With the BJP pursuing its Hindu supremacist nativist ideology by decolonising law codes, this book has got alarm bells ringing in progressive circles invested in the secular, liberal and egalitarian values of Indian constitutionalism. Moiz Tundawala reviews Arghya Sengupta’s 'The Colonial Constitution'.
Obituary: When Sankaraiah said, ‘We fought for freedom, not pension’
He sacrificed his degree for the freedom struggle and was denied an honorary doctorate just before his death because the Governor refused to sign the order.
N. Sankaraiah, one of the founding members of CPI(M), no more
The freedom fighter and veteran Marxist leader, who had a career in politics that spanned over 75 years, died at a private hospital in Chennai, aged 101.
Remembering Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: A Scholar, Patriot and Builder of Modern India
Today, November 11, marks the 135th birth anniversary of India's first education minister. The Maulana played a crucial role in bringing Indian Muslims out of their self-imposed political indifference to cooperate with their Hindu brethren in the task of freeing the country from foreign rule.
The BJP May End up Tying Itself in Knots By Attacking Udhayanidhi Stalin
The concept of sanatana dharma was given shape by the Hindu orthodoxy in the 19th century as a movement against reformist organisations like the Arya Samaj and Brahmo Samaj, which questioned regressive practices such as sati and child marriage.
Book review: Rahul Ranjan's 'Political Life of Memory: Birsa Munda in Contemporary India'
While we predominantly consume the image of Birsa Munda as an anti-colonial figure and in very etatised and hinduised forms, Rahul Ranjan’s Political Life of Memory: Birsa Munda in Contemporary India forcefully intervenes to bring out the voices of the subaltern. An intervention in ethnohistory and politics of indigenous groups, the book shows how memory is significant in the life and struggles of indigenous groups in the state of Jharkhand.