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Video: The courage and death of Stan Swamy

On July 5, 2021, Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy, Adivasi rights activist and a central figure in the on fight for justice for India’s marginalised...

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Karwan E Mohabbat

How the uncivility in India’s gated communities is the result of deliberate political design

A recent piece in Scroll (Many Indians can’t stand living with each other – today’s uncivil politics reflects this) explored the paradox of Indian...

02.07.2025 20

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Umesh Joshi

Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world

Social media platforms in India and those used by Indians abroad by are abuzz with exultations over Zohran Mamdani’s position as a frontrunner in...

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Sanjay Srivastava

Ramachandra Guha: Indira Gandhi vs Narendra Modi – whose regime has been worse?

Ramachandra Guha: Indira Gandhi vs Narendra Modi – whose regime has been worse?

In early June, the senior Congress leader, Jairam Ramesh, began using the hashtag, Emergency@11, in his daily posts charging the Narendra Modi...

29.06.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha

Why Asaduddin Owaisi is losing the trust of young Indian Muslims

Why Asaduddin Owaisi is losing the trust of young Indian Muslims

Fiercely articulate, legally astute and unapologetically Muslim, Asaduddin Owaisi has carved out a space where Indian Muslims can feel represented,...

28.06.2025 5

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Ismail Salahuddin

Rejoinder: Manu Pillai treats civilisational coherence with deep suspicion

Rejoinder: Manu Pillai treats civilisational coherence with deep suspicion

In the recent Scroll Adda podcast, public historian Manu S Pillai offered a framing of premodern India: a fragmented cultural space marked by...

25.06.2025 6

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Rs Krishna