Violence is abhorrent, but never ever is the answer to it more violence. Isn’t that what Gandhi taught us?

Futility of retribution: The encounter killings in Hyderabad

Why did civilian protesters face police firing, many losing their lives, others, their limbs? Isn't the system meant to protect the vulnerable, not attack them?

Those who lost their loved ones in Tuticorin police firing deserve answers

Self-proclaimed messengers of god, unleashing evil and then calling it an act of god is religious fundamentalism at it ugliest.

Sabarimala violence: How I got attacked by an angry mob of protestors in Kerala

The right to question is the most important factor in the imagination of the right to speech.

Why no political party talks about putting an end to violence

First, we allow our families to perpetrate violence. Then, the impunity is extended to the community and the state.

From rioting over godmen to crowding outside hospitals, there is no difference between North and South India.

No dividing line: Why North and South India are bound together in their love for anarchy

The state government not requesting Centre for security has added to what is usually a rowdy affair.

Why Bengal panchayat polls turned so bloody

The time has come for us to treat all citizens as equals and provide them with the same opportunities for justice and the same punishments for crimes.

The awful politics of Bharat bandh

When it comes to SC/ST-related causes, we have seen how the Opposition has tried to paint the ruling BJP as anti-lower caste.

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Dilution of SC/ST Atrocities Act: Who is responsible for Bharat bandh violence?

The bloodshed is deplorable and must be condemned by all right-thinking citizens.

Violence as a phenomenon has changed deeply in its character.

How violence is becoming the new normal in India

From an act of production, it is now an epidemic source of consumption.

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How death of a girl has put the focus on violence, misogyny and alcoholism in Punjabi music

In medieval Punjab, masculine bravado meant business.