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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.

Pakistan: Requiem for a tradition

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Pakistan: We sinful women

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Pakistan: Report what?

Simple answers, complex situationsAnis Haroon, the well-known women’s rights...

‘We have grown up together; how can we desert them now?’

Ishwarbhai R. Desai, Advocate, AhmedabadIshwarbhai R. Desai, an advocate...

Rotten roots

The crisis the country is facing today has a...

Subversive Sangh

With the BJP controlling the central government, the threat...

Rights of ‘majorities’?

The Vajpayee-led government’s argument before the Supreme Court undermines...

‘Men for Others’

Xavier’s Social Service Society, AhmedabadAmong the young and the...

‘Bosco made an enormous contribution to me as a person’

Courtesy: deccanchronicle.com   Mahesh Bhatt Film DirectorI do not think that I can...

‘We believe that every one is a child of God’

​Mukta Jeevan Hospital, ShahpurNinety kilometres from Mumbai, in Shahpur...

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