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Supreme Court brokers interim peace at bhoj shala, allows basant panchami pujas and Friday namaz under strict safeguards

Directing separate enclosures, regulated access, and administrative oversight, the top court appeals for mutual respect while keeping the core dispute over the Dhar complex’s religious character open before the Madhya Pradesh High Court

Insaaf (Justice) – A short story

Rehabilitated Survivors, Litho    Image Credit: Sushant Guha"Is anyone there?""Is...

Twenty-five years later – No justice for the 1984 survivors

These as analyses of the 1984 anti Sikh genocidal...

An Open Letter to Sardar Patel: Medha Patkar

As mass displacement accompanies the unveiling of Sardar Patel's...

Statue of Unity: Sardar would have been “uncomfortable” seeing so many laws violated

In a sharp critique ahead of Prime Minister Narendra...

The Mahatma on Celluloid

How did cinema enhance Gandhi's impact on the ordinary...

Seasons of Violence

Sometimes, memories stacked away for long, come tumbling out....

Modi’s Salutes to Bose’s Azad Hind Govt Covers Up Hindutva’s Betrayal of INA

Does prime minister, Narendra Modi's commemoration of the Provisional...

There is an India where Ravan is not a demon

A look at Indian regions which pray for the...

Keep Calm and Carry On: Dealing with Patriarchal Carpet Bombing in Kerala

For all women in India, what is happening in...

Good Bye, Gandhi!

Writing on Gandhi in an India stricken by faux...

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