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POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Fighting Phantoms: Anand Teltumbde was arrested over the Bhima Koregaon case – a celebration he strongly opposes
Teltumbde is a popular Dalit scholar and activist and his writings expressing deep disagreements with Maoists are very much in the public sphere. How did the state miss seeing them?
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
It was just the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly election. But democracy has already won
The high turnout was a significant success given the influence of the Left-wing extremism in the region.
VOICES
| 8-minute read
Dantewada: The perils of reporting, and working, in conflict areas
The fight against Maoist insurgents has killed several armed personnel. Yesterday, it killed a media professional too. We will only bear more losses with our own killing our own
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Remember this: Maoism aims to end not just BJP or Congress, but democracy itself
You can dislike a government. You can vote it out. But once Maoism is in place, all such freedom ends.
How my friend Arnab dropped out of IIT to become Comrade Bikram
Before you sympathise with anybody, remember that the Ultra Left ideology has claimed many young lives — indoctrinating youthful minds to die and to kill.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Emergency 2.0 - Why the arrests of activists linked to Bhima Koregaon evoke a dark time for democracy
The recent arrests show a nervous government and desperate measures to intimidate legitimate dissent and protest.
VARIETY
| 3-minute read
Why Pune police have arrested activists over Bhima Koregaon violence
The raids were conducted in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Goa, Delhi and Ranchi.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why Jharkhand government can't ignore tribal uprising any longer
BJP has three bugbears in Jharkhand — Maoists, Pathalgadi protesters and church.
Why the letter about a 'Rajiv Gandhi-type' assassination plot to kill Modi is fake
The purpose is to create a political narrative to divert attention from the Bhima Koregaon probe.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
