How India’s New Statues Convey The Power And Vision of Hindus – And Vulnerability of Minorities
The mammoth public shrines to Hindu nationalism are a pet project of PM Narendra Modi and the right-wing BJP.
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Did European Colonisation Precipitate the Little Ice Age?
We face an uncertain future but, like early moderns, there is much we can do to either ease human suffering in the…
This Massacre Became a Turning Point in The History of India’s Freedom Struggle: Sitaram Yechury on Jallianwala Bagh
"The cruelty of British colonial rulers was exposed in its naked barbarity, bereft of any humanism."
In India, Job Creation the Biggest Issue in Voters’ Minds
India is facing an employment crisis, the magnitude and complexity of which has never been witnessed.
Why Isn’t Hate Listed on The BJP’s Manifesto? It Seems to Be The Only Thing Its Politicians Have to Offer
Over the years, the BJP has created an entire vocabulary—anti-national, tukde tukde gang, urban naxal,…
Editorial: Amit Shah’s Promise of Turning India Into a Fascist Hindu State if Modi Comes to Power Again
His open threat that BJP will carry out NRC in a phased manner across the country if voted another term is…
Why Hasn’t Evolution Dealt With the Inefficiency of Ageing?
It was established that some early life traits that improved survival and reproduction had an evolutionary…
Women Are Leading the Protests in Sudan
Sudanese women are on the front lines of the protests, fighting for change.
Jim Carrey, Mussolini And the Politics of Comics
If Carrey had actually drawn Trump murdered like Mussolini, such a drawing would certainly have gained even more…
Chowkidar Has Failed to Control Terrorism, Now Shifting Narrative to False Nationalism: Former ADG, BSF Argues
The ‘muscular policy’ in tackling militancy and statements of zero tolerance towards terrorism are empty slogans.
Why Dangerous Asteroids Heading to Earth Are so Hard to Detect
The technology needed to extract material from an asteroid and send it back to Earth could equally be used to alter…