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Jan 21, 2019
Crackdown on dissent, undermining of democratic conventions among reasons why BJP has lost traction
The BJP decided suddenly to revive a 3-year-old case just before an Opposition rally in Kolkata and at a time when the party's electoral prospects look distinctly dodgy -
Jan 07, 2019
Saudi courts to notify women of divorce by text message to curb cases of men ending marriages without informing wives
Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to view documents related to the termination of their marriage contracts through the justice ministry's website. -
Dec 21, 2018
Bangladesh's rock 'n' roll scene, which championed liberal values post-independence, now faces a decline
Increased religiosity, which rejects all things Western in favor of a traditional lifestyle, has also hurt Bangladesh’s rock 'n' roll scene -
Dec 06, 2018
TM Krishna on backlash against dissenting voices: 'Hatred being perpetuated under cover of democracy'
TM Krishna is among the leading Carnatic music vocalists and public intellectuals of our time. The Magsaysay Awardee has been in the news recently for repudiating attempts to communalise Carnatic music — a stance that has made him, even more, the target of right wing trolls -
Nov 16, 2018
To lose TM Krishna to intolerance, is to lose ourselves; only an annihilate vanity can make this sacrifice thinkable
TM Krishna engages with the wonderful and the un-wonderful with remarkable felicity, and foregrounds tradition not as an impoverished relic of a forgotten past but a paradigm with which politics itself can be re-thought and reimagined -
Nov 16, 2018
Most people cannot accept an artist who speaks up or questions authority, TM Krishna tells Firstpost
In the wake of his New Delhi concert being cancelled by the AAI (allegedly due to threats from right-wing groups) TM Krishna dwells on the role of art — and the artist — in a democracy -
Aug 30, 2018
Vague definition of a terrorist, several ad hoc amendments make Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act a draconian law
The law under consideration is the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) 1967. It was enacted by the Congress and aimed to put a stop to activities which threatened the sovereignty and integrity of India. The ambiguity of the law restricts the freedom of speech and expression and the court had to always actively intervene to protect the said rights of the citizens charged under this Act. -
Aug 29, 2018
Bhima Koregaon raids: Arrests reflect persecution for dissent against govt practices and Hindutva politics
It is noteworthy to acknowledge that those raided as part of the Bhima Koregaon probe are united in their meaningful advocacy of the voice of subaltern groups and only to that end, in their dissidence against the present political dispensation -
Aug 27, 2018
L&T AGM: AM Naik's move to throw out shareholders for questioning his cancer hospital project was in bad taste
Instead of calling in the marshals, AM Naik would have done well to move a special resolution -
Jul 07, 2018
With laws like FCRA, govt stifles attempts by NGOs to bring about political change, clamps down on dissent
Laws like the FCRA hold NGOs back from fighting the government's crackdown on dissent and re-imagine ways to bring about political change.
