The politicisation of cow slaughter goes back to Akbar's reign. While violence has always been a part of the issue, the solution isn't reducing it to identity politics.
Krishnabhabini Das wrote A Bengali Lady in England in which she condemned colonial rule almost 140 years ago. Unsurprisingly, it was banned by the British government in India.
Rajeev Bhargava’s latest book brings together short articles he wrote for The Hindu and addresses pressing ethical questions we face in our country today.
The caste system narrative puts Hindus and Hinduism at fault for all injustices, even though the construct is the sociological feature of the Indian subcontinent.
There is a very real thought that India does not have the stomach for a fight, for it is cutting back on the Army's foot soldier even as it expands the ITBP.
This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
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