Open letter to Arvind Kejriwal
Dear Meritorious Chief Minister, Congratulations on the sweeping win of Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections. As someone cheering the rise of the promise of more inclusive democracy …
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India’s capital becomes a bastion of male power
The Aam Aadmi Party made a huge deal out of women’s safety. Women were among those campaigning for AAP on the streets. Taking out rallys. Yet the 46% of women voters …
5 reasons to #VoteAAP
Yesterday, someone asked me to give three reasons to vote AAP. I understand that there is a lot of invented confusion, controversy and general mud slinging about AAP. The latest …
Babasaheb Ambedkar quotes on democracy
A collection of quotes by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a visionary far ahead of his time with a vision that spanned across differences and time. Dr B R Ambedkar authored the Indian Constitution.
Does Indore station routinely exploit rag picker children to pick dead bodies?
How can officials exploit rag picker children to pick dead bodies from railway tracks? When I first read the news of a 12 year old rag picker boy forced to …
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A politically incorrect stand on condemning online abuse
I had hoped it wouldn’t happen, but it did. The hideous comments made to Meena Kandasami became the subject of some major online activism/condemnation. I had wished it would not …
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Babasaheb Ambedkar: The fear of democracy of the privileged ~ P Sainath
Babasaheb Ambedkar is an enigma to most Indians. While we all claim to respect him for writing India’s Constitution, there is little we know about who Dr Ambedkar was or …
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Diyar government, a laundry list for human rights
Here are things I need done. Kindly do the needful. Quit aping the west on the dehumanization, and instead copy the concept of safe houses. You can’t do shit for …
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Pasupati Pandian, founder of Devendra Kula Velalar Kootamaippu (Federation) killed
Pasupati Pandian (50), founder of Devendra Kula Velalar Kootamaippu (Federation) was murdered yesterday in Dindigul district, by unidentified people in front of his home today. The police suspect that the …
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