The BJP didn’t forcefully counter the UPA government’s communal socialism. It’s paying for it in Rajasthan
Let there be no mistake: those who organised the violent mass agitation demanding entitlements that go with a scheduled tribe (ST) status, including its leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, are responsible for the deaths and injuries that resulted. Surely in a [...]
Its verdict should halt the tendency to use the law to flaunt competitive intolerance
Excerpts from the verdict of a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court (Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul):
In a free and democratic society, tolerance is vital. This is true especially in large and complex societies like ours where people with varied beliefs and [...]
Lessons from another Maharashtrian
Those who take to the streets often invoke Mahatma Gandhi. Like Raj Thackeray. Surely, if the Mahatma could break the law, then it’s perfectly kosher for lesser mortals to do so?
Not quite.
Because once the Constitution of India came into force in 1950, the rules of the game changed. In one of [...]
A deeper understanding of ahimsa at the time of genocide
Over at Prospect magazine, Salil Tripathi has a brilliant explanation of Mahatma Gandhi’s views on the Jews and the Third Reich.
This position has been characterised as passivity bordering on cowardice. But it is subtler than that. Gandhi expressed great sympathy for the historical persecution of the [...]
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