constitution Archives

Why Is Our Government Insistent on Changing the Constitution?

BJP ministers Anant Kumar Hegde and Yogi Adityanath have made it amply clear that they’d like to change the Constitution, the word secular particularly. They should listen to what advocate-activist Menaka Guruswamy has to say: The beauty of the Constitution is it compels us to unlearn the prejudices that we hold true.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 26, 2016

Pop Culture

“Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge”: From Streets to the Spoken Fest, Protest Poetry is Everywhere

In the age of CAA, words are the weapons on the tongues of wounded artistes. I witnessed the power of poetry first-hand at Mumbai’s Spoken Fest, where Varun Grover reiterated, “Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge” and Faye D’Souza asked, “Is the government reading the Constitution?”

Anand Holla July 11, 2016

POV

Dear Indians Who Turned into “Land Buyers” Post Article 370, Can You Please Calm Down?

I received a forward with a picture of a ready-to-move-into 6 BHK house overlooking the Dal Lake priced at ₹3.5 crore. Though the image was fake, the desire most Indians have to own a beautiful holiday home in the mountains is very real. But are we ready for a “Kanakia Paris” in Srinagar?

Aditya Bhalla July 4, 2016

Fashion

The Dawn of “Protest Fashion”: What India Wore to the Anti-CAA Protests

The anti-CAA/NRC protests that have gripped the country in the last two months, is testament to the fact that fashion and revolution have gone hand in hand. Several images have stood out during the protests – from Chandrashekhar Azad’s blue scarf to the women who’ve worn the hijab as a political statement.

Mavis D'Silva June 16, 2016

POV

This New Year Along with Your Weight Shed Your Apathy

This year, instead of using New Year resolutions to crib about having to include more lauki in our diets, why don’t we do things a little differently: Can we instead all agree to be informed citizens, aware of our rights and responsibilities, and active participants in a functioning democracy?

Purba Ray March 14, 2016

Columns

Rearview | A Pariksha Pe Charcha for Hindu Mahasabha’s Pooja Shakun Pandey & Co

Rearview is a column that draws connections between the events of the past week. This week, a government that is committed to optics, with initiatives like Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0, has to contend with runaway elements like Hindu Mahasabha leader Pooja Shakun Pandey who reenacted the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

Karanjeet Kaur March 7, 2016

Bollywood

Feeling Extra Patriotic? Look Beyond Border & Watch These Deshbhakti Movies Instead

What does patriotism mean today? Does it lie in adhering to the Constitution? Does it lie in fixing “anti-nationals” with a ticket to Pakistan? Does it mean #BoycottChineseProducts? We revisit a few loved films that redefine deshbhakti for this age.

Pranay Dewani March 7, 2016