Unreasonable exclusion of a certain group of people goes against the very foundation that this nation was imagined and built upon - pluralism.
Let’s not pretend: people in Kashmir have been shut down, rendered voiceless only because they are Muslims and unlikely to ever be voters of the BJP. But what is next on the cards?
We may have skewed the true meaning of secularism over the years, twisting it to appease rather than empowering minorities. PM Modi may finally lead India to true secularism.
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Food Fables | 1-minute read
There is no other feeling in the world that can match up to the pleasure of breaking your roza with a bite of meaty, sumptuous and delectable Qeema Samosa.
Every Muslim man, ever written into a Hindi movie, has inescapable markers of his religion. Karan Johar's 'Kalank' plays up this stereotype hugely too. Is this depiction drawn from laziness? Lack of awareness? Or something else?
They wear their Indian identity on their sleeve. Their heroes are Sachin, Dhoni and, of course, Salman Bhai. But 2014 and its following politics have placed Indian Muslims at a crossroads yet again.
Their political marginalisation has helped them realise, and fight, the isolationalism clerics and others subjected them to.
This ‘special status’ has been used as driving force for the narrative of ‘appeasement’.
The horrific lynching epidemic that has shamed India is proving to be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.
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The Other | 5-minute read
The former president's Nagpur speech was just a big farce. It only legitimised the RSS, its communal history and its divisive present
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