Madhuri Danthala

One-day nationalism cannot take the place of actually understanding, and respecting, the structure of our republic. Instead of this evolving, we see only decay around us.

The educational criteria introduced by the former BJP-led government has been cancelled by the new Congress-led government in Rajasthan. Common folk can breathe a sigh of relief as they get their right back.

All right thinking Indians must shun fear and remind hate-mongers that no one can evict us from our motherland.

Regional parties are not concerned about national issues. National parties don't get regional sentiments. Why not restrict them to where they belong?

The malaise of child marriage is not restricted to India or the developing world alone.

The Narendra Modi-led BJP government looks embarrassed over its dismal record on gender issues.

The party has ignored the emotions of its supporters as well as the TDP supremo's past which is chequered with constantly discarding his principles to back the winning side.

We need a Swachh Bharat campaign to cleanse our society of bad practices which we tend to defend as tradition.

Arrest of 9 women police aspirants exposes our archaic laws.

Should we be celebrating the fact that India stands 177 (out of 180 countries) on the Environmental Performance Index, 2018?

What is inexcusable is any individual or group casting aspersions on people’s character.

Political parties and civil society will do well to introspect and realign their paths.

Those who criticise subsidies as ‘drain on exchequer’ often conveniently ignore the ‘incentives’ government offers to corporates.

This would ensure that the din of protesting members of Parliament doesn't drown out discussions around crucial events.

The TDP government is the only one that has officially 'employed journalists' and outsourced its PR work to them.

Science is essential for us to accelerate our growth and make our country strong.

The idea may appear to solve the problem of frequent elections but will most certainly put our democratic traditions in peril.

Culture is about what we do. Kathua is our culture. Unnao is our culture.

Instead of arresting rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the Uttar Pradesh police held the victim's father, who died in their custody.

The Karnataka unit of the saffron party has accused the CM of demeaning and criminalising Hindu traditions by bringing in the new law.

The bloodshed is deplorable and must be condemned by all right-thinking citizens.

The revelation should make us all worried about the strength of our democracy, no matter what our political preferences and affiliations are.

The BJP, which came to power on the promise of creating two crore jobs a year, risks going down in history as India’s biggest non-performing asset.

Parliament has been reduced to an embellishment.

Neither the uppity of the nouveau riche, nor the vile of the internet trolls can feed us three times a day.

The protests by Opposition parties in the second leg of Budget session are indicative of the tumultuous days ahead.

It cannot be such a difficult thing to pass the bill when all parties agree that more women are needed in the (legislative) Houses.

Merely changing the hue of an official report will change nothing on the ground.

Holocaust Memorial Day is an occasion to introspect and condemn religious intolerance, incitement of hatred and prejudice against any community.

Without strong labour laws and unions, such tragedies will keep recurring.