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Contrasting two lists: one with “facts” on right-wing deaths, the second, targeting other writers after Gauri Lankesh

This second excerpt from the much-acclaimed book by Rollo Romig, an American journalist (2024) who lived in Bengaluru (Bangalore) and knew Gauri Lankesh, I am on the Hit List,...

Censorship on Facebook: One More Account, Un-fair Web, Blocked

Not for the first time, Facebook blocked an account...

Has Gauri Lankesh, in her Martyrdom propelled India to Rethink and Rebuild democracy?

Gauri Lankesh, State, and Civil Society   To state the obvious...

Time for Akhara ‘certified’ Babas?

For a law against Superstition at the National LevelThese...

The Bullet Train as Moksha, the latest Modi Gimmick

A foreign country, Japan, is helping India's haves by...

Activism & Journalism: Is There a Difference?

Some people (especially journalists) have started rationalising the murder...

“We will not put our pens down…”

Writers Respond to Threat from Hindu Aikya VediK P...

Zulm Tumhara JNU Hamara: Women Bag leadership Positions, JNUSU

“For us women leaders, the win is exhilarating. As...

What Gauri Lankesh Stood For

As the police investigate veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh's death,...

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