Apoorvanand

Apoorvanand teaches Hindi at Delhi University and writes literary and cultural criticism.

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Dinanath Batra (left) receives a memento from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at a programme commemorating the 125th birthday of RSS founder K.B. Hedgewar in Kolkata on April 01, 2015.

Dinanath Batra: The ‘educationist’ who waged war against knowledge

The RSS stalwart used lawsuits to pulp books and purge curricula on the grounds of making education ‘Indianness-centric’.

G.N. Saibaba in Hyderabad on August 23, 2024.

G.N. Saibaba’s death is an injustice

What was the real crime of Saibaba? He constantly raised his voice for the human rights of the weak, the oppressed and the wronged by the system.

Students from a Chennnai school listening to a demonstration at a literary event in the city in January 2015.

Tamil Nadu school’s ‘motivational speaker’ fiasco raises questions

Should governments give autonomy or exercise strict control over state-run schools?

A student wearing a Spiderman costume walks past graffiti that reads “Our new secular Bangladesh” in Dhaka on August 9. The leader of the interim government in Bangladesh and all Ministers and student leaders are speaking strongly against sectarian violence.

Bangladesh’s revolution: A surprising lesson in secularism

As Hindus take to the streets seeking safety, many Muslims join them in support. This show of unity offers hope for religious harmony in South Asia.

Students who appeared for NEET 2024 from Haryana’s Jind district, all of whom scored over 630 out of 720 and could have easily obtained admission in any government medical college, are now worried about their future because of the scandal surrounding NEET.

NTA’s dangerous obsession with centralisation

The testing agency’s incompetence has a lot to do with the government’s fetish with centralisation; it jeopardises the future of lakhs of students.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat during a function in Nagpur on June 10. Bhagwat mentioned Manipur in his speech, and that Manipur has been waiting for peace for more than a year.

Mohan Bhagwat’s hollow sermon

After BJP’s hate campaign against Muslims, Bhagwat emerges with the nectar of his speech. But the stench emanating from his pracharaks refuses to go.

PM Modi with Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh (centre) at a ceremony on June 29, 2023. Yogesh Singh is one of the 181 academicians who have signed the letter criticising Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on RSS’ influence on the VCs.

Vice chancellors ko gussa kyoon aata hai?

Rahul Gandhi’s candid remarks on RSS influence in academic appointments expose a troubling truth about India’s educational system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers before the idol of Ram Lalla during the consecration rituals at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22.

Ram Lalla and the infantilisation of Hinduism

There is no evidence of Ram Lalla in Hindu mythology. It was created by the RSS and VHP to wage a war against Muslims for real or imagined injustices.

Chief Justice of India Justice D.Y. Chandrachud visits Dwarkadhish temple in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district on January 6.

How the humble saffron became a divisive political tool

The colour sported by the CJI when in Gujarat recently has become one that is associated not so much with spirituality as with hatred and violence.

Historians Romila Thapar and Harbans Mukhia (centre, sitting) delivering a lecture on nationalism at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in March 2016. When life in the country becomes chaotic as a consequence of the decisions taken by its leaders, teachers must give up their impartiality and tell students why such actions are harmful to the nation.

Should teachers share their political opinions with students?

With Prof. Sabyasachi Das resigning from Ashoka University and Karan Sangwan being dismissed from UnAcademy, the debate has reached a boiling point.

A man with a body painting of Bhagat Singh during the Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad.

India’s selective outrage: Celebrate rebel heroes, suppress protests

The aversion of many Indians to social justice movements exposes a hypocrisy of social consciousness.

Security personnel chasing protesters in Kolhapur on June 7. It was courageous of Professor Tejaswini Desai to conduct a class on human values and religious discrimination given the city was still recovering from episodes of communal violence.

Witch-hunt against Tejaswini Desai highlights dangers of being a teacher in India today

Are our classrooms becoming prisons of thought and expression?

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