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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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A long-buried report submitted to the state government in...
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Faiz Ahmad Faiz and the de-Islamisation of a Muslim revolutionary
Faiz has often been seen as a Communist poet...
For too long, the West has expected Muslims to defend their faith from labels of violence
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Now Rajput groups want Bhansali to change ‘Padmavati’ title
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Protests over “Padmavati” took a new turn today with...
The Sardar Patel statue is part of an attempt to manufacture a respectable genealogy for the RSS
The BJP leadership is very keen to claim a...
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