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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

Open Letter to the President of India from former Chief of Indian Navy, Admiral L Ramdas

"Values and traditions, built and nurtured over nearly seven...

In Dera Sacha Sauda, the Burden of History

"The fulcrum of the dera is a history of...

11 brave persons who brought down the a mighty godman

Usually, I am not into writing long posts on...

Free Hadiya – An apeal to the Chief Justice of India from Pinjra Tod

Guest post by PINJRA TOD, a Delhi-based collective of...

The Triple Talaq Case: The Unjust Muslim Men and Their Unjust Leaders

When a people and their leadership become iniquitous (Zalim),...

Why home, even when there’s war, is the most dangerous place for women

After decades of advocacy, a global summit was finally...

“It’s tragic that there were no women in the SC Bench that delivered the Triple Talaq Judgement”

Shivangi Misra from the Lawyers Collective talks to senior...

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