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Analysis
Jata Shankar Jha: A Historian Who Was Simplicity Personified
He was a professional historian looking for, and into, primary evidence, making the sharpest possible analysis.
Politics
Tejashwi Yadav Fought the 2019 Elections With 2020 in Mind – and It Backfired
The RJD leader wanted to ensure he was the obvious choice for Bihar's chief ministership.
Politics
Understanding Tejashwi Yadav’s Lacklustre Campaign in Bihar
As anything less than the chief minister, Tejashwi may not be able to hold on to his “dynastic empire”. Such a scenario would consign him to political oblivion.
Politics
Debate: Kanhaiya as a Symbol of Much-Needed Alternative Politics
It will augur well for India’s secular democracy if Begusarai trumps the divisive politics of both Hindus and Muslims, and makes itself a model for the country.
Growing Violence in Sitamarhi Testifies to New Political Untouchability of Bihar's Muslims
Sitamarhi has a long history of electing Muslim representatives. So why is nobody standing up for them now?
Eerie Commonalities in the 'Rash' of Communal Riots in Three Different Decades
The Bihar districts that witnessed communal violence in our times almost coincide with those having witnessed the same in the 1890s and the 1920s.
BJP Is Using Communal Violence to Torpedo Emerging Alliances in Bihar, UP
Nitish Kumar is now a helpless junior ally of Hindutva leaders in the state.
Review: Misconceptions Over Instant Triple Talaq Persist
Ziya Us Salam's book is an "exercise of clearing the air around the issue of divorce in Islam...to present a complete picture with the help of the Quran and back it up with instances from the Hadith and history".
Politics
Why Political Parties Play Upon Fears of Muslims
Political opportunism requires a consolidated community, living in perpetual fear.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board Continues to Be Regressive
The board seems to have forgotten its progressive roots, instead choosing not to support fights for gender and social justice.
Will Bihar's Communal Pot Be Kept on The Boil Till the Next Elections?
Communal tension grew in the state after 2013, and now amidst speculations of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Bihar assembly polls, communal clashes are rising in an unprecedented manner.
Challenging the Impression That Muslims Are Practicing Self-Segregation in Delhi's Localities
Ghazala Jamil’s Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi looks at how urban governance works against working class Muslims.
Remembering Satish Chandra, the Pioneering Scholar of Medieval Indian History
Chandra asked his students to fight against the ideologies which advocated the cult of one people and one religion.
Politics
Remembering Syed Shahabuddin – Muslim Heart, Indian Mind
His arrival on the political scene as an articulate Muslim leader was no ordinary event in the journey of the Indian republic.
'Splintered Justice' in the Aftermath of Communal Violence
India has, over time, cultivated a culture of exerting no effort towards justice for the survivors of communal violence, finds Warisha Farasat and Prita Jha's book.
A Look At the ‘Life and Times of a Nationalist Muslim’
M. Hashim Kidwai's memoir recollects the student movements at Lucknow University, the role of Muslims in resisting Partition, and their participation in politics and academics after Independence.
