Junputh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal urging citizens to reduce petrol consumption, avoid unnecessary gold purchases, postpone foreign travel, and increasingly rely on public transport has triggered intense public debate across India.
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When concentrated capital acquires emotional legitimacy as the symbol of national rise, democratic questioning becomes harder. Citizens begin to celebrate the image of prosperity even when they remain uncertain participants in that prosperity. This is how crony capitalism enters the public imagination, not only through influence, but through narrative normalization.
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Freedom of expression is not a charity granted by the State; it is a constitutional value earned through the historic struggles of the people. The responsibility of safeguarding this value lies not only with writers, artists, and intellectuals, but with all democracy-loving citizens.
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The rosy picture of the country presented in the Economic Survey collapses in the budget, as revenue collections are not increasing due to the tax concessions given to corporations and the wealthy. Tax revenue for the current financial year is estimated at ₹26.74 lakh crore, which is significantly lower than the budget estimate.
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On a personal level, this is perhaps my first such New Year and Christmas where I am profoundly happy. And the sole reason for this is an email received from Palestine. A friend from Bethlehem sent a video and informed that due to the two-year-long massacre in Gaza, Christmas had not been celebrated in Bethlehem or across Palestine for the past two years. This year, the Christmas tree has been decorated in Bethlehem. Christmas has been celebrated.
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The reason most academicians feel that Nehru had an inconsistent approach to the minorities is because they treat his speeches and deeds before independence in isolation from his speeches and deeds after independence.
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The subtle shadow of eugenics persists. In media and advertising, qualities like “beautiful, pure, attractive” are still shown as “good genes.” Although eugenics has been rejected, the discriminatory seeds in its underlying ideology are still alive in society.
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The Muslim Right Wing assertion both in 1981 and the current protest (August 2025) is unmistakable. The remedy still remains an administrative re-shuffle of the many teacher-administrators sticking to their respective offices since ages. Moreover, a strong assertion of the secularists against the communal reactionaries taking over the current student agitation, is the most urgent necessity at the moment.
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The districts of Murshidabad and Malda in Bengal have been tense for the past two weeks. Internet services are suspended. Religious polarization is increasing on TV and social media. Rumors …
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“Phule,” directed by National Award–winner Ananth Mahadevan—renowned for films such as “The Storyteller,” which combine sensitivity, depth, and artistic merit—has become embroiled in controversy even before its release. Originally scheduled …
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