What a BJP MP's remark about a Karnataka leader and his Muslim wife really tells us

They are increasing but inter-religious marriages are rare – rarer where love truly triumphs over identity.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jul 15, 2017 · 08:00 am

‘Maybe it is time to change my son’s name’: The new reality of being Muslim in India

Rumours, lies, violence and political support for bigotry embolden many Hindus to reveal hidden prejudices.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jul 08, 2017 · 08:00 am

A story of two lynchings – and the silence of Hindu India

Murders by mobs in Kashmir and Haryana reveal visceral anti-Muslim feeling, state indifference and a majoritarian denial of reality.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jun 25, 2017 · 08:00 am

Inside the Hindu mind, a battle for a Hindu nation

As 150 Hindu groups meet this week to discuss a Hindu nation, loony ideas no longer spiral from only the fringe, and a silence grows in the mainstream.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jun 11, 2017 · 08:00 am

Behind the suicide of an IIT scholar in Delhi, a struggle between new ambitions and old restraints

Manjula Devak and the limits of the Indian woman’s dream.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jun 03, 2017 · 08:00 am

How the home ministry is imperilling India’s health

The government is acting against national interest by hounding health advocacies.

Samar Halarnkar

· Apr 28, 2017 · 08:00 am

Terrorism in the name of the cow: India's flirtation with anarchy

By normalising the deadly violence of non-state actors, the ruling party is sponsoring an assault on the Indian state

Samar Halarnkar

· Apr 09, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Why India is unlikely to become a Hindu Pakistan

The Sangh Parivar can't wish away India's diversity, to do so would sabotage Narendra Modi's grand plans for the country.

Samar Halarnkar

· Mar 14, 2017 · 08:00 am

UP polls could change the future of India’s post-truth era (and its leading light Narendra Modi)

Does Modi use alternative facts more sparingly than Donald Trump because he enjoys greater public confidence?

Samar Halarnkar

· Feb 26, 2017 · 09:00 am

Bangalore’s ghost trees: A government’s grand deception imperils a city’s future

Scientists, citizens hold up a mirror that reveals ecological disaster. India’s cities should take heed.

Samar Halarnkar

· Feb 13, 2017 · 08:00 am

Zip those lips: Soldiers venting frustrations on social media is not a good idea

It will imperil a disorderly nation’s last bastions of order.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jan 15, 2017 · 08:00 am

Phones as wallets: Three reasons why Modi's cashless drive will not happen in a hurry

Indians simply do not have (a) enough cellphones, (b) enough cellphones connected to the internet, (c) enough internet.

Samar Halarnkar

· Dec 18, 2016 · 08:00 am