The revocation of Article 370 has brought back a flood of memories to different political and religious quarters in Punjab. Some are of great heroism. Some are of utter trauma.
...Full StoryThe fracas in Mukherjee Nagar shows several lines, of religious identity, secular permission and civil rights, being breached. No one emerges from this looking good.
...Full StoryToday, 1984's traumatic Operation Blue Star appears water under the bridge for Delhi's Sikh elite. Why has such a different impression of the event, which scarred Punjab back then, emerged?
...Full StoryMentions of the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 are routinely made around polls. Nothing real is done to alleviate the pain of those who suffered or those who remain vulnerable to such genocide.
...Full StoryThere are many missteps in the controversial war movie. But there is still one reason I would thank Akshay Kumar for Kesari.
...Full StoryCountering propaganda that undermines a universal philosophy.
...Full StoryWhy did Delhi become 'stateless' during the anti-Sikh carnage? Why was there never proper political accountability? Will India ever have strong laws against genocide?
...Full StoryThey are hardened capitalists and their human-rights pleas are a farce.
...Full StoryWill the Kartarpur corridor end up being a failed peace project much like the Lahore bus trip, Agra summit and other confidence-building measures we've seen before?
...Full StoryIn upholding the values of the Akal Takht, the new jathedar faces monumental challenges ahead
...Full StoryThe October 14 anniversary of the 2015 police firing, which left two people dead, went largely unobserved outside of Punjab.
...Full StoryUnregulated reconstruction is ruining historic sites.
...Full StoryOrganisers have been able to use social media optimally for their propaganda, which is doomed to be a damp squib.
...Full StoryThe economy behind insulting the Grewals of the world looks to be thriving.
...Full StorySGPC’s objections to the title of the actor's biopic open a Pandora’s box.
...Full StoryKabir’s school of thought too stands in complete contrast to the BJP's brand of Hindutva.
...Full StoryThatcher's 'footprints' on Golden Temple raid merit a study.
...Full StoryThe trouble reflects a bigger malaise that India suffers from - majoritarianism.
...Full StoryI changed my profile image on Facebook to the brave cop's as a tribute to his heroism.
...Full StoryFaced with a polarised electorate, 'secularism' will remain a no-go zone for the political establishment - even for the Congress, which has been using 'soft Hindutva'.
...Full StoryExcommunicating the filmmaker cannot gloss over the decline.
...Full StoryIndia's ties with the Sikh diaspora are set to sink further and strain its relations with UK, Canada and Australia over 1984.
...Full StorySikh religious bodies can very well honour non-Sikh celebs and dignitaries during their visits to sacred shrines but not Sikhs with shorn hair or beard.
...Full StoryThe Modi wave has reached its saturation point for some profound reasons.
...Full StoryAkali-BJP ties run beyond diversity, regionalism.
...Full StoryJustin Trudeau's visit is an occasion to step back and reflect solemnly on what's going on internally to demolish the foundations of secular India.
...Full StoryThe way media played out the alleged slight by India will most likely strengthen the Canadian PM's position and compound Jagmeet Singh's challenge.
...Full StoryHistorically, Sikh conflicts with the Mughals make up a part — not the whole — of the faith's evolution.
...Full StoryIt's a direct threat to undercover reporting.
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