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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas

The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent

Mahatma Gandhi, Race and Caste

It is important to distinguish between Gandhi's formative years and when he became a truly enlightened and inspiring leader

Covid-19: Schools terminate contractual services, reduce teaching staff during lockdown

Schools say that non-payment of fees and no support of government have led them to take these decisions

Mahesh Raut, Bhima Koregaon-11’s youngest activist spends another birthday in prison

Raut was arrested in June 2018 for allegedly inciting violence at the Elgar Parishad

Can raising the right questions ever be dubbed ‘anti-national’?

AB Vajpayee had raised questions as a Rajya Sabha MP during the 1962 war

My life is in danger: Soni Sori

The renowned human rights activist and politician from Chhattisgarh has alleged that the her car was followed, and she fears that the police may attack her  

Migrant Diaries: The story of Atiur Rehman

“Not a penny in my pocket for three months, not a grain in my belly for three days before CJP helped me,” recalls a migrant worker from West Bengal

Van Gujjars assaulted by police and forest officials, CJP moves NHRC demanding justice

The complaint states how the police and forest officials violated lockdown rules, procedure for eviction as well as defied high court orders and when the tribals objected to their unlawful actions, a false case was slapped against them

Outlawed caste-based militia Ranvir Sena issues death threats over social media in Bihar!

The organization had been banned by the Bihar government in 1995 and has allegedly carried out the killings of over 400 Dalits from 1995 to 1999

Unlock 2: Six things you can now do, by following proper protocol

Here's a closer look at how the government is lifting lockdown restrictions in the second phase 

Civil Society members request Maha CM to shift Bhima Koregaon activists out of jail

In a letter to Uddhav Thackerary, Romila Thapar and others have highlighted the risk to life the activists face in jail during the pandemic given their ailments and co-morbidities

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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas

The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent

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