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#TruthOfGorakhpur: The Right-Wing Really Wants You to Believe Adityanath Is Innocent
A desperate attempt is underway to change the narrative over the death of scores of children.
Switzerland’s Biggest Political Party Threatens to Derail India’s Plan to Get Black Money Data
The Swiss People’s Party has said that India and ten other countries are “too corrupt” and that it will get enough support in the country’s parliament to halt the tax information exchange process.
Jharkhand Government Is Misusing Gandhi, Public Funds to Fuel Anti-Christian Hate
The quotation published in a newspaper ad is misleading and mischievous. It is erroneous and puts words in Gandhi’s mouth that are not his.
How Partition and the Borders It Brought Changed Hindustani Classical Music
Singers both in India and Pakistan have found creative ways out of imposed silences on certain kinds of music to keep their art and repertoires alive.
In Jharkhand’s Ban of Book on Adivasis, an Attempt to Deter Tribals From Dictating Their Future
While the state government lost no time in banning a book on the grounds that it portrayed the Santhal women in a bad light, it has done little to solve the issues of unemployment and widespread hunger plaguing the community.
For One Family, Wounds of Partition Are Still Raw, but Fond Memories Remain
Sikh siblings Gurbachan Kaur and Ajit Singh recount the days of Partition when they had to flee from Pakistan to India.
Elephant Census Recalls Gaps in Addressing Conflicts with Humans
Villagers are often the first line of defence against elephants wandering into farmland and settlements, so community-led efforts with traditional methods have come to the fore.
The Human Cost of the Obsession with a ‘Swachh Bharat’
The Swachh Bharat Mission’s unthinking obsession with ‘behavioural change’ is taking an unconscionable toll on the poorest.
More Than Modi’s Embrace Through Words, Political Will Is Needed to Resolve Kashmir Issue
Modi’s remarks of seeking a peaceful resolution to the issues plaguing the Valley have been welcome by several leaders, but many worry his words are simply symbolic without any concrete action on the ground.
As His Administration Spirals into Crisis, Trump Beats War Drums Abroad, Plays Race Card at Home
Amidst the doom and gloom of Trumpism, Americans are discovering the politics of mass mobilisation to wage the battles thrust upon them.
On I-Day, UP Madrassas Told to Record Events; DD, AIR Censor Tripura CM’s Speech on Gau Rakshaks
Meanwhile in Kerala, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat went against the CPI(M)-led state government to hoist the tricolour at a school in Palakkad district.
If US Imposes Sanctions, Iran Would Quit Nuclear Deal in ‘Hours’, Says Rouhani
Iran says new US sanctions breach the agreement it reached in 2015 with the United States, Russia, China and three European powers.
Supreme Court to Hear Pleas of Purohit, Thakur in Malegaon Blast
Justices R.K. Agrawal and M.M. Shantanagoudar listed the case for hearing on August 17, saying “this matter requires lengthy hearing” .
Five-Judge Constitution Bench Might Hear Plea Against Article 35A
Article 35A, added to the constitution by a presidential order in 1954, denies property rights to a woman who marries a person from outside the state.
SC Rules Chidambaram’s Son Karti Must Join Probe
The apex court has issued a notice to Karti and four others in the case and posted the matter for hearing on August 18th.
US Sikhs Launch Campaign to Educate Americans About Their Faith
The month-long ‘We are Sikhs’ ad campaign was launched by the National Sikh Campaign, a non-profit group, to coincide with the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi.
Afghan Taliban Warns Trump Against Deploying More Troops
A senior Taliban official said the rare decision to address Trump directly coincided with the president’s deliberations on US policy in Afghanistan.
Trump Blames ‘Many Sides’ for Charlottesville Violence Again
Trump reverted to his position that both sides were at fault, a day after bowing to pressure to condemn the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi and white supremacists.
Monsoon Floods Take Over 200 Lives in South Asia
In Nepal, the death toll rose to 115, while floods in Bangladesh have killed at least 39 people. Fifty-six people have died in Bihar since Sunday.
Modi, Trump Plan to Promote Peace Across Indo-Pacific Region
They “resolved to enhance peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region by establishing a new two-by-two ministerial dialogue,” the White House said.
Jan Gan Man Ki Baat, Episode 100: 70 Years of Independent India
Vinod Dua discusses the journey of independent India through development indicators.
An Indian Drug Discovery Success Story – and Why It Might Not Happen Again
The price of the antimalarial drug α/β arteether fell because it was discovered and developed through publicly funded research – something to keep in mind when funding for labs is cut.
Students Present, Textbooks Absent in Bundelkhand’s Schools
Shortage of textbooks in schools in Banda shows the farcical state of primary education in rural Bundelkhand.
Assam’s Growing Resistance to Saffronisation
The government’s decision to open 22 colleges named after Deen Dayal Upadhyaya in Assam reinforces the RSS’s much-hyped role in last year’s state elections.
‘2019 Is an Open Field’: BJD’s Tathagata Satpathy
Satpathy says he does not buy that there is no alternative to Modi in the next general elections and is confident of the re-emergence of the regional parties.
South Asia Is Losing the War Against Inequality
According to an index developed by Oxfam and Development Finance International, six South Asian countries rank in the bottom 20 in terms of addressing inequalities.
Why India’s Poor Must Have a Right to Privacy
Regardless of the Supreme Court’s final verdict, the false dichotomy between privacy and welfare must be expunged.
Watch: Restorying Partition – Retrace
Granddaughters Aastha and Bhavya’s bedtime stories included their grandmother’s time spent in Peshawar, and because of that Peshawar felt like a place far away, belonging to a fairy tale.
We Need to Teach Our Kids to Feel Responsible, Not Proud, as Indians
Let us kindle within young Indians a strong desire to work for a better present, as against the ‘proud Indian’ who merely dreams of resurrecting some ‘golden age’ from the past.
No Flood Assessment, Relief in Villages of Gujarat
Fifteen days on, the situation in the flooded villages of Banaskantha in north Gujarat is far from what can be called normal.
Amidst Scarcity of Land, Flood Affected Assam Celebrates Independence Day
Assam, where more than 31 lakh people have been affected by floods in 25 districts, found innovative ways to celebrate Independence Day.
Freedom First! – A Manifesto
‘Freedom First! is a protest movement in Kerala that is made up of collective, continuous, simultaneous acts of freedom that anyone, anywhere can commit.’
Manchester Museum’s Partition Exhibit Gives Space to Neglected South Asian History
The impact of Partition has remained an untouched territory in the cultural landscape of Britain, which Memories of Partition is addressing by capturing the collective memory of people affected by it.
Songs About Partition, Hope and Equality in a Newly Independent Nation
From Gunga Jumna to Phir Subah Hogi, messages in the songs from these films resonate even today.
After Partition, My Father Couldn’t Find His Wife, But He Did Find Hope
My father was able to reaffirm the one faith he had: that as often as not, human relations override political, national and even religious dividing lines.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy’s United Bengal Plan That Could Have Changed the Course of India’s History
Suhrawardy, a largely forgotten figure today, was Bengal’s chief minister in 1946 and is often mis-remembered as a Hindu-hating communal leader.
There Is a ‘Critical Hollowness’ in India’s Defence Preparedness
Nearly half of India’s weapons, including tanks and artillery guns, have stocks for less than ten days of combat.
Internet, Mobile Phone Services Suspended in Kashmir
Officials said the services were suspended on Independence Day as a precautionary measure.
Chronicling the Bitter Truth of Independence in Lahore
Yashpal’s two-volume Jhutha Sach, which revolves around two key moments that directly shape Partition, closely connects history and fictional narrative.
The ‘Hindu’ in Hindustan, and the Troubles of History Repeating Itself
Despite economic troubles, a questionable education system and a booming healthcare sector catering fabulously to its minuscule elite, it is religion that is on the tip of every politician’s tongue.
Past Continuous: How the Boundary That Divided India and Pakistan Came to Be
A fortnightly column reflecting on chapters of India’s political past that are relevant today.
In I-Day Speech, Modi Talks About ‘Natural Calamity’ at Gorakhpur, Security Challenges and More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that faith-based violence was “unacceptable” and that the Kashmir problem can’t be solved by “guns and abuses”.
At Large Public Rally, Dhinakaran Fights AIADMK Merger and Sasikala Ouster
Sasikala’s nephew was joined by at least 23 MLAs and four MPs at the rally near Madurai.
Where Has India’s Environmental Journey as an Independent Nation Brought Us?
Will nature be crushed underfoot by the ease of doing business? Or will ecological wisdom thrive? It truly is time for India to decide.
