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Why the Indian Left still struggles with Dalit political autonomy

Last month, AISA president Neha Bora was at the epicentre of the anti-SIR protests. Besides the dramatic moments at Jantar Mantar, Bora generated...

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The Congress we see in Delhi is not the same as the one in UP and Maharashtra

There is celebrity charisma, and there is the cadre. Between the two lies a widening disconnect, which is the central weakness of opposition politics...

16.10.2026 10

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India’s youth can’t stop at protest. They need to build political power

For India today, 'ideology' is not an academic luxury. It is the grammar needed to effect a lasting institutional alternative to disenchantment with...

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Why Manusmriti can’t be defended by cherry-picking its punishments for men

In ‘Manusmriti is harsher on men than women. Read the text before you ask to burn it’, Rohini Bakshi nitpicks specific clauses, missing the...

09.09.2026 40

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Why ‘Reservation Hatao’ agitation at Jantar Mantar is a direct assault on women

If the Reservation Hatao Andolan succeeds in replacing caste-based reservations with economic filters, it will be a catastrophic regression for women,...

03.09.2026 30

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Banned on Shelves, Celebrated on Streets: Toni Morrison and the War on History

Listen to this article: August 5 is the anniversary of Toni Morrison’s death. The interstate from Columbus to Lorain, Ohio, carries the troubled...

05.08.2026 30

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A leaderless swarm brought down Pradhan—India’s youth and the new grammar of accountability

Major student movements in India have depended on the stewardship of veteran Opposition politicians. The 2026 protests against the NEET paper leaks...

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Madras HC, don’t police wardrobes of folk artists. Protect their fundamental rights instead

By putting the entire legal burden of ‘decency’ on a dancer’s wardrobe, especially the labouring bodies of the women, the court transforms...

02.07.2026 50

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NCERT is operating under the deep, paralytic anxiety of the institutional bureaucrat

NCERT's curriculum is now dictated by a fragile equilibrium—wedged between the terror of judicial contempt and the immediate threat of viral social...

18.06.2026 50

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Maharashtra govt’s new promotion rule is another barrier for SC professionals, mockery of law

When a Dalit officer earns a promotion through superior performance, administrative interventions step in to preserve the unreserved slot for...

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CJP’s digital insurgency traded karyakarta for attention capital. It’s everywhere and nowhere

The Modi government’s panic over Cockroach Janta Party is palpable because it is trained to fight tangible enemies—people it can arrest or buy....

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