Tag: BJP
When the Ramayana Jibe Ignited a Mahabharata between the BJP and the Congress
POLITICS
Prime Minister Modi’s Ramayana jibe at Renuka Chowdhury agitated the Congress and has captured the nation’s imagination. Irrespective of political inclinations and party affiliations are our parliamentarians disrespecting the sacrosanct character of the Parliament as the temple of Indian democracy?
The Union Budget and the Health Sector: an Uneasy Relationship Uncovered
UNION BUDGET 2018
The Union Budget has come up with two schemes to apparently revolutionise healthcare for the poor and marginalised. Given the present scenario...
The Risky Terrain of Secularism and the Fate of the Polity
POLITICS AND RELIGION
Karnataka BJP MLA equated an upcoming district poll to a battle between Lord Rama and Allah. In the absence of political maturity and accountability, can the true essence of India’s secularist tradition be restored?
Mira Kashyap
When the Mockery of Democracy Unfolded
In Lucknow the Councillor of the BJP ended up threatening the Muslims to vote for his wife or else be prepared to face unprecedented consequences. For all of us who believed that democracy as a political system thrives on people’s choices then it is we spend a moment of contemplation and inquiry.
KABIR
JNUSU ELECTION|Trap of Caste, Religion and Gender: The Ugly Transformation of JNU Students’ Politics
As this iconic university is passing through a deep crisis, it is sad to see the ugly character of the political culture of JNU.
From EPW to Nitish Kumar: Is helplessness lingering all around?
They are all left/liberal intellectuals situated in leading universities and research centers of the country. Noam Chomsky lauds them; Amartya Sen encourages them; and...
