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By Harshita Rai The controversy surrounding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and an alleged gesture toward a woman’s hijab during a public programme is not merely about a few seconds of video. It is about power, optics, and the standards…

By Harshita Rai For decades, the Nehru–Gandhi family has occupied a near-mythical space in India’s political narrative. Wrapped in the language of sacrifice, freedom and legacy, its decisions have often escaped the hard scrutiny that any…

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…

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…

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…

Poonam Sharma In a historic win for Hindu student activism, the University of California, Berkeley has just signed a proclamation recognizing Hindu Heritage Month, becoming the first university in the United States to do so. A decision…

Rahul Gandhi’s latest statement accusing the Government of India of “preventing foreign leaders from meeting him” has triggered yet another debate & discussion inside and outside parliament in Bharat again. But beyond the noise lies…