Grateful to see New York Times bestselling #author, Gretchen Rubin recommending my first #book, Signposts to Elsewhere—which was reissued by Hay House #India (publishers of Deepak Chopra & Dr. Wayne W. Dyer).
Harsh Chouhan resigns as NCST chairman eight months before end of term
Harsh Chouhan's resignation comes after a run-in with the environment ministry over the Forest Conservation Rules 2022, which he said violated the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
To be effective, critiques of Hindutva must incorporate the ideas of the Pasmanda Muslim movement
The Pasmanda political discourse pushes for the unity of backward and Dalit groups across religious divisions, unlike a simplistic Hindu vs Muslim binary.
Why Is France So Eager to Cosy Up to an Authoritarian Narendra Modi?
The driving force of Franco-Indian relations is elsewhere, in the sovereign realm of strategy, and indeed security, where the state’s role is greater than in the economy, writes Christophe Jaffrelot.
Narendra Modi Knows an Actual UCC Will Be an Electoral Disaster for Him
Who will it be uniform for? The chronology is clear as Hindus would want out too. The BJP realises this and hence, there is no UCC draft being made available, just hot air.
Backstory: Revisiting the Ruins of Kashmir’s Media Ahead of the Fourth Anniversary of August 5
A combination of media manipulation and military mobilisation marked those early days. As additional reinforcements of security forces were marched in to complement the estimated 700,000 Indian armed personnel permanently stationed in Kashmir (and this may be a gross underestimation), there was a media gag so impenetrable, so sudden, so cynical, so ruthless, that the entire region was blindsided.
Jalgaon: Based on Right-Wing Activist's Complaint, Collector Bans Namaz at 800-Year-Old Mosque
The Jumma Masjid in Jalgaon’s Erandol is a property registered under the Waqf Board. Even though the Archaeological Survey of India supported the mosque trust’s claims, the collector has passed an unprecedented interim restraining order.
Swami Vivekananda is not a Sangh Parivar icon. Liberal-progressives allowed his appropriation
Capturing Vivekananda's legacy was much easier for the Sangh Parivar. The average Indian relates to him largely as a saffron-clad sanyasi. That's all RSS would like them to know, writes Yogendra Yadav.
Passenger makes Bengaluru Muslim bus conductor remove skull cap, despite no such rule
Shortly after a video of a woman passenger questioning a Muslim bus conductor for wearing a green skull cap went viral, the KSRTC clarified that there are no fixed rules about religious identifiers.