Harmeet Shah Singh

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.

The fracas in Mukherjee Nagar shows several lines, of religious identity, secular permission and civil rights, being breached. No one emerges from this looking good.

Today, 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?

Mentions 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.

There are many missteps in the controversial war movie. But there is still one reason I would thank Akshay Kumar for Kesari.

Countering propaganda that undermines a universal philosophy.

Why did Delhi become 'stateless' during the anti-Sikh carnage? Why was there never proper political accountability? Will India ever have strong laws against genocide?

They are hardened capitalists and their human-rights pleas are a farce.

Will 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?

In upholding the values of the Akal Takht, the new jathedar faces monumental challenges ahead

The October 14 anniversary of the 2015 police firing, which left two people dead, went largely unobserved outside of Punjab.

Unregulated reconstruction is ruining historic sites.

Organisers have been able to use social media optimally for their propaganda, which is doomed to be a damp squib.

The economy behind insulting the Grewals of the world looks to be thriving.

SGPC’s objections to the title of the actor's biopic open a Pandora’s box.

Kabir’s school of thought too stands in complete contrast to the BJP's brand of Hindutva.

Thatcher's 'footprints' on Golden Temple raid merit a study.

The trouble reflects a bigger malaise that India suffers from - majoritarianism.

I changed my profile image on Facebook to the brave cop's as a tribute to his heroism.

Faced 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'.

Excommunicating the filmmaker cannot gloss over the decline.

India's ties with the Sikh diaspora are set to sink further and strain its relations with UK, Canada and Australia over 1984.

Sikh 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.

The Modi wave has reached its saturation point for some profound reasons.

Akali-BJP ties run beyond diversity, regionalism.

Justin 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.

The way media played out the alleged slight by India will most likely strengthen the Canadian PM's position and compound Jagmeet Singh's challenge.

Historically, Sikh conflicts with the Mughals make up a part — not the whole — of the faith's evolution.

It's a direct threat to undercover reporting.