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