Cover Stories

The Weight of the Baton

July 20 has become a chilling demonstration of how executive power, institutional compliance and shrinking democratic spaces are together transforming constitutional rights into privileges granted at

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
27 Jul 2026

Assaulting The Future of India

What began as a demand for accountability over exam leaks ended in batons, tear gas and bloodshed. The July 20 crackdown transformed an education crisis into a defining test of democracy.

Oliver D'Souza Oliver D'Souza
27 Jul 2026

Articles

History's gravest political failures began not with rebellion but with rulers convinced they could never be wrong. The higher the pedestal of power, the greater the need for humility, accountability a

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
27 Jul 2026

The Sansad March was never just about exam reforms. It became a battle over who truly holds power in India—the people or the state—and whether peaceful dissent will be answered with accountability or

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
27 Jul 2026

The throwaway culture has not stopped at plastic and gadgets—it has reached people. As families shrink and loneliness grows, Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to restore the forgotten dignity of grandpare

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
27 Jul 2026

The students' uprising has exposed the Modi government's greatest political vulnerability. If the Opposition cannot transform this unprecedented youth discontent into a sustained national movement, it

G Ramachandram G Ramachandram
27 Jul 2026

History remembers unlikely symbols. In India, the cockroach has become an emblem of endurance. It has become a reminder to the powerful that resilience cannot be ridiculed into silence.

Dr Martin Valiyaparambil VC Dr Martin Valiyaparambil VC
27 Jul 2026

From ages of dust and burdens untold, It rose where countless sorrows unfold, Born to cleanse what centuries stained, A land where fear and silence reigned.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
27 Jul 2026

Currently, a sit-in is going on in front of Jauhar University in Rampur. Azam Khan, a member of the Samajwadi Party who is in jail at present, is the chairman of the trust running the University. Stud

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
27 Jul 2026

Imagine if nations practised that. Imagine if politicians believed it before delivering speeches. Imagine if we looked at the person praying differently from us and quietly said, "Your life is as prec

Robert Clements Robert Clements
27 Jul 2026