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The Double Stage on Campus: Caste, crisis & UGC equity regulations (2026) controversy
This paper applies the theoretical concepts of the “scene” and the “obscene,” developed in my earlier work on caste and “schizophrenic modernity”, to analyse the dispute over the University...
Bowing to pressure from Hindutva groups, Karnataka festival ‘bans’ Muslim traders
In clear violation of the law and the Constitution, the state's minority now faces economic exclusion, before this it was targeted hate attacks and denial of education
Uttar Pradesh: Dargah desecrated on the eve of Holi, Shab-e-Barat in Fatehpur
Locals discovered that the revered Syed Baba's tomb had been vandalised overnight and alerted the authorities, restoration work has reportedly begun
Kashmir Files: Agnihotri cites exaggerated figures of 4,000 Kashmiri Pandit deaths
Manipulated data fuels the rage around Kashmir Files
Hate Watch: Dalit, Covid health worker, killed for sporting moustache in Rajasthan
Jitendra Meghwal, was killed for looking ‘upper caste’ in the eye, sporting a moustache, posting on social media, the accused travelled 800 km to kill him
Beyond Kashmir Files, a call for reason
I have not seen the film Kashmir Files but...
Hijab row: Udupi girls dubbed terrorists by BJP leader
Senior BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna says girls’ statements criticising the HC decision prove that they are "anti-nationals"
The Kashmir Files: Calls for Muslim genocide ring out in cinema halls, hate brews outside
Videos show genocide calls ringing out in cinema halls after screenings of The Kashmir Files; Delhi Police step up security
Assembly Election Results 2022 Whither Pluralism: Democracy?
One of the major lessons of the assembly election results is that fragmented Opposition cannot take on the mighty electoral might of BJP-RSS
The Kashmir Files making resident Kashmiri Pandits feel unsafe
Movie twists narrative to generate communal hate, makes us unsafe, say Kashmiri Pandits who continue to live in J&K
The Kashmir Files backed by PM, FM, CMs; continues to fuel divide
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has now planned to see the film tonight, BJP ruled states have made it tax free
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