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Normalising the Language of Cruelty

What begins as a word ends as a weapon. Slurs are sanitised and celebrated, social hierarchies harden, empathy thins, and injustice finds new legitimacy. Indian leaders exemplify how language prepares

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
09 Feb 2026

Hate Speech Goes Through the Roof

Hate speech has become an electoral weapon, escalating as polls near. From Assam to Uttarakhand, leaders and institutions are normalising the calls to harass minorities. On the other hand, judicial si

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
09 Feb 2026

Articles

From Godhra to Assam, a once-neutral word has been weaponised to stigmatise, harass, and exclude a section of the people. This is not a linguistic accident but a political design wherein power turns l

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
09 Feb 2026

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court declared menstrual health a fundamental right under Article 21, linking dignity, education, and equality. By mandating hygiene facilities, free pads, and awaren

Jessy Kurian Jessy Kurian
09 Feb 2026

The Budget dazzles with record spending and infrastructure promises, yet leaves ordinary Indians unheard. Between viral pauses and ground realities like jobs, health, education, water and wages, the n

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
09 Feb 2026

India and Pakistan's accelerating arms race—fuelled by rising defence budgets, drones, and nuclear modernisation—has made South Asia increasingly volatile. As technology shortens decision times, peace

John Dayal John Dayal
09 Feb 2026

In an unprecedented and extremely consequential move for conducting free and fair elections in the country, the West Bengal Chief Minister and President of the All India Trinamool Congress Mamta Banar

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
09 Feb 2026

India's population story is no longer about explosion but about transition. With fertility below replacement and ageing accelerating, the challenge has shifted from limiting births to managing decline

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
09 Feb 2026

O Hindu Water, O Islamic Water, I aspire to practice The ethics of democracy As my way of life. Not as a slogan, Not as a ceremony, But as an everyday praxis Of Equality.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
09 Feb 2026

About 30 kilometres from Nagpur, there is a place called Bapu Kuti, the Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi lived during his final years at Sevagram. It is a place of pilgrimage for those seeking to witness S

Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP
09 Feb 2026

When leaders start avoiding the House because debate feels unsafe, what they are really saying is that silence feels safer than accountability.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
09 Feb 2026