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Distortions in the syllabus of history books, an uncomfortable perspective

The normalisation of an everyday majoritarianism, Neo-Hindutva, has been facilitated by the silence of the Muslim liberal; an urgent challenge is being able to move out of the confines to reaffirm wider processes of secularization as a counter

Diversity Threatened: 177 Cases of Violence against Christians in 2015

State impunity that combines science across the political spectrum...

Saladin’s Islamic State, Most Humane

Top Feature Image: Saladin and Guy of Lusignan after...

Why Sheldon Pollock

 A historian’s response to the petition against Sheldon Pollock:A...

Resisting Authoritarianism with a Life-affirming Agenda: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s watch, the BJP-backed ABVP’s...

Darkness on India’s Prime Time News: Ravish Kumar’s Scathing Critique

 In a scathing self critique of India's private prime...

70 Years After a Patriotic Uprising

"Mutiny of the innocents" Author's name B.C. Dutt. Published by...

The long march to justice: Pansare’s murder

Image: Megha PansareEmotions were high as were the resoluteness...

Deceit and Conspiracy is the RSS Way

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organised marches across Jammu brandishing guns...

Silencing India’s Public Intellectuals: One Year after Govind Pansare was Shot

Image: PTIOn February 16, 2015, exactly a year ago,...

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