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Sunday, August 3, 2025
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Topic: protests

Angry about Kathua and Unnao? Here are 9 things you can do right away

This list will help us be much more mindful of what we’re saying and doing, and hold our personal politics accountable.

Anna Hazare’s second indefinite hunger strike begins, minus the fervour & frenzy of 2011

Hazare cut a much lonelier figure on stage this time. Giving him company were ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, and ex-Haryana Lokayukta Pritam Pal

Karni Sena is actually violating something profoundly vital to Hinduism: Shashi Tharoor

In this excerpt from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's new book, Why I Am a Hindu, he talks about how the plural expressions of India's many identities is being stifled by its Hindu majority.

A feminist guide to protesting a film like ‘Padmaavat’

As a millennial liberal and feminist, I spent the day plotting the number of ways to stage a protest against 'Padmaavat'.

It’s 2018, and atrocities against Dalits are still a reality in India

Crimes against Scheduled Castes have been on the rise. 2017 also saw enough examples to show that this malaise isn't going away soon.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali has only himself to blame for the Padmavati controversy

Sanjay Leela Bhansali should have thought about how much liberty he can take with traditions, customs, and people’s sensibilities, writes Professor Makkhan Lal.

The battle over Padmavati is pointless, but a win-win for all its participants

For the Hindu Right, the controversy over the film keeps the akhand jyoti of Hindu-Muslim conflict burning at a time when election season is beginning to pick up.

Talk Point: Threats to stop screening of films is not proper behavior in a civilised society

While the film is generating a lot of controversy for inaccurate portrayal of a Rajput queen, there is certainly no historical basis for the story of Padmavati itself.

Talk Point: If you make a period film, it is important to value sentiments

The movie, I believe, has factual mistakes. They can actively become a part of historical narratives like Jodha Akbar and Mughal-e-azam.

Instead of talking so much, act with sensitivity: ABVP organising secy to BHU

ABVP’s top man Sunil Ambekar says BHU incident is “not such a big thing”, it is being “over-politicised” and “stretched out unnecessarily”.

On Camera

What connects Raja Raja Chola, Ramana Maharshi, and Hindu temples of North America

For someone who once wanted nothing to do with his hoary lineage, architect V Ganapati Sthapati brought about a veritable renaissance in temple architecture before his death in 2011.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

What’s standing between Modi & Trump? India’s contradictions

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.