Swapna Gopinath
Celebrating the new Indian citizen
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Indian citizen is remoulded and turned into a non-chalant, “apolitical”, obedient and uncritical lot, which cheers the supreme leader and hails tyranny.
Dissent in the times of COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes The human race is stunned by the unprecedented rage of a virus. Moreover, the rightwing governments are utilising the opportunity to curb democratic rights.
No to segregation of Muslims, yes to a diverse and plural India that empowers to articulate dissent
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bisecting India through the contentious CAA and NRC by the BJP must be thwarted by upholding the pluralism and diversity that the Constitution celebrates.
Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, and the fall of India
Reading Time: 4 minutes The passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, marked the end of the “idea of India” which Nehru and the first generation of Indian leaders envisioned.
The violence of silence: Kashmir and India
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 5 August 2019 the Indian government challenged the foundations of the Constitution, by large scale oppression and silencing of the voices from Kashmir.