Tag: Politics
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The “Untouchability” Delusion: Why Shekhar Gupta’s Mourning of the Muslim Vote is Premature and Pedantic
In the high-walled echo chambers of Lutyens’ Delhi, where the coffee is artisanal and the political theories are increasingly ornamental, a new narrative has been polished for public consumption. In 2018, the Ex-BBC journalist, Tufail Ahmed came with a similar post: “BJP systematically excluding Muslims, marginalized groups from poll process.” It was immediately rebutted by…
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The Restoration of the Ballot: A Tale of Two Watershed Elections
The history of Indian democracy is often written in the ink of the common man’s thumb, but occasionally, that ink is protected by the steel of institutional resolve. Two specific chapters – the 2005 Bihar Assembly election and the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election – stand as mirrors of each other. Separated by two decades,…
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The Tectonic Shift in West Bengal: A Battle for the Soul of Democracy
The West Bengal Assembly Election of 2026 has matured into a conflict that transcends simple partisan politics; it is a battle for the very soul of the state’s democratic machinery. For decades, West Bengal has been characterized as India’s most politically violent state, where the “scientific rigging” of electoral outcomes was a well-oiled tradition. However,…
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The Forgotten Story Of A Revolutionary -Batukeshwar Dutt
Independent India has repeatedly failed its heroes. The great son of India, Batukeshwar Dutt is one such revolutionary freedom fighter. His heart-wrenching story exemplifies how easily the Nehru-Gandhi establishment not just forgotten them but how shabbily it treated our bravehearts post-independence. Even after decades of Independence, the political and historical space has been reserved for…
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Operation Sindoor – and the discourse around it.
Three weeks have passed since the “pause” of Operation Sindoor. Perhaps, the right time to objectively evaluate its outcome and the surrounding narrative. In just 72 hours, the protectors of 72 Hoor aspirants were forced to kneel and plead for a ceasefire. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reportedly told the Trump administration that India had…
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Portraying ‘Hindu’ and ‘Hinduism’ in a puerile and perverted manner, is deeply rooted in the psyche of the Indian National Congress.
During a stormy monsoon session in the Parliament, when the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi rose to speak, he held up a placard with the image of Lord Shiva saying that the opposition took refuge in the Hindu deity when it was under attack. Amidst the commotion, and after citing Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism,…
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