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I feel a deep sense of sorrow as I sing to myself these verses by Baba Bulle Shah

Bulla kee jaana main kaun na main moomin vich maseet aan Na main vich kufar dian reet aan Na main paakan vich paleet aan("Bulleh! I know not who I am. I am neither...

Partitioned minds, a Saffron Fatwa & Denial of Fair Opportunity: Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu

Each time, or several times in the past eleven plus years, incident after incident, brazen, bloody and discriminatory slips us lower into the abyss; the latest but sadly not the last is what transpired just this week at the Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu

Sharia, Manusmriti or the Indian Constitution

Two extremes, the dominant Hindu right and a creeping conservatism among Muslims seek to undermine the constitutional mandate

Love-Letters like no other

From India‘s Forgotten Feminist,  Savitribai Phule to life partner Jyotiba

Love Letters like no other. Letters from Savitribai to Jyotiba

Acclaimed actors Joy Sengupta and Tannishtha Chatterjee read out the...

Beyond Victory and Defeat: Why the ‘Does God Exist’ Debate Was Not a Win for Religion

Until religion can solve the problem of evil without resorting to circular belief, it cannot claim victory over reason

Historic Victory at Panjab University, but Federalism Remains at Stake

At a time when the BJP is forcefully implementing...

Free Speech in India 2025: What the Free Speech Collective report reveals about a year of silencing

Based on data documenting 14,875 violations, the Free Speech Collective’s latest report traces how killings, arrests, mass censorship, corporate pressure and regulatory overreach combined to shrink India’s public sphere in 2025

Bangladesh: Assault and mob attack on journalists condemned by EGI

The Editors Guild of India has unequivocally condemned the physical assaults and incidents of mob attacks, vandalism and arson against prominent media persons and media establishments in Bangladesh.

Kerala’s LDF govt to defy Centre’s diktat, to screen all films as per schedule at IFFK

Senior politicians associated with the left government made it clear on social media within hours of news of the censorship of first 19, then 15 films by the Modi government, the films were slated to be screened at the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)

Over-centralisation, Unaccountability, Political Considerations & Control: Stakeholders critique the VBSA 2025

At a press conference held on December 15, 2025, Monday, over two dozen organisations and fronts working on higher education have critiqued the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill 2025 pointing out how this proposed law marks a structural shift to dismantle public funded higher education

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