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Why Do Our Malls Echo Only English Songs?
Poonam Sharma
Walk into almost any mall, luxury hotel, café, airport lounge, or shopping complex in India, and one thing feels instantly familiar—not because it is Indian, but because it is not. Soft English pop, Western jazz, global…
“Women Are Meant for Sleeping With Their Husbands”: This Is Not Politics, This Is Patriarchal…
By Harshita Rai
After winning the Thennela Panchayat ward by a wafer-thin margin of 47 votes, Saed Ali Majeed stood before his supporters and said this — publicly, unapologetically, and with power behind him:
“Women who come into…
ISI-Jamaat-e-Islami pushes propaganda campaign against India-Bangladesh ties
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The study report issued on Monday said that the ISI and Jamaat-e-Islami have been pushing hard a propaganda campaign against India, it is claimed that New Delhi is interfering with the electoral process in…
Soumik Mukherjee: Disability New Symbolism of Politics in WB
Poonam Sharma
West Bengal’s political landscape has long been shaped by strong personalities, ideological battles, and mass mobilisations. From the days of communist street power to Mamata Banerjee’s grassroots populism, symbols have often…
When Politics Entered the Bench: The Baharul Islam Episode
Poonam Sharma
In contemporary political discourse, allegations of “institutional capture” dominate debates around India’s democracy. Opposition leaders repeatedly accuse the ruling establishment of weakening constitutional bodies by…
High Court, Hills : Meghalaya’s Crackdown on Illegal Coke Plants
Poonam Sharma
The demolition of 11 illegal coke plants in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district is more than a routine administrative exercise. It marks the latest chapter in a long, uneasy confrontation between extractive industry,…
PM Modi : A Diplomatic Arc Across Jordan–Ethiopia–Oman
Poonam Sharma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation tour beginning December 15, spanning Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman, is not merely a sequence of diplomatic engagements. It is a carefully choreographed geopolitical arc that links…
Lalu Family, Legacy of Scandals, Bihar’s Long Wait for Closure
Poonam Sharma
In Bihar’s political history, few names have been as persistently linked with words like “scam,” “bail,” “hearing,” and “adjournment” as that of Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family. Over decades, the Lalu family has ceased to be…
Global Terrorism : Hard Questions After the Sydney Attack
Poonam Sharma
Sudden Attack Shatters Normalcy
A recent terrorist attack suddenly turned a festive atmosphere into one of dread and terror. More than a dozen innocent lives were lost in an attack in which terrorists opened fire…
A Conquest That Failed: Mir Jumla And The Ordeal Of Assam
Imperial Ambition and a Calculated Exile
Mir Jumla’s invasion of Assam in 1662–63 stands as one of the most dramatic yet paradoxical episodes in Mughal imperial history. Launched under Emperor Aurangzeb, the campaign combined…