Essay Ayodhya: deceit and forceA.G. NOORANIThe record of court orders on the proposal for a temple where the Babri Masjid stood shows insidious attempts to sanctify the conversion of the mosque
Killers’ impunityA.G. NOORANIThe Bhagalpur riots and the Gujarat pogrom had common features which still persist.
Essay Nationalism in perilA.G. NOORANIThe Sangh Parivar’s brand of patriotism connotes a perverted concept of nationalism and intolerance of dissent. Its aim is to erase the national conse
Essay Patriotism and dissentA.G. NOORANICan the cries of azadi be suppressed by recourse to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967? Lawmakers have opined that rather than serving the
Essay Modi & Savarkar: Ideological turnsA.G. NOORANIV.D. Savarkar’s politics was a fight against history. Plagued by a minority complex, he was committed to Hindu, not Indian, nationalism, and the creat
Politics behind the scenesA.G. NOORANIA two-volume compilation of British despatches to London from India and Pakistan in the year after the twin dominions won independence shows the forme
Governor's role Constitution & successionsA.G. NOORANIIt is hard to question the procedure that was followed by the Governor in Tamil Nadu, harder, still, to be pleased with the result.
Patron of the poorA. G. NOORANIThis thought-provoking book on Sufism is written in a style that rivets readers’ interest, and the illustrations are a feast for the eyes.
Essay Hypocrisy on KashmirA.G. NOORANISeventy years after the Kashmir issue erupted, it is time to go beyond the deliberately untenable positions that the governments of India and Pakistan
An upright civil servantA.G. NOORANIIn the civil service, N.N. Vohra had no parallel in terms of the knowledge and consistency with which he spoke on the country’s governance and securit
Secularism A sad betrayalA.G. NOORANIJudgments given recently by the Supreme Court avoided ruling on whether advocacy of Hindutva vitiates an election. A larger bench should be constitute
Want a ‘strong’ leader?A.G. NOORANIA book relevant to our times as it shows, through historical examples, how “strong” leaders often end up as a peril to democracy.
Why Netflix reality show ‘Dubai Bling’ is a voyeuristic ode to a post-global city It fetishises a culture of smoke and mirrors.
