“There’s silence in the courtroom
As the prisoner hears the law,
As judgement breaks the silence,
The prisoner hopes no more.”
—Susmit Bose, singer-songwriter
As crime hurts, justice should heal. ‘Open prisons’ show us the way to a more compassionate society.
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A new generation of historians are bringing the subject out of the shadow of Marx and Nehru, fulfilling its role of restoring civilisational pride among Indians.
The BJP, with its insistence on the purity of Hindu Rashtra, would sadly reduce the soaring generosity of their founding vision to the petty bigotry of majoritarian chauvinism.
Historiography under previous governments can, and should, be contested. But history that’s being rewritten under the present government is not merely to eulogise some leaders, but also, and more worryingly, to condemn several chapters of the past.
Updated: 05 Nov 2021 12:13 pm
“There’s silence in the courtroom
As the prisoner hears the law,
As judgement breaks the silence,
The prisoner hopes no more.”
—Susmit Bose, singer-songwriter
The Othering Of History: India’s History Books Are Heavily North-Centric 
India's History: Time’s Up For The Red-Green Club 
