Any outrage like this is followed by grief, mass anger, more damage and senseless actions, all ostensibly to soothe our sense of insecurity, but which only add to this.
Over the last two years, the RSS and BJP have made many attempts to demonise Mamata Banerjee as 'pro-Muslim' and themselves as 'emancipators' of upper-caste Bengalis. The result? So far, no good.
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Aage Se Right | 6-minute read
Trushke, through her book on Aurangzeb, taught us that to evaluate a person, we need to put them in context, which can include family ties. A similar evaluation of Trushke's views shows interesting results.
By endorsing the Hurriyat, a group of separatist-manipulators, Faesal has lost credibility for many. Should he be an elite neta now while poor Kashmiris are pushed to hurl stones on the streets?
This is the swag we are talking about.
The broad outlines of the discourse ahead of the Lok Sabha elections seem clear. But it is the smaller, regional groups that will decide the final picture.
Insistence on following the rule-book cannot be selective. That’s bullying, not secularism.
During the Assembly polls in 2018, the BJP banked heavily on the polarisation of the Hindu vote. That hasn't worked. Can it afford to do so in the upcoming contest too?
They are hardened capitalists and their human-rights pleas are a farce.
Voters are not fools, as every party makes the mistake of assuming. Hindutva, no matter how murderously militant, is not going to sway them from real-life problems.
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