Why Sabarimala issue leaves instinctive liberals like me torn: Shashi Tharoor
Expecting BJP to fix Sabarimala is like hoping an arsonist will develop a better fire-extinguisher. Ihave been wrestling with the
Read MoreExpecting BJP to fix Sabarimala is like hoping an arsonist will develop a better fire-extinguisher. Ihave been wrestling with the
Read MoreEdited, Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi: The Me Too movement (or #MeToo movement), with many local and international alternatives, is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual
Read MoreIt has been a crucial year for the Indian population especially in the judicial sphere. The Supreme Court has come
Read MoreWith the recent arrests of the ‘Urban Naxals’ as they are being called, a lot is being said about the
Read MoreThe annual report of the RBI released a few days ago is the last nail in the coffin of the failed demonetisation
Read MoreExclusive for TIO by Ninad, Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi: There is a section of media trying to put down
Read MoreThe Indian media is full of horrifying reports of lynch gang murders. Some 69 cases of mob violence have been
Read MoreThe Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman said Kashmir is the “core” issue between the two countries and it should be resolved through
Read MoreSo Umar Khalid and Kanhaiya Kumar are back in news. The right-wing leaning JNU panel has penalized and ordered rustication
Read MoreNeedless, senseless and totally unforgivable It is strange that just a few minutes before the news of his death, I
Read MoreAfter increasing mob lynchings of Muslims by Hindu vigilantes in Uttar Pradesh, tensions are understandably high and many Muslims in
Read MoreGhettoisation and Disturbed Areas Act are dividing urban spaces in Gujarat, pushing Muslims to the edge. In the current debates
Read MoreIreland votes for change and women’s rights on their bodies. It took the sad death of an Indian origin mother
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to
Read MoreWhat will India be like at 100 — in 2047? In Mahatma’s bicentenary in 2069? We don’t know. But our
Read MoreVajubhai Vala was a name few outside Gujarat knew of. That is, until last week. Karnataka knew of him, of
Read MoreThe final outcome in Karnataka, as it emerged after many twists and turns, is the worst possible for the BJP,
Read MoreThe governor has decided to swear in Yeddyurappa. But even that is being denied, and not announced. What do the
Read MoreOf gods and men. And why it is better that they stay in their own worlds Two recent episodes demonstrated
Read MorePhoto: Forwardpress Editor’s Note: Not just in today’s India but for centuries, is being Dalit, determined by the color of skin,
Read MoreRape has, of late, become an acute disease in the Indian society. Prima facie, this is a problem arising out
Read MoreFrom 400-plus seats in 1984, Rajiv’s Congress fell to a mere 197 five years later. No one can predict how
Read MoreIt was the first week of March 2002. I was working as a soft journalist—a term people often use for
Read MoreThe word ‘hubris’ in the Oxford English Dictionary is summed up simply as ‘excessive pride’. It is the single biggest
Read MoreThose that know me know that I’m rarely serious, that I’m constantly laughing, being sarcastic and droll and sharing funny
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