Rajneeti 2019 | Know Your Party

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A monthly column rounding up the latest news related to Indian politics in the run up to the 2019 General Elections. We’ve got you covered, with some laughs in between. 

Continue reading “Rajneeti 2019 | Know Your Party”

Uncuff India Episode 7: Resisting gender-based violence by armed forces

Resting in the Resistance of Poetry

3 Questions from SAHELI’s ‘Building a Brighter Future’ panel

Secularism in New India

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In India, a person’s identity is dictated first by his religion and then by other traits or characteristics.

Communal politics has been the base of Indian affairs of the State since before independence — there has since been a rise of vote bank politics in the current Indian political sphere. The initial form of communal politics began with the introduction of separate electorates for the Hindu and the Muslim community. Be it the Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or Jan Sangh, Indian political parties have used religion to create vote banks so as to control the Indian political sphere. Continue reading “Secularism in New India”

Uncuff India Episode 7: Resisting gender-based violence by armed forces

Resting in the Resistance of Poetry

3 Questions from SAHELI’s ‘Building a Brighter Future’ panel

Rajneeti 2019 I Of Weddings and Warheads

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A monthly column rounding up the latest news related to Indian politics in the run up to the 2019 General Elections. We’ve got you covered, with some laughs in between. 

Continue reading “Rajneeti 2019 I Of Weddings and Warheads”

Uncuff India Episode 7: Resisting gender-based violence by armed forces

Resting in the Resistance of Poetry

3 Questions from SAHELI’s ‘Building a Brighter Future’ panel