Author: ABHAY KUMAR

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

The Waqf Amendment Bill: A majoritarian assault on minority rights

History will never forget how political parties in democratic India have leveraged their brute numerical strength to dispossess the Muslim minority of their charitable...

My Eid Celebration at Sabzi Bagh

The festival of Eid has always held significance in my life. Unlike many of my Muslim colleagues and friends, I never fasted nor did...

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