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It is strange that the Modi government, which denies targeting the individuals named, does not feel impelled to find out who it is that may be attacking democratic opinion critical of the establishment
Badri Raina
Badri Raina is a well-known commentator on politics, culture and society. His columns on the Znet have a global following. Raina taught English literature at the University of Delhi for over four decades and is the author of the much acclaimed Dickens and the Dialectic of Growth. He has several collections of poems and translations. His writings have appeared in nearly all major English dailies and journals in India.
Think what in our fallen times Has become of Pegasus; Turned into a poisoned beep, He is made to spy on us
Narendra Modi’s praise of India’s “demographic dividend” notwithstanding, the right-wing via the Uttar Pradesh chief minister may have come up with an idea close to the heart of India’s chattering classes
Fire, fire, everywhere, As far as the eye can span; Fire across the continents, Fire in the mind of man
Stan paid for being a true Christian – a servant of the needy and the powerless – as Jesus had paid for his convictions
Gogoi’s allegation that the NIA tried to recruit him into the RSS is now in the public domain, and must be probed for the sake of all those involved
The Substance of Democracy
How far the politics of Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath may meet the scale of the BJP’s alienation from the bulk of the populace given the migrant crisis and the cruel collapse of empathy during the second phase remains a question
Does the Baba use a mask? No. Has he taken a vaccine shot? No. Has the virus made any difference to his well-being? A resounding no. What more is needed to disprove the hollow claims of allopathy?
A Mischievous Project Bound to Fail and Cost the Nation