Author: Esha Gupta
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has elevated the Ram temple issue to the top of its campaign platform once more as the state of Madhya Pradesh gets ready for the next elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a mainstay of the party, began a three-day trip to the state on October 28 and did not hold back while ridiculing the Congress for its previous doubts about the BJP’s commitment to constructing the Ram temple. At an electoral rally in Chhindwara, Shah claimed with confidence that the Ram Mandir’s consecration date had been fixed and posed a rhetorical question to Congress…
The two main tenets of Golwalkar’s philosophy are his critiques of the Indian constitution, his nation-building philosophy, and his treatment of minorities. While the conversation covered a wide range of topics related to Golwalkar’s philosophy and the development of the RSS, it’s important to examine how their ideas actually affect people in the real world, particularly India’s minority populations.The controversial ideology of GolwalkarIn his book “We or Our Nationhood Defined,” published in 1939, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader M.S. Golwalkar stated his divisive opinions. He made troubling claims in this book regarding ethnic pride and the extermination of Semitic races,…
An important message related to the Iranian women’s rights struggle was conveyed when the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Narges Mohammadi as the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee’s chair, Berit Reiss-Andersen, declared “Women, life, freedom” on that important Friday. A well-known Iranian scientist and human rights advocate named Narges Mohammadi has led the fight against women’s persecution in his country.Who is Narges Mohammadi? 51-year-old Narges Mohammadi is an ardent supporter of women’s rights in the area. She works as the deputy director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC) and is both an activist…
On the floor of a brand-new Parliament House, members of the Indian Parliament will figuratively “step out from the old to the new” as India renews its commitment to destiny. The earlier iconic structure, which was conceived by the British but constructed by the sweat and labor of Indians, will continue to stand as a permanent tribute to a crucial midnight hour that occurred 75 years ago. The historic Parliament House in India has, for the most part, skillfully guided the largest and oldest democracy in the world through the ups and downs of recent history.The Narendra Modi government has…
Extrajudicial executions, often known as “encounters” in India, have long been a divisive and worrying subject in that nation. These occurrences involve the suspected involvement of people in criminal activity in deaths caused by the use of lethal force by law enforcement forces, frequently without due process or accountability. While upholding law and order is important, the question of how long we will continue to disregard extrajudicial killings on Indian soil remains. In India, charges of staged encounters and disproportionate use of force have been made, and extrajudicial executions have started to happen often. These crimes have become disturbingly frequent…
Hate has been a persistent and problematic topic in human history in all of its forms. It has repeatedly shown itself to be a cause for division and destruction, whether it is motivated by prejudice, fear, or ideology. A rising tide of hatred, frequently linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has plagued India in recent years. This article investigates the function of hatred in Indian politics and society, as well as its potential repercussions. With a long history in India, the RSS is a right-wing Hindu nationalist group. Its ideology, which dates back…
In an effort to settle their growing dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian land, India and Canada have expelled each other’s diplomats on a tit-for-tat basis. The expulsions come in response to Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, who stated that there are “credible allegations” connecting the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar to the Narendra Modi administration in India. Nijjar was shot dead on June 18, 2023, outside a Sikh cultural center in Surrey, British Columbia. Nijjar was a prominent member of the Khalistan movement, which sought to establish an independent Sikh nation in…
On the floor of a brand-new Parliament House, members of the Indian Parliament will figuratively “step out from the old to the new” as India renews its commitment to destiny. The earlier iconic structure, which was conceived by the British but constructed by the sweat and labor of Indians, will continue to stand as a permanent tribute to a crucial midnight hour that occurred 75 years ago. The historic Parliament House in India has, for the most part, skillfully guided the largest and oldest democracy in the world through the ups and downs of recent history.The Narendra Modi government has…
It is exhausting to periodically list the “discriminations.” Another fatality. Still another disgrace. A child who was born a Muslim was spanked. a sign urging residents to leave a slum because of their religious beliefs. What’s frightening is that if you strike three more kids for the same offense, the media reports will start to fade. The audience will start to become “bored.” The status quo will prevail. Blindness will prevail. The Karnataka hijab “controversy” is one example of breaking news that has long since been forgotten. Since I feel it is my responsibility to repeat it, I do so…
Machiavelli, a fan of the Greeks and Romans, was convinced that citizens needed to be constantly engaged in civic duty and vigilant between elections. There could be no lasting republic without this vigilance and involvement in civic affairs, and there could be no true democracy without such republican virtues. Both the Indians and the American founding fathers took this lesson to heart when they declared India a democratic republic. And in Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), the largest movie star in the world, charismatically communicates this straightforward yet potent political message. The movie, which made $60 million in its first…