for the refinery is creating havoc. Section 144 CrPC imposed.

Gauhati HC raps Assam govt over miserable condition of shelter homes where people of one community are housed

The court was told by the amicus curiae that the homes were ‘worse than cowsheds’ and the court highlighted that the shelters were merely made of tarpaulin

Stones pelted during Eid namaaz in Allahabad

Police registered an FIR based on the complaint filed by the Eidgah’s managing committee

Calcutta High Court sets an example, orders Rs. 80,000 compensation for illegal demolition

The court expressed dismay that the authorities did not follow due process of law and in an unauthorised manner, demolished a property without issuing any notice

To Lord Ram, a letter of remorse and resolve

The writer reflects on Lord Rama's meaning as purity, transformation, sacrifice, love, and compassion, expresses regret at his name being used for violence and calls for introspection and a return to love and compassion.

‘Press must remain free if a country is to remain a democracy’: CJI DY Chandrachud

A functional and healthy democracy must encourage the development of journalism as an institution that can ask difficult questions to the establishment said the Chief Justice of India delivering his address at the Ramnath Goenka Awards

Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

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