The communal speeches of this election operated within a register which was, ironically, development. The speeches have touched on resources, reservations, assets, and rations. The message is simple – you will get all this and more, when the Muslims are out of the reckoning.

From Sachar to Kundu, much has been written about Muslim ‘durdasha’ but instead of dusting off those policy recommendations, I feel we could seek answers from the seer himself.

Hindutva hate is both a means and an end.

If we are to regain a democratic future, we need to do everything in our power to stem that rot in the hearts of our children.

For politicians expressing anguish and outrage in this moment of injustice, the best tribute would be to do what Fr. Stan Swamy did his entire life.

For politicians expressing anguish and outrage in this moment of injustice, the best tribute would be to do what Fr. Stan Swamy did his entire life.

The state fears the young. They are everywhere. And they are fearless. If the stranglehold of near-impossible bail under UAPA is gradually loosened, the misuse of the law may become less and less tempting.

We have all experienced desperate times. You know what must be done. This moment was utterly different. Because we knew what had to be done. We just could not seem to do it.

We have all experienced desperate times. You know what must be done. This moment was utterly different. Because we knew what had to be done. We just could not seem to do it.

Progressive journalism in times of Hindu rashtra-ism must learn to reflect on its own work.

The state’s response to the Hathras case demonstrates once again, the resilience of caste as an abiding barrier to justice in India, one that trumps gender.  

The Bombay high court’s order quashing FIRs against members of the Tablighi Jamaat helps join the dots.

What kind of an offensive anti-women narrative on the Delhi riots is the police trying to peddle?

If, at such a time, the medical establishment looks away from incidents of religious discrimination in hospitals, they will bear blame for a new epidemic - institutionalising apartheid.

Muslims will bear the brunt, of course, but India’s vast Hindu population will also suffer collateral damage. And all our rights as citizens will have been forever eroded.

What hurts even more is the denial of what happened to India on November 9, and the lie that this was a “balanced judgment”.

Parables from religious traditions survive because they give hope. What is happening in India today is not something that can lend itself to any parable.

‘Saving Muslim women’ is a fig leaf for domination, and the BJP has used this narrative to pass the triple talaq law and justify its actions in Kashmir.

A putrid smell hangs in the air as we witness the decaying of another of India’s democratic institutions.