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Hegemony: Kerala’s Bharatapuzha as a political stage
Unlike the North Indian Kumbh, the Bharatapuzha by contrast has never functioned as a Pan-Hindu pilgrimage centre. It has no historical association with mass ritual bathing, no priestly networks that regulate sacred time, and no inherited mythological mandate that binds the river to cyclical purification rites. The introduction of the Maha Magha Mahotsavam is a clear cultural imposition by Hindutva
UP police file 5,000-page chargesheet against Siddique Kappan
The police have alleged that Kappan and others received about Rs. 80 lakhs from financial institutions in Doha and Muscat to create unrest in the state
On academic and other freedoms
Is it at all possible, also desirable, to divide freedom into compartments?
Three arrested, in connection with BJP leader Brijesh Singh’s murder in Gorakhpur
Cases have been filed against seven, Singh was shot dead when he was on his way home after campaigning for the panchayat polls
Policy or popularity, how will TN vote tomorrow?
State Platform for Common School System Tamil Nadu has asked the electorate to vote to reject National Education Policy 2020
Corruption accused Anil Deshmukh resigns from Home Minister post
The former Minister said he wished to distance himself from the title of a Home Minister while CBI inquiries were carried out against him.
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