Teltumbde is a popular Dalit scholar, and his writings expressing disagreement with Maoists are very much in public domain.

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?

Over the past year, the 59-year-old former Allahabad High Court chief Justice has often seen himself standing up for what many consider to be just.

Why Justice DY Chandrachud is the judiciary's sexy voice of dissent

Over the past year, the 59-year-old former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice has often stood, alone, for what many consider to be just.

Despite assertions otherwise, the majority of the nation values freedom and civil liberties.

Why India needs a new Charter of Freedoms

Today's 'intellectuals' are totally divorced from the realities of politics which runs on the basis of caste and religion, not on the support given to freedom.

Why India doesn't need a Charter of Freedoms

It is worse than the Emergency because everyday life and discourse is being twisted by reading draconian emergency powers without an Emergency.

Is India on its way to becoming a censorship state?

This article has been co-authored by social activist Swami Agnivesh and former principal of St Stephen's College Valson Thampu.

Those we call 'Urban Maoists' are people who care for others. They are not new. Neither is the crackdown on them.

A Latin proverb says: “suppressio veri, suggestio falsi” — suppress the truth, suggest falsehoods.

What the arrests of activists linked to the Bhima Koregaon case tell us about the real threat to India

A Latin proverb says: “suppressio veri, suggestio falsi” —  suppress the truth, suggest falsehoods.

You can dislike a government. You can vote it out. But once Maoism is in place, all such freedom ends.

Remember this: Maoism aims to end not just BJP or Congress, but democracy itself

The ongoing Twitter exercise will serve only one purpose — ensure the continued relevance of a failed filmmaker.

Why those slamming Vivek Agnihotri’s call for a 'list' on Twitter are only helping him

The ongoing Twitter exercise will serve just one purpose — ensure the continued relevance of a failed filmmaker.

The recent arrests show a nervous government and desperate measures to intimidate legitimate dissent and protest.

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