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Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
250 farmers have died! Why is the government silent?: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik
Malik said that the government should talk to farmers and grant their demand for legalisation of MSP to resolve matters
No plans to make law on regulation of internet shutdown: Centre to LS
Noting that internet is an important medium for education and financial transactions, the Centre believes that it is being used by terrorists/anti-social elements
Parliament passes Bill to extend abortion deadline to 24 weeks
A motion to refer the Bill to select committee and other amendments were defeated and was passed by a voice vote
Haryana gov’t trying to trap farmers in false cases: SKM
Apart from state governments, leaders said they are always willing to talk to the Centre if it creates a favourable environment for talks.
64 percent increase in Sedition cases since 2015
The conviction rate has been abysmally low; since 2015 a total of 279 cases have been registered and only 5 cases have ended in conviction
Battleground Bengal: Is BJP’s strategy backfiring?
Growing dissatisfaction among cadres over ticket allocation to TMC turncoats, crowds dwindling despite frequent parachuting of major national leaders
Punjab: Anganwadi workers continue working without food or funds
Anganwadi workers leader tells SabrangIndia that the state government has failed to provide adequate ration to centres in addition to failing in its promise to provide funds in this year’s Budget.
BJP trying to usurp power in Delhi with GNCDT Act 2021?
AAP to hold protest on March 17, to oppose move to recognise Lt. Governor as Delhi government
No separate list of exclusion of Gorkhas published in Assam’s NRC: MHA
The Centre has stated that 19,06,657 persons have been left out of the NRC
Anti-Privatisation Day: Over 1 lakh protests, video message to UNHRC and more
On March 15, farmers, trade unions and workers held protests, demonstrations and grassroot-level meetings across the country
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Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
Gender and Sexuality
When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
India
‘How Can Rehabilitation Work If We Are Not Safe?’ Sanjay Tickoo on the fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit employees
Sanjay Tickoo speaks to Sabrang India on repeated threats, targeted killings and security lapses have eroded Kashmiri Pandit employees’ faith in the State.
Communalism
A week of anti-minority hate that grips UP-Uttarakhand
Eight incidents across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between June 28 and July 5, 2026, ranging from hate speech and conspiracy rhetoric to forced religious sloganeering and vigilante violence targeted religious minorities. The recurring use of ‘jihad’ narratives, demographic anxieties, anti-conversion rhetoric, and vigilante enforcement illustrate a continuing pattern of communal polarisation and vigilantism.
Education
Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays
Teachers deployed as BLOs for over a month will continue election-related work until August 17, with the draft electoral rolls now scheduled to be released on August 24. Schools across Maharashtra have reported reduced teaching time, limited staff and difficulties in conducting unit tests, while educators say prolonged deployment is affecting classroom teaching and the academic schedule
India
Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley asked to stay home after threat letter
Threats naming six government employees prompt tighter security and unofficial work-from-home instructions, even as authorities deny issuing any formal order
Hate Speech
Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
The Thiruvananthapuram court granted regular bail to right-wing activist T.G. Mohandas, a former head of the BJP’s State intellectual cell, a day after his arrest over alleged remarks about women and student protesters at Jantar Mantar; the court cited non-issuance of notice under Section 35(3) BNSS, recovery of electronic devices, cooperation with investigators, and his age and health.