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Smruti Koppikar
Annus Horribilis 2021 Leaves India Frayed, but Fight Must Continue
30 Dec 2021
Our normal was bad enough with communal strife and anti-Dalit violence, but the new normal is far worse. Hate became the calling card of 2021, and India went several rounds down the spiral.
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From Coonoor to Nagaland: Two Funerals, Worthy and Unworthy Victims
13 Dec 2021
The media and power elite turned away from the killings in Nagaland, demonstrating once again the selectivity with which events are framed for the public.
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The Bitter Reality behind Priyanka Gandhi’s 40% Gambit for Women Candidates
24 Oct 2021
It’s great the Congress has focussed on action beyond the comatose Women’s Reservation Bill. Still, it’s a low-stake strategy by the weakest contestant to score non-electoral points.
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Who Owns PM-CARES Funds Anyway?
27 Sep 2021
Secrecy cannot surround a fund that millions of Indians donated to because it had the stamp of authority of the government of India and the PM’s assurance of assistance during any crisis.
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Project ‘Erase Nehru’ Critical to BJP’s Hindu Rashtra Plans
01 Sep 2021
The first prime minister’s legacy isn’t easy to wipe out, but the BJP-RSS will keep trying to erase it unless there is pushback.
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Modi Government Shows How Not to Memorialise Partition
20 Aug 2021
India needs to memorialise Partition, but the Modi government has picked a date that makes it seem intent to deepen polarisation and make electoral gains for his party, not reconciliation.
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There is no Fringe in Hindutva, Yesterday’s Outliers are Mainstream Today
11 Aug 2021
Lone mavericks did not raise murderous chants at Jantar Mantar in Delhi this week. It was the work of agents of a well-oiled machine designed to fuel social polarisation.
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Dilip Kumar, Bollywood Icon who Took on ‘Friend’ Thackeray
08 Jul 2021
India has lost a politically courageous icon who, every time the occasion arose, proved himself to be more than an actor par excellence.
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Stan Swamy’s Death while in Custody is a Blot on India’s Constitution
06 Jul 2021
A ‘conspirator’ who sought to bring Dalits and Muslims together against their oppression is no more. The state repeatedly denied him humane treatment including medical assistance.
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Shahu Maharaj: Why he Matters Today as Much as a Century Ago
27 Jun 2021
His relevance has not diminished almost a century later, for social equality is an unfinished project in India.