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Identity Politics

No Country For Muslims

Angshuman Kar’s poem speaks about the consequences of reducing one’s identity to a piece of paper

10 February 2023

Memory, Myth And The Making Of Identity

How we tell our stories will affect how they are remembered in the cerebral sieve that is memory

14 January 2023

Muslims in Jharkhand react positively to Hemant Soren's new domicile policy

'We Will Definitely Show Our Papers': Why Muslims In Jharkhand Are Celebrating New Domicile Policy

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s decision to mark the 1932 land survey as the measure for domicile status has been well received by the Muslims of the state.

19 September 2022

Naga people at a polling booth

Northeast Polls: Air Of A Frontier In The Making As Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya Go To Polls

Identity politics, separate statehood demand, non-development, and corruption are the key issues dominating the upcoming elections in the North-eastern states of Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya.

07 February 2023

History of the 1932 Khatiyan movement

At The Crossroads Of Discontent: Revisiting Jharkhand's Journey Toward Domicile Policy

Jharkhand government’s decision to approve 1932 land records (khatiyan) as the benchmark for domicile policy didn’t come up in a day. It has a long history of political expediency and honest sacrifices.

20 September 2022

A win for the Adivasi Moolvasi movement in Jharkhand

Jharkhand's New Domicile Policy: Another 'Outsider' In The Wall 

Adivasi-Mulvasis In Jharkhand: Will the demarcation of locals by the 1932 Land Survey be able to demarcate Dikus? Hemant Soren government's move to accept the long-standing demand of Adivasi-Mulvasis once again leads to a...

18 September 2022

Installation Artwork titled 'Humanity Goodbye' by artist Nikhileswar Baruah

To Them, I Am The 'Other': Hindu-Muslim Identity Politics And 'The Banality Of Evil'

Indian Muslims are often perceived as backward or less capable of excelling in various fields. Very often, they are viewed with sucpicion by the law as well as other civilians. Such stereotypes can be traced back to the...

25 January 2023

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Trevor Noah To Lead Self-Guided Interactive Tour Of Capitol Hill Insurrection

Satirical news television programme 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah' is set to launch an interactive self-guided walking tour which aims to take guests on a journey through the events of the January 6, 2021 insurrection in...

18 August 2022

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27 April 2022
What's On Your Plate? The Legal Aspect Of Food Controversy In India

What's On Your Plate? The Legal Aspect Of Food Controversy In India

India has always seen the politicisation of food culture, whether in mid-day meals or the food on a poor man’s plate. Such politics are intertwined with...


27 April 2022
Cookbooks As Archives of Taste, Feelings, Flavours, And Politics 

Cookbooks As Archives of Taste, Feelings, Flavours, And Politics 

In a country where massive poverty is juxtaposed with plenty, cookbooks only cater to the haves. The have-nots, on the other hand, are caught in the endless...


31 March 2022
Why Mayawati's Village Is Still Hopeful About BSP's Future

Why Mayawati's Village Is Still Hopeful About BSP's Future

A section of the public in Badalpur, Mayawati's birthplace, holds a soft corner for her, despite their grouses with the new crop of BSP leaders and her...


20 March 2022
Politics of Language: How Urdu Slowly Disappeared From Kashmir

Politics of Language: How Urdu Slowly Disappeared From Kashmir

Since it was made the official language in 1889, Urdu has been the language of the Muslim masses. But the abrogation of Article 370, which has stripped Urdu of...


17 February 2022
Elections 2022: The Curious Case Of The Party Symbol

Elections 2022: The Curious Case Of The Party Symbol

The symbol of a political party is the identification mark that triggers, in the memory of the public, all things bad and good about a political outfit.


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11 February 2022
Elections 2022: Who Will The Nishads Row Across To Success In UP?

Elections 2022: Who Will The Nishads Row Across To Success In UP?

Nishad politics, marked by growing identity assertion and the hype around elections, cannot be confined to reservations. Here is an attempt to make sense of...


04 February 2022
Muscular Nationalism: India’s Contest Over Memory

Muscular Nationalism: India’s Contest Over Memory

Over the past hundred years, since war memorials became popular globally, their purpose and significance have changed, from sites for triumphant nationalism to...


04 February 2022
'Breadwinner But Not Leader': Warring Identities Of Women In Manipuri Politics

'Breadwinner But Not Leader': Warring Identities Of Women In Manipuri Politics

'A man who does not go to Loishang and a woman who does not go to the market are worthless' - Meitei proverb


04 February 2022
Statues And Politics | Incidents Of Vandalism In Recent Past

Statues And Politics | Incidents Of Vandalism In Recent Past

With new statues being erected, and the old being vandalised, these sculptures have played a larger role in shaping the political discourses over the years. 


02 February 2022
Linguistic Identity Scores Over Religious Identity In Assam

Linguistic Identity Scores Over Religious Identity In Assam

Identity in Assam is linked to language. Assam in the past witnessed several anti-Bengali language riots.    


31 January 2022
From Thanos To Joker- How Comic Book Supervillains Were Victims Of Identity Politics

From Thanos To Joker- How Comic Book Supervillains Were Victims Of Identity Politics

In an attempt to probably empathise with their villainy, writers, more often than not, have looked at consequences of identity politics, and use that as the...


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30 January 2022
'First Time In Kashmir': Reconquering Lal Chowk And Identity Politics Around It

'First Time In Kashmir': Reconquering Lal Chowk And Identity Politics Around It

Lal Chowk, a business hub in Kashmir’s summer capital is named after the central marketplace in Moscow named Red Square.  


21 January 2022
Imran Khan To Attend Beijing Olympics To Show Solidarity With China

Imran Khan To Attend Beijing Olympics To Show Solidarity With China

During his three-day visit, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan will meet with the top Chinese leadership and take forward the traditional military ties as...


29 September 2021
Yogi Adityanath's UP Poll Pitch: A Crime Free State And Development

Yogi Adityanath's UP Poll Pitch: A Crime Free State And Development

Uttar Pradesh BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh has said during a door-to-door campaign that Yogi Adityanath will be the party’s face in the coming state...


09 September 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput - The Revenant Guest During Election Season In Bihar

Sushant Singh Rajput - The Revenant Guest During Election Season In Bihar

Sushant Singh Rajput's death bemoaned as a huge loss is, in fact, a huge gain for the BJP, both in Bihar and in Maharashtra.


03 May 2019
Who Killed My Son? Father Cries For Justice, Wants Bhopal To Snub Malegaon Blast Accused Pragya Thakur

Who Killed My Son? Father Cries For Justice, Wants Bhopal To Snub Malegaon Blast Accused Pragya Thakur

Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur is contesting from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Congress veteran Digvijay Singh. Victims of the...


11 March 2019
Ananth Kumar Hegde Calls Rahul Gandhi 'Hybrid', Asks Him To Give DNA Proof Of Being Brahmin

Ananth Kumar Hegde Calls Rahul Gandhi 'Hybrid', Asks Him To Give DNA Proof Of Being Brahmin

Ananth Kumar Hegde is the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and five-time Lok Sabha member from Uttara Kannada in Karnataka


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