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Hiren Gohain
Lest Protests Shrivel to Mere Formalism
13 Oct 2020
Parties must unite to overcome the real internal enemy; plus a dispatch on the pathetic state of Covid Care Centres in Assam—microcosm of the situation in India.
Hiren Gohain
Protests Vs Law: What is the Future of India’s Parliamentary Democracy?
04 Oct 2020
Protesting is part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression in a democracy and something equally important has to be invoked to tilt the scales against it.
Hiren Gohain
Time for Another Extraordinary Press Conference
22 Sep 2020
The flagrant attacks on democratic freedoms have not met with serious resistance in the legislature.
Hiren Gohain
Power, Charisma and Hope of Regeneration
18 Sep 2020
Swami Agnivesh had no power bestowed by office, birth or property. Yet some harboured ferocious hatred for him.
Hiren Gohain
Culture of Assertion Versus Culture of Discussion
10 Sep 2020
The attacks on dissent are a starting point of despotism, which eventually abolishes freedom of speech.
Hiren Gohain
Of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
04 Sep 2020
The tendency to conceal vital information and declare rivals enemies of the state is hurting Indian democracy.
Hiren Gohain
Ministers of Public-Interest Dislodgement
27 Aug 2020
The idea that public good is upheld by the state is part of our heritage, and political parties should give it serious attention.
Hiren Gohain
‘Scandalising’ the Courts
17 Aug 2020
Is it possible that a mere tweet, even by an influential person, can discredit an institution that is in sound health?
Hiren Gohain
A Bedraggled Idea of India
10 Aug 2020
A tired and lost Congress leadership puts down the idea of upholding secular ideas.
Hiren Gohain
New Exploitation Policy
03 Aug 2020
These education “reforms” will deepen class-divisions and widen disparities. The NEP is a bad omen for our democracy.