Communal hatred, seeded by colonial divide-and-rule and revived by modern majoritarianism, is corroding India's syncretic culture. Yet acts of everyday courage remind us that constitutional values and

What appears as cultural homage is, in fact, political signalling. By elevating Vande Mataram symbolism over inclusion, the state is diminishing the national anthem, unsettling hard-won consensus, and

States are increasingly becoming laboratories of hate; the experiment will ultimately consume the nation itself. The choice before India is stark: reaffirm constitutional citizenship, or allow adminis

Mamata Banerjee's personal appearance before the Supreme Court of India has transformed a procedural dispute over SIR into a constitutional warning—questioning whether institutions meant to safeguard

This is a book by two redoubtable Jesuit scholars. Lancy Lobo is currently the Research Director of the Indian Social Institute in New Delhi, while Denzil Fernandes was its former Executive Director.

The cry "Why am I poor?" exposes a world where fear of the other, corrupted politics, and dollar-driven power reduce millions to "children of a lesser god." Abundance will coexist with deprivation, an

O Water! There is a facade of democracy. In which caste is appropriated As a religious tool, To strengthen the caste hierarchy For touching their water.

From Washington's muscle diplomacy to Hindutva's cultural majoritarianism, a dangerous erosion of values is reshaping global and Indian politics. When power replaces principle and identity overrides j

In today's world, governance is not merely about policies. It is about performance. The teleprompter screen must glow. The sentences must glide. The applause must arrive on cue.