History

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

Paper III: Digging out the proof

The Archaeological Survey of India’s report on excavations  ...

Paper IV: Puppets on a string

The conduct of the Archaeological Survey of India before,...

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION

1.1 For some, the temptation of power is supreme....

CHAPTER 4 – SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

17.1 The conduct and culpability of the protagonists and...

CHAPTER 5 – THE ADMINISTRATION

52. The complicity of the administration 52.3 It can be...

CHAPTER 14 – CONCLUSIONS

158.1 The RSS and other protagonists have repeatedly tried...

Epistemological hijab

Islamic legalism veils the Muslim woman’s consciousness, it dehumanises...

Another stage

IPTA, the Indian People’s Theatre Association turns 65 In May...

The gifts of the magi

The birth of the Progressive Artists’ GroupUnlike the bombs...

Hamara Shaher

Mumbai is sinking into a sea of narrow-mindedness, insecurity...

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