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Chronicle of Authoritarianism Foretold?
Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative
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October 01, 2024
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Blank Editorials
Despite being under scrutiny during the Emergency, small journals like Himmat Weekly got around censorship by taking calculated risks
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October 01, 2024
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To Write or Not to Write
For many journalists, reporting in the volatile decade of the 1970s was both exciting and challenging
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October 01, 2024
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Indira, the Nationalist
Indira Gandhi is dead and she cannot defend herself. But that doesn't mean others can't
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October 01, 2024
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Blue Star and the Golden Temple
Bhindranwale was able to get away with wrongdoings because in the eyes of the Congress leadership in Delhi, Punjab had a Sikh problem since Independence’
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October 01, 2024
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Notes from the Underground
The midnight knock that doused democracy and the saga of underground resistance
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October 01, 2024
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'Emergency' Takeaways
In a democracy, no ruler can be granted a carte blanche, like it happened during the Emergency, but the fact remains that we also learnt some valuable lessons during this period
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October 01, 2024
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An Irreversible Dent
Bans and arrests then, bans and arrests now. We have come full circle, say political experts
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October 01, 2024
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Growing Up with INDIRA GANDHI
Gandhi's principal legacy remains the systematic replacement of institutional governance with the vicious precedents of personalised rule
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October 01, 2024
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The 'Invisible' Dalits
The debate over sub-categorisation of castes is likely to shape the political discourse in the upcoming state elections
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September 21, 2024
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Caste Census: To Conquer Or Conserve?
The caste census is generating heated debate, but even its most ardent proponents are not able to articulate a plan about how to use the resulting data
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September 21, 2024
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THE FATEFUL COMEDY
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor talks about adapting Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov into a Hindi play
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September 21, 2024
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Mad Hatter
When a leader takes off his topi and holds it in his hands while appealing for votes, it signals something extraordinary
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September 21, 2024
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Circle Within Circles
The caste question in Muslims.
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September 21, 2024
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Backward March
The Maratha reservation question may continue to mire the next government in the state
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September 21, 2024
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The 69% Exception
Quota within quota: lessons to be learned from Tamil Nadu
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September 21, 2024
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United Indifference
The perils of tweaking tribal identities
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September 21, 2024
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Two Nations, Two Destinies
The widely differing balance of power between the military and civilian leadership in India and Pakistan has significantly impacted democracy in the two countries
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September 21, 2024
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Crème de la Crème
The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice.
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September 21, 2024
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Fading Folks
The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
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September 21, 2024
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A 'Hypocritical' Demand?
Hindu nationalists demand the denial of reservations to Christian and Muslim tribals even as they pursue their own \"reconversion\" drive
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September 21, 2024
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Slicing the Pie
Distinct from quick technical solutions offered by the judiciary the Dalit-Bahujan movements have suggested new momentum and reforms in the agenda of social justice
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September 21, 2024
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Shifting Sands of Time
The sub-categorisation debate has taken an interesting turn after the Bharat Bandh, with different political parties and factions adopting varied stances
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September 21, 2024
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Syndromic Promotions
The recent SC judgement on sub-categorisation is against the constitutional mandate
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September 21, 2024
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"Where Is The Creamy Layer?"
In 2020-21, after the death of Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan, followed by the split in the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), people started writing political obituaries of his son Chirag Paswan. But within three years, the wheels took a different turn. He is now not only a Union Minister—his party won five MPs—but he has also already left his mark in Indian politics through his outspoken nature and political convictions. During a conversation with Outlook’s Editor Chinki Sinha and Assistant Editor Abhik Bhattacharya, he shares his views on different issues. Excerpts:
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September 21, 2024
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Caste Census: ✓
Carry out the caste survey objectively, carefully and sensitively, with the right spirit, so that the benefits of reservation reach the deserving beneficiaries
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September 21, 2024
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Criminal Amnesia
The focus may have now shifted to the Kolkata gang rape case, but questions about the sexual violence in Manipur since May 2023 remain unanswered
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September 11, 2024
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To Rape A Wife
Survivors of marital rape face twin hurdles: a lack of legal framework to deal with these cases and the social stigma that comes with reporting them
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September 11, 2024
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A City Violated
Public outburst of anger over the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata has left the Mamata Banerjee government puzzled, worried
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September 11, 2024
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The Forest of Loss
From a legal perspective, justice appears to have been served in the 2017 Gudiya rape and murder case at Kotkhai, Himachal Pradesh. But several questions persist
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