The centrality of fraternity in nurturing and sustaining democracy is one of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s many profound insights. The word used in the Constitution in Hindi is bandhuta, which vividly evokes ideas of comradeship and mutual belonging.
The Indian political establishment is openly antagonistic towards international engagement with domestic human rights and justice battles. While foreign capital is welcome, foreign support for justice issues in India is often viewed from a hyper-nationalistic len
The dominant narrative surrounding the communal violence which inflamed Muzaffarnagar one year ago is that the stalking of a Jat Hindu girl by a Muslim boy spurred mass anger and retaliatory violence.
This relates to the National Interest article,‘ The bleeding heartless’, by Shekhar Gupta (IE, June 1). In the article, it is mentioned that Padma, the wife of leading Maoist Ramakrishna, managed an orphanage run by the NGO Aman Vedika, with which I am associated. The facts of the matter are as follows.