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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 19h
The Ganga is more than a river. It is a lifeline, a sacred symbol, and a cornerstone of South Asian civilisation. But it is drying faster than ever before, and the consequences of inaction are unthinkable. Mehebub Sahana writes

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The Ganga is Drying Faster Than Ever
The Ganga is more than a river. It is a lifeline, a sacred symbol, and a cornerstone of South Asian civilisation. But it is drying faster than ever before, and the consequences of inaction are unthink...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 1d
#Malayalam cinema is undoubtedly experiencing a creative burst, with its engaging stories attracting both national and international attention. But have Malayalam films truly fulfilled the cosmopolitan hopes and secular ideals of Malayali society?
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Malayalam Cinema: New Voices, Enduring Questions
Malayalam cinema’s digital-era revival has earned acclaim, yet its fidelity to Kerala’s secular ideals remains uncertain. Dynamic and versatile, new-generation films often neglect history and dwell on...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 1d
Malayalam cinema’s fidelity to Kerala’s secular ideals remains uncertain. New-generation films often neglect history and dwell on violence, casting doubt on their ability to confront the darker forces shaping today’s world. CS Venkiteswaran writes
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Malayalam Cinema: New Voices, Enduring Questions
Malayalam cinema’s digital-era revival has earned acclaim, yet its fidelity to Kerala’s secular ideals remains uncertain. Dynamic and versatile, new-generation films often neglect history and dwell on...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 2d
A true celebration of India’s dharmic heritage would not be a centenary of the RSS, but of Arjuna. It would be a nation that institutionalises hesitation, protects dialogue, and recognises that the first duty of a citizen is not to obey, but to interpret.
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Reclaiming Arjuna from a Century of Obedience
The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Bhagavad Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis, at the centenary of t...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 4d
The centenary of the #RSS celebrates a century of obedience. Pradeep Bhargava argues that this project is a fundamental betrayal of the Bhagavad Gita it claims to venerate.
Reclaiming Arjuna from a Century of Obedience
The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Bhagavad Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis, at the centenary of…
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 5d
The centenary of the #RSS celebrates a century of obedience. Pradeep Bhargava argues that this project is a fundamental betrayal of the Bhagavad Gita it claims to venerate.
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Reclaiming Arjuna from a Century of Obedience
The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Bhagavad Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis, at the centenary of t...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 5d
The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis: the swayamsevak’s unquestioning loyalty pitted against the citizen’s conscientious doubt.
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Reclaiming Arjuna from a Century of Obedience
The RSS has sought to replace Arjuna’s ethical hesitation with ritualised obedience, recasting the Bhagavad Gita to sanctify unthinking certainty. This is India’s present crisis, at the centenary of t...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 5d
To understand Gandhi’s motives in taking his khadi endeavours outside the Congress mainstream, we need to briefly recapitulate the story of khadi in the preceding years. Venu Govindu writes
Lessons of Khadi from a Century Ago
Mahatma Gandhi saw justice and equity as indivisible from non-violence, linking mass politics with social reconstruction. Though often dismissed, his focus on khadi highlights democracy’s deeper…
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 6d
Gandhi saw justice and equity as indivisible from non-violence, linking mass politics with social reconstruction. His focus on khadi highlights democracy’s deeper task—building a non-violent social order by addressing enduring inequities through steady work.
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Lessons of Khadi from a Century Ago
Mahatma Gandhi saw justice and equity as indivisible from non-violence, linking mass politics with social reconstruction. Though often dismissed, his focus on khadi highlights democracy’s deeper task—...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 7d
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 7d
As cyber empires tighten control, digital platforms spread unseen violence that colonises the mind. Yet counter-movements are emerging—decentralised tools restoring openness, autonomy, and resistance to censorship. Can people reclaim peace and freedom...
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Witch Hunts, Autocracy, and the Age of Algorithmic Empires
As cyber empires tighten control, digital platforms spread unseen violence that colonises the mind. Yet counter-movements are emerging—decentralised tools restoring openness, autonomy, and resistance ...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 8d
"Gandhi introduced the word 'Harijan'. Ambedkar warned that Hindu society would concede inessentials while preserving essentials. Renaming was easy; annihilating caste was hard."
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 9d
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 9d
Dropping offensive terms for Dalits without dismantling caste changes appearances, not reality. True dignity arises when communities name themselves. India’s challenge is confronting inequality, not soothing the marginalised with pity.
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Naming, Caste, and the Struggle for Equality
Dropping offensive terms for Dalits without dismantling caste changes appearances, not reality. True dignity arises when communities name themselves; there is a shift from state correction to self-det...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 9d
The Overton Window has shifted so far to the right that the concept of justice is no longer open to debate. However, if the idea of justice can't be publicly addressed in a civilised society, can it truly be considered civilised? @darabfarooqui.bsky.social writes
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When Injustice Prevails
An examination of 8 well-known terror cases which resulted in acquittals reveals how innocent Muslims are arrested, often tortured, and then suffer prolonged trials. They are eventually acquitted by t...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 12d
An examination of 8 well-known terror cases which resulted in acquittals reveals how innocent Muslims are arrested, often tortured, and suffer prolonged trials. They are eventually acquitted by the higher courts, but are not awarded compensation | Darab Farooqui
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When Injustice Prevails
An examination of 8 well-known terror cases which resulted in acquittals reveals how innocent Muslims are arrested, often tortured, and then suffer prolonged trials. They are eventually acquitted by t...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 12d
"Comprehensive financial inclusion requires more than just owning a bank account. And to what extent is it justifiable to make welfare schemes so heavily dependent on banks? The implementation and management of PMJDY raise several such questions."
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: Real Welfare or Tokenism?
Despite substantially expanding the number of banks accounts , the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana delivers little real inclusion. Accounts serve mainly insurance sales, not credit or security. Weak…
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 13d
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 13d
Despite substantially expanding the number of banks accounts, the PM Jan Dhan Yojana delivers little real inclusion. Accounts serve mainly insurance sales, not credit or security. Weak execution and neglect of literacy and credit access reveal its limitations.
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: Real Welfare or Tokenism?
Despite substantially expanding the number of banks accounts , the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana delivers little real inclusion. Accounts serve mainly insurance sales, not credit or security. Weak ex...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 14d
Astad Deboo's career was intimately linked to the trajectories of Indian dance, such that his style shaped and reshaped Indian audiences’ understanding of Indian dance.
Dancing Like a Man: Astad Deboo and Contemporary Indian Dance
Astad Deboo's career was intimately linked to the trajectories of Indian dance, such that his style shaped and reshaped Indian audiences’ understanding of Indian dance.
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 15d
Astad Deboo's career was intimately linked to the trajectories of Indian dance, such that his style shaped and reshaped Indian audiences’ understanding of Indian dance.

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Dancing Like a Man: Astad Deboo and Contemporary Indian Dance
Astad Deboo's career was intimately linked to the trajectories of Indian dance, such that his style shaped and reshaped Indian audiences’ understanding of Indian dance.
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 18d
Before antibiotics were widely available, the Soviet Union continued using phage therapy for a longer time than most countries. By the time the world began facing the crisis of antibiotic resistance, this weapon in our arsenal had largely been forgotten.
The Bugs Fighting Superbugs
As antibiotics increasingly fail against dangerous bacterial infections, a century-old solution from the past, bacteriophage therapy, is making a comeback. India’s vast phage diversity offers a rare…
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 16d
With unprecedented speed, violence, & destruction, the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal ended in euphoria with the government forced to resign & the appointment of an interim PM of the protestors' choice. Gen-Z’s test now lies in choosing between compromise & agitation.
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Gen-Z and Nepal’s Ongoing Struggle for Change
With unprecedented speed, violence, and destruction, the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal ended in euphoria with the government forced to resign and the appointment of an interim prime minister of the protesto...
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 16d
Phage therapy is already being explored in many parts of the world as a promising tool against drug-resistant infections. Several recent success stories from around the world have shown that phage therapy can save lives when antibiotics fail.
The Bugs Fighting Superbugs
As antibiotics increasingly fail against dangerous bacterial infections, a century-old solution from the past, bacteriophage therapy, is making a comeback. India’s vast phage diversity offers a rare…
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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 18d
Before antibiotics were widely available, the Soviet Union continued using phage therapy for a longer time than most countries. By the time the world began facing the crisis of antibiotic resistance, this weapon in our arsenal had largely been forgotten.
The Bugs Fighting Superbugs
As antibiotics increasingly fail against dangerous bacterial infections, a century-old solution from the past, bacteriophage therapy, is making a comeback. India’s vast phage diversity offers a rare…
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