In Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste, senior journalist Ajaz Ashraf relooks the events that led to the Bhima Koregaon violence on January 1, 2018. Ashraf sees the incident as a clash between two worldviews, one striving to flatten the social hierarchy and the other perpetuating it, as he says in this interview. Dalits sitting by wall…
Top events today: Today, August 4, is packed with significant events and milestones across various sectors. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 24×7 Manimajra water supply project, which promises to enhance water accessibility for over 1 lakh residents. Take a look: Amit Shah to inaugurate 24×7 Manimajra water supply project Union Home Minister…
When Christophe Jaffrelot, French political scientist and Indologist, submitted the manuscript of his new book, Gujarat Under Modi, in 2013, he was asked to delete so many passages he decided not to go ahead with it. He had done intense ground research, and held on to the book, replete with insights into the rise of…
