The democratic 'idea of India' has a lie in its very foundation, which makes the Naxal/Maoist the 'perfect enemy'.
...Full StoryThe Beast, or the Naxal, faces a strange trap. Love from Beauty, the liberal, who wishes to appropriate him. Hatred from others who wish to destroy him.
...Full StoryTake heart, memes are not completely a domain of the right wing.
...Full StoryCitizenship promises equality without reference to land, labour and indigenous rights. It favours regimes that live by extracting surplus.
...Full StoryIntellectuals do not know the National Register for Citizens is a result of the movement for Assamese identity which aims to defend the vulnerable.
...Full StoryIt cleverly generates its own deniability, clear from revelations in the Gauri Lankesh case, which also explains the Quantico controversy.
...Full StoryAfter Bhima Koregaon, Maoism 2.0 has reportedly been discovered. But who are these 'new Maoists'? Who do they benefit? And who do they threaten?
...Full Story[Spoilers alert] The ghetto is now permanently lit up by a bright star. Everything changes.
...Full StoryMy thoughts while attending the Dalit outfit's rally in Meerut to oppose Chandrasekhar Azad Ravan's continued incarceration.
...Full StoryThe censor board has asked for several cuts in award-winning filmmaker Anirban Datta’s movie.
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