Reclaiming Arjuna from a Century of Obedience

The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Bhagavad Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis, at the centenary of the RSS: the swayamsevak’s unquestioning loyalty pitted against the citizen’s conscientious doubt.▶30-Sep-2025
Pradeep Bhargava

October 3, 2025

Reclaiming Arjuna, When injustice prevails, Countering witch-hunts, Naming and equality, and more

Lessons of Khadi from a Century Ago

Mahatma Gandhi saw justice and equity as indivisible from non-violence, linking mass politics with social reconstruction. Though often dismissed, his focus on khadi highlights democracy’s deeper task…
▶01-Oct-2025
Venu Madhav Govindu

Reclaiming Arjuna from a Century of Obedience

The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Bhagavad Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis, at the centenary of…
▶30-Sep-2025
Pradeep Bhargava

Witch Hunts, Autocracy, and the Age of Algorithmic Empires

As cyber empires tighten control, digital platforms spread unseen violence that colonises the mind. Yet counter-movements are emerging—decentralised tools restoring openness, autonomy, and resistance…
▶29-Sep-2025
Asokakumar V.

Naming, Caste, and the Struggle for Equality

Dropping offensive terms for Dalits without dismantling caste changes appearances, not reality. True dignity arises when communities name themselves, shifting from state correction to self-…
▶25-Sep-2025
Sahil Hussain Choudhury

When Injustice Prevails

An examination of 8 well-known terror cases which resulted in acquittals reveals how innocent Muslims are arrested, often tortured, and then suffer prolonged trials. They are eventually acquitted by…
▶25-Sep-2025
Darab Farooqui
Book
Book Review

Dancing Like a Man: Astad Deboo and Contemporary Indian Dance

Astad Deboo's career was intimately linked to the trajectories of Indian dance, such that his style shaped and reshaped Indian audiences’ understanding of Indian dance.
▶22-Sep-2025
Kanika Batra

Gen-Z and Nepal’s Ongoing Struggle for Change

With unprecedented speed, violence, and destruction, the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal ended in euphoria with the government forced to resign and the appointment of an interim prime minister of the…
▶22-Sep-2025
Krishna P. Adhikari, David N. Gellner

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: Real Welfare or Tokenism?

Despite substantially expanding the number of banks accounts , the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana delivers little real inclusion. Accounts serve mainly insurance sales, not credit or security. Weak…
▶19-Sep-2025
Kshipra Jain, Manish Sinsinwar

The Bugs Fighting Superbugs

As antibiotics increasingly fail against dangerous bacterial infections, a century-old solution from the past, bacteriophage therapy, is making a comeback. India’s vast phage diversity offers a rare…
▶18-Sep-2025
Sudipta Mondal

Gurgaon Shows Why Private City-Making Doesn't Work

Gurgaon's failing infrastructure shows there is no alternative to governments taking a central role in building sustainable and inclusive cities.
▶17-Sep-2025
Ankita Dhar Karmakar