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This fortnight in
@frontline_india
:
3 ISSUES THAT COULD IMPACT
#Election2024
| The real issues that should be worrying Indians today are
#deprivation
,
#unemployment
&
#corruption
. These should be what India votes on.
Read everything here:
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#FromTheArchives
| Here is a list of the apologies & undertakings which
#Savarkar
offered from 1911 to 1950, a heroic record of four decades for which his portrait was put up in Parliament House by his political heirs.
A.G. Noorani writes.
258
3K
6K
ESSAY |
#Savarkar
is not a conservative; he is, in fact, the deadliest venom India has ever produced. He is the fountainhead of fundamentalism in India. That is why I am allergic to him.
@jeyamohanwriter
writes.
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759
2K
*NEW* INTERVIEW | "We are living in an era where language barriers are breaking down & the distinctions between regional cinema & Bollywood are disappearing."
@shetty_rishab
, actor & writer-director of
#KantaraTheLegend
, in conversation with
@VASayeed
.
6
62
2K
#MKStalin
is the most secure head of a political party in India. And that is the reason why, as CM of
#TamilNadu
, he does not hesitate to call out the
#BJP
or take on PM
#NarendraModi
even on a public stage.
@RKRadhakrishn
writes.
44
406
1K
This fortnight in
@frontline_india
:
THE
#KANTARA
PHENOMENON | Understanding the extraordinary success of an ordinary film.
Read everything from our latest issue here -
#KantaraTheLegend
39
135
1K
#Zubair
’s work with
@AltNews
involves tracking fake news &
#misinformation
. He filters, fact-checks, and debunks news material that could potentially instigate conflict, violate rights, or just be false.
Anupama Katakam writes.
50
359
1K
ARCHIVES | "Since
#BJP
has come to power,
#fascism
has grown in this country. Voices of
#dissent
are being curbed, unconstitutional laws are being made on the basis of religion to deny citizenship to
#Muslims
." -
@asadowaisi
(Dec 4, 2020)
#Islamophobia
26
233
924
*NEW* COVER STORY |
#Hindutva
forces are on a full-fledged communal offensive in the run-up to the general election in 2024 &
#Muslims
are bearing the brunt of it.
@venkiteshram
writes.
#Islamophobia
#BJP
47
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702
NEW ISSUE | The abysmally low rate of conviction & a high no. of acquittals in cases filed under the vaguely defined anti-terrorism laws of India over the years point to their rampant misuse & the need to examine their constitutionality.
6
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691
#FromTheArchives
| In 2021,
@frontline_india
's year-long investigation had revealed that 11 intelligence inputs warning of the
#PulwamaAttack
of Feb 14, 2019, were ignored.
@anandobhakto
writes.
17
441
707
PMO has been taking extraordinary interest in matters linked to administration of Delhi since AAP came to power.
63
848
666
"There is an awakening among the Muslims that their vote is getting wasted because these people, the so-called secular parties, do not have the political wherewithal to stop the
#BJP
,"
@asadowaisi
told
@ziyaussalam
in an excl. interview.
#AsaduddinOwaisi
20
116
651
ARCHIVES | "The
#RSS
always floats different outfits & uses them to further its agenda of Hindu Rashtra. It calls itself a cultural organisation but has always used this privilege to further divisive politics." -
@kanhaiyakumar
(Apr 1, 2016)
#Hindutva
6
35
668
#Interview
| "They are afraid of my ideology resonating with youngsters, with people looking for an alternative to them, because they know I will not compromise my belief system when it comes to the
#RSS
& the
#BJP
." -
@jigneshmevani80
9
58
660
#Exclusive
| "Perhaps the
#Gujarat
model worked, but you cannot execute the model in India. You cannot have a crony
#capitalist
model where two or three guys take over much of the country & run it for you."
@ptrmadurai
in conversation w/
@RKRadhakrishn
.
15
216
661
#Tigrayans
in
#Ethiopia
are facing a relentless campaign of
#EthnicCleansing
being carried out by security forces from the neighbouring
#Amhara
region,
@amnesty
&
@hrw
said.
#HumanRightsViolations
#Tigray
44
885
632
INTERVIEW | "
#Kantara
was a story that was very true to coastal
#Karnataka
, which still continues now & then, and we wanted to tell that to the world."
@Karthik1423
in conversation with
@VASayeed
.
@hombalefilms
@shetty_rishab
1
61
647
*NEW* COVER STORY | "The
#BJP
at the Centre, with all its money & might & with all its control over the
#media
obviously gets far more hype than what is justly due to them based on their strength on the ground."
Interview w/
@MahuaMoitra
.
#WestBengal
90
100
549
More than 300 cases of anti-
#Christian
violence have been reported in India this year, with
#UttarPradesh
faring the worst.
@ziyaussalam
writes.
#Hindutva
18
261
542
*NEW*
@TheAcademy
on June 28 invited actors
#Suriya
&
#Kajol
to be members of an
#Oscar
panel comprising 397 eminent movie personalities. They are among 53 invitees from outside the
#UnitedStates
.
@RKRadhakrishn
reports.
2
285
526
"They are using JNU to polarise people" | Interview with Shehla Rashid, a JNU alumna.
@Shehla_Rashid
12
97
534
*NEW* DISPATCHES |
#Telangana
has indeed taken the IT race to the next level, supported by the highest annual growth rate among States in IT/ITeS exports (Rs.1.45 lakh crore in 2020-21).
@ravishant
reports.
@KTRTRS
20
124
537
The Sangh Parivar is at war with India’s history, which is in no small measure aided by the British rulers’ interpretations and interventions. The Somnath temple and Babri Masjid controversies are cases in point.
A.G. Noorani writes
4
135
513
J. Jeyaranjan: The new farm laws are the greatest threats to the PDS in Tamil Nadu
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#Interview
| "The
#BJP
will do whatever it takes to malign me.
#NarendraModi
& [the
#RSS
chief]
#MohanBhagwat
are clearly uncomfortable with me. We know their stand on
#Dalits
& I am therefore a hindrance." -
@jigneshmevani80
4
72
486
In a historic decision, the
#TamilNadu
govt appoints several non-Brahmin priests to perform rituals in Vedic temples, but
#casteist
elements try to derail the move by challenging it in court.
@rinpoet
writes.
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85
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This fortnight in
@frontline_india
:
TUGS OF HINDOSTAN | As
#Governors
become increasingly shrill in opposition-ruled States, the
#Constitution
is being flouted in the service of the
#NarendraModi
-led Central govt.
Cover illustration by
@satishacharya
!
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INTERVIEW | "My case exposes a bigger issue, which is that the
#BJP
will stop at nothing to target me... I will take this punishment as a badge of honour." -
@jigneshmevani80
2
58
433
DISPATCHES |
#Telangana
will soon have a scheme that will be specifically focussed on the empowerment of
#Muslims
living below the poverty line (BPL), similar to its flagship “Telangana Dalit Bandhu” scheme.
Report by
@ravishant
.
8
125
429
SUNDAY READS | The opposition to the celebration of Tipu Jayanti in
#Karnataka
is rooted in a distorted narrative of
#history
that portrays him as a religious bigot who massacred Kodavas in 1785 & indulged in mass conversions.
By
@VASayeed
(Jan 6, 2017).
8
125
413
#ElephantWhisperers
|
@EarthSpectrum
told Frontline that she wanted to show the importance of the indigenous people, the Kattunayakan community, and their immense knowledge of the forest and its organisms.
#Oscars
10
52
412
DISPATCHES | Hyderabad MP
@asadowaisi
also went on to state that the place of worship at
#Ayodhya
should not be called a masjid, nor should people donate money for its construction.
Report by
@ravishant
.
#AyodhyaMasjid
6
97
391
This fortnight in
@frontline_india
:
THE CRACKS ARE SHOWING | The image of the
#judiciary
as a reliable pillar of Indian
#democracy
is crumbling, as verdict after verdict betrays the most basic notions of
#justice
.
Cover illustration by
@satishacharya
!
10
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392
ARCHIVES | What was
#Savarkar
’s record in his 83 years to hail him as a hero? Six abject apologies to the British rulers - add to them four murders which he conspired in from 1909 to 1948, the last being Gandhi’s.
By A.G. Noorani (Jan 17, 2020).
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128
377
An act of violation | The Centre enlarges the scope of application of the NIA Act, 2008 amid concerns that the Act may become draconian and curtail citizens’ rights.
67
122
368
"We need to keep the focus on Kashmir" | Interview with Shehla Rashid, leader, Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement.
@Shehla_Rashid
17
90
351
EDITOR'S NOTE | As the bulldozers move in, the honourable PM has chosen to be silent. Sections of the media have turned into ‘cheergirls’ celebrating the fours and sixes of the stormtroopers in saffron.
Words by
@Vijayasankar_FL
.
#Hindutva
#NarendraModi
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353
Several Muslims framed under bogus terrorism charges struggle to lead a normal life after their acquittal and release. A new book in Hindi, a product of painstaking research, chronicles their trials and tribulations.
1
128
336
"Ambedkarites and the Left should come together" | Interview with Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani.
@jigneshmevani80
16
62
316
SPOTLIGHT | More than 300 cases of anti-
#Christian
violence have been reported in India this year, with
#UttarPradesh
faring the worst.
@ziyaussalam
writes.
#Hindutva
30
141
314
CONTROVERSY | Did
#Periyar
call for a genocide of
#Brahmins
? In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of
#HateSpeech
is ill-intentioned.
@KRManoharan
writes.
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323
V. Gopala Gowda, former Supreme Court Judge, said: “The ordinance is against the fundamental rights and directive principles of the Constitution. The Governor [of Karnataka] has exceeded his authority in promulgating this ordinance.”
Dispatch by
@VASayeed
3
98
297
ESSAY | The
#NarendraModi
regime’s prosecutions are for intimidation of critics & political opponents.
A.G. Noorani writes.
#dissent
#DishaRavi
#BhimaKoregaon
#sedition
0
87
279
ESSAY | The genesis of the
#CentralVista
project is political.
#Modi
wants to impose on
#NewDelhi
the impress of his name just as he did on
#Ahmedabad
. This is our 21st century Mohammed bin Tughlaq all over.
A.G. Noorani writes.
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104
290
Read A.G. Noorani's essay exploring the
#SupremeCourtofIndia
's actions leading to the continuation of sedition as the offence it is today.
1
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285
Violence against Muslims and Christians has risen since the BJP came to power in 2014, and the pattern and modus operandi of the attacks reveal a systematic programme to marginalise and subjugate them.
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NEW ISSUE | This fortnight in
@frontline_india
: The
#SecondWave
of
#COVID19
has exposed not only the long-term weaknesses of the public
#health
system but also the
hollowness of PM
#NarendraModi
’s image as a strong & decisive leader.
17
130
281
Muslims today | 70 years after Independence, the Muslims of India have very real grievances. No political party has made a sincere effort to address them. Essay by AG Noorani.
@asadowaisi
23
103
263
This fortnight in
@frontline_india
:
REIMAGINING INDIA | That is what
#RahulGandhi
says his
#BharatJodoYatra
is all about. It has so far seen extraordinary responses. Can the yatra & the new party president together renew the
#Congress
?
Read it all here -
8
119
261
Thousands of
#Tigrayans
are being forcibly expelled, detained or killed in a fresh wave of ethnic violence in the western part of
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
region, two rights groups warned.
19
207
229
"He opens the door. Gandhiji's murderer, you think, but there he is, a tall, slightly bent man in pyjamas and an old yellow sleeveless sweater. You scan his appearance for signs of what might make him different."
#MartyrsDay
#martyrsday2021
2
73
250
*NEW* The new
@BBC
documentary
#IndiaTheModiQuestion
reveals a secret British foreign office report that found
#NarendraModi
culpable in the 2002
#GujaratRiots
.
@ashiscray
, who watched the documentary, writes on the significant takeaways.
21
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245
This fortnight in Frontline:
COVER STORY | THE LIFE AND TIMES OF M KARUNANIDHI
An artist as a leader: On the evolution of the Dravidian icon M. Karunanidhi who made many conquests in diverse fields on his way to the hearts of crores of Tamils.
5
116
243
COVER STORY | As Indians sat in front of the television on
#RepublicDay
to witness the nation’s show of strength, many people were left squirming in their seats by the oft-repeated exhibition of majoritarianism.
Words by
@ziyaussalam
.
#PressFreedom
7
78
230
Interview with
@anarrain
, Bengaluru-based lawyer & author of 'India’s Undeclared Emergency: Constitutionalism and the Politics of Resistance'.
In conversation w/
@VASayeed
.
@ContextIndia
#NarendraModi
5
97
238
SUNDAY READS | "Malaviya had been much more involved in the activities of the ‘Prayag Hindu Samaj’... It promoted the improvement of Hindu society & religion and the training of Hindus to oppose & resist their enemies.
By A.G. Noorani (Jan 23, 2015).
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78
223
ESSAY |
#NarendraModi
wants to go down in history as the architect of a Hindu state. In this, he will fail.
Words by A.G. Noorani.
#Hindutva
#Islamophobia
4
80
225
DISPATCHES |
#Tigrayans
are reportedly being targeted with an
#EthnicCleansing
campaign in the contested Western
#Tigray
zone of
#Ethiopia
.
#HumanRightsViolations
@amnesty
@hrw
8
357
213
The decision to approve a major vaccine without consideration of its efficacy in itself is rather extraordinary to the point of being termed unscientific.
@SaketGokhale
4
85
220
INTERVIEW | "Why did the
#Congress
release a minority declaration for
#Telangana
but not for
#Rajasthan
,
#Chhattisgarh
, or
#MadhyaPradesh
? It is because you have a strong political voice in the form of the
#AIMIM
."
@asadowaisi
spoke to
@ayesha_minhaz
.
11
91
227
#India
expects its smaller neighbours to call it uncle and the Great Powers to call it brother.
A.G. Noorani writes
5
74
214
Anti-Modi wave | The all-embracing anti-Modi sentiment in Tamil Nadu and astute seat adjustments by the DMK enable the alliance led by the party to make almost a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha election.
9
39
203
#TelanganaElection2023
| "In States where the
#BJP
is in power or is politically powerful, the feeling of uncertainty among
#Muslims
is prevalent. This is not the situation in Telangana."
@asadowaisi
spoke to
@ayesha_minhaz
.
@aimim_national
5
80
218
COVER STORY | "Never in the history of India has a Prime Minister personally intervened, undermining the stand taken by the Indian Negotiating Team."
@Pawankhera
spoke to Purnima S. Tripathi on the recent
#Rafale
deal revelations.
@INCIndia
2
77
210
NEW ISSUE | As the countdown to the next round of Assembly elections starts, the
#SanghParivar
deploys the now-familiar tactic of communalising society & politics to hide the numerous failures of its govts & win at any cost.
#NarendraModi
#Adityanath
#BJP
6
106
208
*NEW* DISPATCHES |
@BilitiElectric
's new plant in
#Telangana
is expected to create 3,000 jobs in the State. This is the largest announced investment in the
#ElectricVehicles
manufacturing sector in Telangana during the year.
@ravishant
reports.
@KTRTRS
4
56
212
This fortnight in
@frontline_india
:
MAHA CIRCUS | After
#Maharashtra
, which State will the toppling circus travel to next?
Head over to our website to read everything from our latest issue!
A wonderful cover illustration by
@satishacharya
!
7
54
214
ESSAY | In the debate over constitutional rights vs duties, the political thrust on duties is highly problematic in terms of India’s deeply intermeshed
#caste
system.
@madiralay
writes.
#HumanRights
#Constitution
3
90
209
"Even the middle class which adores
#NarendraModi
has stopped growing under him. The no. of cars & residential properties sold each year has been flat for 10 years. The lower middle class has stopped growing too."
Interview w/
@Aakar__Patel
.
@ContextIndia
12
64
207
INTERVIEW | "History tells us that when they (
#Meiteis
) were in trouble, the
#Kuki
people saved them... It is unfortunate that they are waging a war against the
#Kukis
."
In conversation w/
#Kuki
Inpi leader
#ChAjangKhongsai
.
#ManipurCrisis
12
153
202
Rights group
@amnesty
said the brutality against
#women
could amount to
#WarCrimes
, with hundreds raped in the conflict in
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
region.
#HumanRights
19
194
191
NEW ISSUE | This fortnight in
@frontline_india
: Leaders with strong regional roots stop the
#Hindutva
brigade in its tracks with emphatic victories in the
#AssemblyElections2021
, striking a blow for India's political diversity & federalism.
7
57
206
The cases of Devangana Kalita and
@drkafeelkhan
illustrate how these
#laws
have been misused to serve the government’s self-interest.
1
49
192
"The Indian
#RTI
movement is a product of democratic aspirations & fundamental struggles for survival of ordinary citizens. There are six to eight million users of the RTI Act in India every year."
Interview with
@nikhilmkss
.
#replug
3
75
201
Many leaders of secular opposition parties in northern, southern, and western India are discussing whether
#KCR
of the
#TRS
could well be the dark horse when it comes to the final choice as the leader of a unified opposition.
@venkiteshram
writes.
21
45
198
#Interview
| "
#Hindutva
ideologues, who are largely shaping India’s national debates at present, deny even the basic facts about how
#languages
relate to one another." -
@AudreyTruschke
5
42
182
"India is not a secular state, if by that we mean that religion is irrelevant. We could debate if it ever was secular, but the reality is that today India is as majoritarian as the non-secular states in our neighbourhood."
Interview with
@Aakar__Patel
.
4
63
180
INTERVIEW | "What thrill does anybody—police, prosecution, judiciary—get in denying bail to an obviously ailing 84-year-old person? Is it something to be proud of?"
In conversation with Justice Madan B. Lokur.
#StanSwamy
#UAPA
4
52
186
Several other State governments are keen to replicate the
#Telangana
’s T-Hub model in their states.
@ravishant
reports
@KTRTRS
4
37
185
#Replug
| There is no end in sight to the cases against
#HumanRights
activist & lawyer
#TeestaSetalvad
who has rubbed the authorities the wrong way with her fight for the victims of the
#GujaratRiots
.
Anupama Katakam's piece from our July 6, 2018 issue.
8
109
178
INTERVIEW | "Any charges against Mr
#ChandrababuNaidu
won’t stand up… The
#TDP
cadre is focussed & charged up. There is a tremendous amount of dissatisfaction among people with the
#JaganMohanReddy
government."
@naralokesh
spoke to
@ayesha_minhaz
.
2
103
185
#Emergency1975
| Balasaheb Deoars stooped so low as to offer his & his
#RSS
’ support “to participate in the planned programme of action”
#IndiraGandhi
had had unfolded in justification of the
#Emergency
.
A.G. Noorani writes.
1
81
177
Karunanidhi and social justice ! Karunanidhi paid special attention to translating the ideology of Periyar into reality, and his own contribution to the cause of uplift of the backward classes in Tamil Nadu is historic and indelible.
1
98
172
*NEW* INTERVIEW | "I think the popular narrative around
#BoycottBollywood
is a bit skewed, a little exaggerated. It’s not capturing the whole picture."
@ReallySwara
in conversation with
@aditya_mani_jha
.
13
16
169
@MamataOfficial
announces her intent to overthrow the
@BJP4India
at the
#Centre
in 2024 and takes the first step towards cobbling together a front of
#opposition
parties.
@SaketGokhale
@SushmitaDevAITC
@abhishekaitc
@MahuaMoitra
@derekobrienmp
9
19
168
The 2021
#TamilNadu
election results demonstrate yet again that the vast majority of the voters are firmly behind the two major
#Dravidian
parties and that no third party or front, national or home-grown, can hope to emerge as a meaningful challenger.
9
36
168
#Books
| Mahadeva calls
#Hindutva
a “cow-faced tiger”, an entity eating at Indian society from within. The Prime Minister he says is popular but is only an “utsava murti”, a replica of the main idol led out in a procession. |
@Aakar__Patel
@EkaWestland
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