Internal reservation is the deepening extension of the principle of reservation, and the reclassification within the Scheduled Castes is complementary and not contrary to the constitutional goal of  social justice.

What is happening in Karnataka would clearly explain the serious limitations of the neoliberal Congress party in fighting neoliberal Hindutva, and also the limits and contradictions that the Congress-aligned civil society groups face in their romantic engagement with the Congress to fight the BJP.

The BJP and the RSS’s claims to championing anti-Emergency resistance and democracy are not as real as they portray it to be.

The BJP and the RSS’s claims to championing anti-Emergency resistance and democracy are not as real as they portray it to be.

The results indicate that the hegemony of Hindutva is intact and still trumps over class and caste consciousness of the subaltern for very large section of the masses.

Modi-led BJP is grappling on white lies to ostracise Muslims and demonise the Congress party for sectarian political reasons. 

The accolades that opportunistic politicians of the current times shower on Rayanna and the manner is which they choose to honour this great leader is appalling.

A closer analysis of key Supreme Court judgements indicates the dangerous emergence of a majoritarian jurisprudence in direct proportion with the majoritarian polity ruling the country.  

Since the assembly election results, many have pointed out that the vote share of the Congress has been intact despite its defeats. What they miss is the steep fall in the traditional Hindu vote base of the Congress is compensated by an increase in its Muslim vote share.

Yadav had written that 'BJP's victory is not so big, and Congress fall is not so deep'. Such a view is nothing but a false comfort. If the Congress does not honestly address the issues it is facing, putting up a good fight in 2024 will be extremely difficult.

The existence of Manu's statue on a court premises can be seen as a glorification of values that are against the basic structure and values of the constitution.

The answer to the long-pending issue is either through Centre's intervention in the ongoing judicial process or through a constitutional amendment. However, the PM chose to announce yet another committee to push the issue into cold storage at the recent MRPS meeting in Hyderabad.

Since the Congress party's victory in Karnataka, there has been lot of discussion around Karnataka model of development and Karnataka model of resistance to fascism across the country. However, such uncritical endorsement of any such models overshadows their inherent limitations and possible deceptions.

What is the nature of the BJP’s defeat of BJP and the Congress’s victory? Has the Karnataka Congress been transformed to wage a war against Hindutva through its ‘secular and welfarist’ governance? What do the first 50 days of Congress government suggest? 

Lingayatism was founded to disrupt Hinduism's Brahminical order. Centuries later, the community's social elite and new middle class has embraced the neoliberal and communal policies beloved of the Sangh Parivar.

The co-operative federalism promised by the Modi government has turned into coercive federalism. A look at events since 2019 unravels the real story behind Amul’s expansion to other territories and the penetration of private corporate capital through it.

The Karnataka government's decision to scrap reservations for Muslims in the OBC category is based either on selective reading of the Third Backward Class Commission report, or a strategy to deprive the community of constitutional benefits.

From a debate in the Constituent Assembly to the latest Backward Classes Commission report, the right of non-Hindus to be classified as 'backward' has almost always been upheld.

Juxtaposing the Hathras, Khairlanji and Bilkis Bano cases against the 2012 Nirbhaya case shows that the thinking of the judiciary often depends on the social status of the victim.

With nothing positive to show for its government, the saffron party is attempting to woo the Vokkaliga community in the poll-bound state with a false story of Tipu Sultan's rule.