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Power, Patronage, and Protest: The Making of AMUSU’s Opportunism
Every Saint has a Past and Every Sinner has a Future
Eddelu Karnataka, understanding a unique civil society experiment: K’taka assembly polls
The author, a senior activist and vital part of the Karnataka civil society experiment in the 2023 state assembly elections, documents the experience and journey in a four-part exploration
The Shrinking Space for Free Media under Modi rule
The Modi Government’s rebuttal of former Twitter CEO’s charges rings hollow in the face of India’s downward spiral on the Press Freedom Index
Now, a Goa outfit wants film on ‘Portuguese horror’
In the long list of propaganda films generated by allies of the present regime, the extremist Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), not to be outdone, now wants a Goa Files, to wipe out “atrocities on Hindus during Portuguese rule”
No lungis or nighties outdoors: Greater Noida society dress code for residents, withdrawn later
The controversial dress code was issued via a notice by the residents' body of Himsagar Apartments on June 10 following a complaint about 'objectionable dressing' by some residents
Key challenge for Siddaramiah’s Congress Govt: review NEP, its “health & wellbeing” policy
The union government’s controversial NEP, adopted by the erstwhile BJP-led Karnataka government institutionalises discrimination and dogma in education, it’s important to document concerns around it before it becomes a template for other states. Although the stated objective of the paper is to illustrate the importance of health, it embroils itself in irrational and unscientific propaganda that can be disastrous within an educational space.
Biden administration should press Indian Prime Minister on media freedom during his visit: CPJ
An online discussion just before he Prime Minister’s visit to the United States, June 14, brings live the crucial issue of press freedom in India; India ranked 11th on CPJ’s 2022 impunity index, with unsolved cases of at least 20 journalists killed in retaliation for their work from September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2022.
Twitter suspends filmmaker Ashoke Pandits account for issuing threats to Raghuram Rajan
Pandit is the Producer of the film ’72 hoorain’ (72 angels) which is an addition to the long line of anti-Muslim propaganda movies being released in India
Peddling a coloured narrative: NCERT Textbooks
By deleting lines, paragraphs and chapters from NCERT textbooks and the Delhi University syllabus, academic institutions working under the Union Government have attempted to peddle a majoritarian Hindutva narrative.
Our protest, why we want our names removed from NCERT textbooks: Suhas Palshikar
In this interview to MaxMaharashtra, political scientist Suhas Palshikar, a household name has outlined the rational from writing to the union of India in protest, asking for his and Yogendra Yadav’s names removed from NCERT texts
Skewed: A Personal View -A mathematician reflects on the powerful drama with his 11 year old son
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