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Drawing from the legacy of figures like Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, Vyomesh Shukla critiques the failings of Banaras’s civic and religious institutions. The neglect of the Ganga, for instance, serves as a metaphor for the city’s larger struggles. https://lnkd.in/gw2ZHCU9 #aagaurpani #vyomeshshukla

Embroideries illuminates what most women have always known – the most horrifying, joyous, and courageous stories emerge when women start to talk about their lives. https://lnkd.in/gDgcnCYv By Sayari Debnath #BookRecommendation

Rajmohan warned those opposing the Places of Worship Act (1991) that battles over the distant past “may help you gain political success of a small or a large kind, but new emotions will be created. https://lnkd.in/guJuX3ts Ramachandra Guha writes why his words are worth listening to again today.

Replying to a two-day debate in the Lower House of Parliament about the completion of 75 years since the adoption of the Constitution, Modi said that the Nehru-Gandhi family “challenged the Constitution at every level” and “changed it to attack freedom of expression”. https://lnkd.in/gYFcuSnr #Congress #BJP #ConstitutionofIndia

In this movie, the framing style is strikingly used to portray a world that is circumscribed but also filled with restless movement. Basaran’s script is based on Feride Cicekglu’s memoir of her time spent behind bars. https://lnkd.in/gnXvZ2Nq #Dontletthemshootthekite

Questioning the handling of the situation in the state by the Centre, the MP from Outer Manipur said that it is not “a war against either party – be it the treasury or the Opposition”. Kanngam said that it was a “war against humanity”. https://lnkd.in/gNeaz6ra #ManipurUnrest

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In the aftermath of the recent verdict, the ruling BJP is likely to become even more aggressive. Its overconfidence may make its handling of the Opposition more cavalier. https://lnkd.in/grSQyYh3 Satish Jha analyses the recently concluded state elections.

Legal experts argue that the ban violates the right to choose food, which is part of the fundamental rights to freedom and privacy guaranteed by the Constitution. Read Vineet Bhalla's report for more: https://lnkd.in/gvWS72By