A pandemic in an unequal India
The official strategies place the responsibility on citizens, a majority without privilege, to fight the virus.
State’s measures to fight coronavirus are stripping the poor of dignity and hope
Harsh Mander writes: The Indian government found it fit to charter planes with medical staff to fly in migrants from other countries. But it felt no responsibility at all to the millions of migrants stranded without work and food in every corner of the country.
As Delhi burned, institutions looked away
If not urgently addressed and mended, the cessation of a constitutional state will destroy social trust.
Delhi Riots: What the State Government Must Do
An immense deal can be achieved by the administration to help victims of violence, if it musters political courage and morality and is driven by public compassion.
A nation for the persecuted
India’s dismal treatment of the Rohingya must lead to a movement for an inclusive state, with an acceptable refugee law
States boycotting NPR can cause a constitutional crisis
History will long remember this moment for how citizens pulled India back from the edge of fascism, through both, the resolve of collective civil disobedience and the public affirmation of their solidarity.
On the streets, India’s youth are completing the unfinished business of the freedom struggle
They have demonstrated conclusively that there is no hegemonic consensus in support of the idea of a Hindu Rashtra.
Mahatma Gandhi Would Have Approved
On the 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we can state that the Mahatma would have supported the peaceful nation-wide protests against measures that would discriminate between citizens based on their religion, protests led by students and women.
In a Tumultuous 2019, These Four Hindi Films Brought Out Our Shared Humanity
Harsh Mander’s selection of movies that looked at India with empathy and hope.
CAA protests mark collective rejection of toxic politics and policies that dominate public life
India’s young have picked up mantle of an older battle — for a country that is equal, just and kind