"We have had enough of this government’s bullying. Our youth are unemployed, they need jobs desperately," said another resident of Rajasthan's Bandikui village.

Even more admirable than leaders of different parties speaking in the same voice at the INDIA rally was the support that followers of different parties showed to leaders other than their own. 

On Good Friday, we remember the words of one who was executed for speaking truth to the religious powers of his day.

Some students were holding up a poster that said: ‘Zulmi jab jab zulm karega satta ke galiyaaron se; chappa chappa goonj uthega inquilab ke naaron se.’ Roughly translated, "Whenever cruelty and oppression spill out of the corridors of powers, every corner of the land will echo with cries of revolution."

“My knees are damaged, this farmer’s legs hurt, this other farmer here can barely walk! None of us are sitting here because we are happy to, you know?”

Whatever the outcome of this protest and attempted march to Delhi is, one thing is clear – the government of the day now stands completely exposed in its unwillingness and inability to keep any of its promises to India’s farmers.  

David won because he changed the rules of engagement. And Goliath lost because he quite literally did not see David coming or anticipate his speed and agility.

Every December I remember the Tihar Theatre Troupe and give thanks for the memory of Christmas 1994. 

There is nothing subtle about Waters’ activism. Not only does the musician wear the Palestinian kheffiyeh when he performs, but the gigantic screens behind his performing stage also bear constant witness to his political beliefs.

The damage that has been done to the minds and hearts of millions over the last ten years is deep. It will take time to heal, recover and rebuild.

On his birth anniversary, a great-nephew of Acharya J.B. Kriplani reflects on what his and Nehru’s relations say about the late Congress leader's ability to deal with dissent and criticism

'Nothing has changed over the last six months. The Meiti extremists have started attacking the Kuki people in Moreh again...[But] at least back then, the Kukis could run to the army camps. Now, they are forced to stay in the forest and have no place to reside,' said an activist.

At a time when empathy for one’s fellow citizens seems to have dipped to an all-time low, it was heartening to see a group of 150 people express solidarity for the suffering of millions in another country.

'Modi ji, the common man is dying. There is no roti for him. You are only being the ‘star campaigner’ of the BJP...You need to think about the whole country, not just the BJP,' said one of the protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar.

On the one hand are those who seldom pass up an opportunity to forward WhatsApp messages that promote bigotry and on the other are those who have actually fought for their country

Bidhuri’s words were designed to wound, and they did. Undoubtedly, they reopened old and not-so-old wounds in the minds of many Indian Muslims who have been at the receiving end of slurs like the ones Danish Ali was.

It is easy to feel bleak in the confines of one’s living room, where social media-fuelled anxiety can lead to handwringing and despair.

“What has happened is very wrong. It is always the poor man who ends up suffering. The people who ran these shops were Mohammedans. They have left.”

Because of the Belgian artist's conversations with Chang Chong-Ren, Tintin comics became famous for their geographical and historical accuracy. In effect, Chang taught Hergé a whole new way of looking at the world. 

With a number of ‘India-friendly’ Tintin cover adaptations surfacing on social media recently, it is time to recognise the role this character has played in satire for years now.