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Vande Mataram and the 2026 Amendment: From voluntary honour to penal coercion

While the slogan Vande Mataram galvanised millions during India’s struggle for liberation from the clutches of colonial rule, this essay demonstrates that the 2026 Amendment –that the BJP has orchestrated--does not represent historical continuity, but rather a contemporary majoritarian redefinition of a complex national symbol.

How a Supremacist Govt Can Subvert the Constitution

Given the firm and secular orientation of the Indian...

Opinion: Why is the world silent on the 1984 Sikh massacre?

The torture faced by Sikhs in 1984 finds no...

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...

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