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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
Kerala HC stays EC’s order that halted rice distribution to non-priority ration card holders
Kerala Government had challenged the Election Commission order to halt the proposed distribution of rice to the blue and white card holders in the poll bound state
Nashik activist Anita Pagare succumbs to Covid-19
The revolutionary figure worked for empowerment of women from all social strata during the course of her life
Bihar Special Armed Police Bill: Empowering a Police State?
The Bill caused unprecedented violence in the Assembly as opposition leaders resisted the Bill, calling it draconian, giving unbridled powers to a special police force
Complete process of issuing NRC rejection slips on “mission mode”: Centre to Assam
This reminder comes in the middle of Assam Assembly elections after BJP has promises a “corrected NRC”
UP govt withdraws cases against BJP leaders accused in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
The decision was taken by the government in December 2020 and the trial court has accepted the application, thus effecting the withdrawal
Will Assam tea party sink the BJP’s ship?
Tea tribes have been demanding higher wages, and though the BJP government cleared a marginal hike in daily wages, it was put on hold due to a court case
Assam Assembly Elections: Phase one passes without incident
72.14 percent voter turnout, no reports of violence as polling remains peaceful
Battleground Bengal: EVM malfunction, secret tapes mark first phase of Assembly Elections
TMC and BJP trade barbs and allegations in a day that was not without controversies
Battleground Bengal: So, is it Advantage Didi in Singur and its neighbourhood?
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Bill against ‘love jihad’ to be tabled in Gujarat Assembly
The amendment bill proposes to consider promises of a better lifestyle and divine blessings as allurement towards religious conversion, and hence punishable.
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Hegemony: Kerala’s Bharatapuzha as a political stage
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