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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.
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Anatomy of a Hate Crime – The Bombay Riots Story
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SAHMAT’s Jashn-e-Daura: Remembering Safdar and the Babri Masjid
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Revisiting Golwalkar on Koregaon with Raosaheb Kasbe
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A dagger in the heart of casteist Hindus
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Redefining Peshwai in Contemporary India: Elgaar Parishad, Shanivarwada, Pune
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“Borders only become borders when cartographies come into existence” – Professor Romila Thapar
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