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Madhuri Danthala

Madhuri Danthala

Political analyst

madhuridanthala.3@gmail.com

The author is a political analyst based out of Bengaluru.

By Madhuri Danthala

Why we did not deserve to celebrate Republic Day

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.

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Rajasthan: Minimum educational criteria for civic polls was elitist. Scrapping it is inclusive

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.

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We must heed Naseeruddin Shah: Don't be scared. Be angry!

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

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Should India bar national parties from contesting in state elections and vice versa?

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

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Rajasthan BJP candidate promised impunity against child marriage: Is age just a number?

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

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Why both Congress and BJP should support Naveen Patnaik on women’s reservation bill

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

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Congress-TDP alliance exposes Rahul Gandhi's naivete

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.

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Why Indians, including Anuskha Sharma and Virat Kohli, need to respect individual privacy

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

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Why MP government is not ensuring there is gender sensitivity in police force

Arrest of 9 women police aspirants exposes our archaic laws.

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Why Modi government has no reason to 'celebrate' World Environment Day

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

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Modi fans must understand elections are no excuse for slander

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

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May Day: India needs to take its labour rights seriously

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

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Kiran Bedi’s ‘no toilets, no free rice’ order was shockingly insensitive

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

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Why Modi must accept Rahul Gandhi's challenge for a one-on-one debate

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

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Exposing the crisis in Telugu media

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

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Tripura CM's claim of internet existing during Mahabharata can throw India back to Dark Ages

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

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Why Modi government's idea of simultaneous elections is suspicious and worrying

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

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Kathua: Why the chilling details of 8-yr-old's rape and murder have still not ignited the nation's conscience

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

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By shielding MLA accused of rape, BJP is propagating misogyny of the worst kind

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

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Why is BJP attacking Siddaramaiah for bringing an Anti-Superstition Act?

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

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Dilution of SC/ST Atrocities Act: Who is responsible for Bharat bandh violence?

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

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Cobrapost sting operation further exposes Indian media

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

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How Modi government failed to read the warning signs of education and job crises

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.

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Government has put democracy on the guillotine with Money Bills

Parliament has been reduced to an embellishment.

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Why it took thousands of bleeding feet to walk 180km to make Indians wake up to farm crisis

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

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Why demand for 'special category status' for Andhra Pradesh is resonating in Delhi

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

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Why the women’s reservation bill is important now more than ever

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

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'Pink' Economic Survey: What glib-talking Modi government doesn't get about gender equality

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

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Nazi Germany has lessons for India today

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

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Bawana factory fire: Why the victims and their families are the biggest losers

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

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