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VOICES

| 3-minute read

Gauri Lankesh, Sanatan Sanstha, Govind Pansare, Narendra Dabholkar

Murders Most Foul: Years later, why are investigations of the deadly killings of rationalists and activists still pending?

There is reportedly evidence linking groups like Sanatan Sanstha and HJS to the killings of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare. Yet, while the organisations continue to operate, there are no answers to crucial questions.

Kamal Mitra Chenoy

@KamaIChenoy

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

Gauri Lankesh, Journalists, Umar cheema, Shujaat bukhari

Why it is imperative for journalists to speak up against repeated attacks

Many of these attacks are systematic and well-planned rather than being random.

@ShujaUH

POLITICS

| 6-minute read

Gauri Lankesh, Narendra Dabholkar, India today expose, Sanatan Sanstha

Despite its members confessing to their role in bomb blasts, how much more time will it take to ban Sanatan Sanstha

It seems action against Sanatan is not and will not be in black and white as had previously happened in the case of Hurriyat conference or the way it could happen in the case of Zakir Naik .

@sahiljoshii

VARIETY

| 4-minute read

Gauri Lankesh, Narendra Dabholkar, India today expose, Sanatan Sanstha

Sanatan Sanstha members confess to India Today about role in bomb blast: How did authorities fail to discover this?

Since 2008, the group’s name has cropped up in various blasts and murders, but it has managed to wriggle out each time. Why?

@DailyO_

POLITICS

| 4-minute read

MM Kalburgi, Govind Pansare, Gauri Lankesh, Rationalists

The mysterious case of murdered rationalists and their missing killers

What is troubling is the lack of a sustained attempt by the Maharashtra police and government to find the killers of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare.

Kamal Mitra Chenoy

@KamaIChenoy

ART & CULTURE

| 8-minute read

Gandhi, Bigotry, Sri ram sene, MM Kalburgi

The weapon that killed Gandhi assassinated Gauri Lankesh too

[Book extract] How much courage is required to ambush a defenceless and unsuspecting woman in the dark, and then ride away into the night?

Chidanand Rajghatta

@chidu77

VARIETY

| 4-minute read

Sexy Durga, Padmavat, Gauri Lankesh, Dissent

'Not anti-national, but anti-Modi': What prominent voices from south India said on free speech

Prakash Raj, Kancha Ilaiah, SK Sasidharan and Vishal were on a panel discussion at India Today Conclave South 2018.

@DailyO_

VOICES

| 5-minute read

Padmavati, Right-wing, Gauri Lankesh, Narendra Dabholkar

What good is armed forces protecting India at the border when Hindutva terror is tearing us from within?

The very idea of India is under threat if such acts are not condemned collectively.

Sanjiv Krishan Sood

@sood_2

VOICES

| 9-minute read

Trolls, Gauri Lankesh, Bigotry, Hate

Everywhere I look, I see hate

Our fights must begin in our homes, in our choices, in our language and in our refusal to ignore the hate.

Suchitra Vijayan

@suchitrav

VOICES

| 5-minute read

BR Ambedkar, Gauri Lankesh, Dalit, Kancha Ilaiah

Threats to Kancha Ilaiah show India has learnt nothing from Gauri Lankesh's death

The Dalit intellectual is a prominent public thinker and ensuring his security is government's responsibility.

@DailyO_