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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.

The Sabarimala Verdict: Whose Morality, Whose Freedom?

A significant social and political churning is underway on...

Tamil Nadu: 13-year-old girl beheaded for refusing sexual advances

26-year-old Dinesh barged into her house and attacked her...

Why Can’t Sabarimala Take A Cue From Haji Ali Dargah?

Hardline Hindus should learn a lesson or two from...

Sabarimala and the Brahminisation of an Adivasi deity: Caravan

  VISHNU VISWANATH FOR THE CARAVANOn 28 September, a five-judge...

Love Patriarchy, Hail Hindu Rashtra!

From Hindu Code Bill to Sabarimala via Roop Kanwar’s...

Smartphones For Women In Rural Chhattisgarh Could Transform Lives–If Men Do Not Interfere

Ringni village, Durg district (Chhattisgarh): In a remote village...

“Because you are a woman?”

On the furore over SabarimalaImage Courtesy: The WeekIn the...

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