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December'19

Ram Temple: The Original Game Plan

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This also is a pointer to the plans of the ruling party on how to capitalise on the victory and make most capital out of it The number of devotees thronging Ayodhya, to have a glimpse of the old Ram temple at the disputed site has been swelling since the Supreme Court verdict awarded the […]

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December'19

Social Media and UK Elections

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One election in which deception has made a considerable role is the British general elections The exponential growth of Social Media in the recent years, with every person becoming a photographer or a journalist or a critic has transformed our society to a completely new one, where most of us are living with two personas, […]

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December'19

Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens

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BJP had promised in its 2014 election manifesto to provide a natural home for persecuted Hindu refugees Just in two days the protests against The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 have spread to many cities in the country. The protests which started in Assam after December 04 spread to West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, UP and […]

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December'19

Azaadi……..? From What?

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The word Azaadi was first used by Lokmanya Tilak who gave us the slogan, ‘Freedom is my birth right’ Azaadi has become a dirty word these days, whereas it has always been regarded as the most sacred tenet of human existence throughout the world. The expression of Azadi in the post-colonial era widely differs in […]

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December'19

Now What…? – Lessons for Muslims for anti-CAA protests

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Lastly, though ill timed but the protests have also bought another lesson for the Muslim community The events of the past 12 days against the CAA-NRC have given a new narrative to the CAA-NRC protests, coupled with most of the optics of the protests portraying another picture of the protests. In addition to giving some […]

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December'19

CAA-NRC-NPR: Different Labels, Same Goal

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The first NPR was conducted along with the census and thus no one was against it It seems the ruling class in India is trying to teach the public, the rudimentary alphabets. For it first comes the CAA then NRC then NPR. But unlike the traditional alphabets the new alphabets means the same. So whether […]

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January'20

Time to be united

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One lies awake feeling a sense of impotent rage, wondering to what state the country has come to One has lost the count of sleepless nights spent since 15 Dec when the ‘police action’ against Jamia students started a whole chain of protests and reprisals across the country. Jamia was followed by AMU and scores […]