Metaphors are cruel things, never easy to deploy. It will have to be said that the genius of deploying metaphors after all distinguishes a Shakespeare from an Amit Shah.
When Macbeth intones the sad, self-reflexive words, “I have no spur to prick (...)
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The Cruelty of Metaphors
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Hindutva and Cow Terror: Politics of Hatred
14 April 2018by Jayanta Kumar Dab
It was in the late 19th century that the cow emerged as an important rallying point for mass political mobilisation in India. Hindu nationalists sought to unite Hindus against the British colonial rule and subsequently, (...) -
Dalit Anger, Muzzling Free Press
7 April 2018, by SCEDITORIAL
Dalit anger at the perceived dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act) as a consequence of a March 20 order of the Supreme Court erupted in large-scale violence in different parts of the (...) -
Indo-Pak Scenario through the Prism of Two Recent Developments
7 April 2018by Gouri Sankar Nag and Debabrata Das
This article was received sometime back but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons.
This paper is an attempt to highlight certain issues constituting a facet of the current scenario between (...) -
Another Lost Opportunity
7 April 2018, by Kuldip NayarThis article was sent quite sometime ago but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons.
Nothing seems to work between India and Pakistan. The meeting of Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian prisoner in Pakistan jail, with his wife and mother (...) -
They want a new assassin identified in the Gandhi case; they want BJP painted as a peace dove in Kerala
7 April 2018, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
These are unusual days no doubt. But how unusual can unusualness get? Can the murder of Mahatma Gandhi be enacted again to show that he was not killed by the man who killed him? Can a propaganda war, however elaborate, really (...) -
Upsurge of the Underprivileged
7 April 2018From N.C.’s Writings
Whoever rules Uttar Pradesh gets the passport to Delhi. This has long been the rule during the days of the Congress hegemony. Actually, Uttar Pradesh can claim to have reared as many as seven Prime Ministers: Jawaharlal (...) -
Electoral Democracy
7 April 2018, by Badri RainaWe may be the largest Democracy,
But what nuisance elections are;
Especially when saffron begins to fade,
And other shades reappear.
It is best to have elections out of the way
Simultaneously,
While strong man is still in charge,
And opinion (...) -
BJP-ruled States Outdo Others in Crimes against Dalits
7 April 2018by S.R. Darapuri
It has again come up prominently in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) “Crime in India—2016” Report that the BJP-ruled States outdo other States in atrocities against Dalits (Scheduled Castes). The same scenario was during (...) -
An Anti-people Regimen
7 April 2018by Sandeep Pandey and Rahul Pandey
The 2018-19 Budget of the Narendra Modi Government has been touted as catering to the interests of the farmers, rural workers, women, Dalits and small businesses but nothing can be farther from the truth. A (...)
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