This photograph of two murdered teens should disturb an India that has normalised hate

Revulsion fatigue is evident, although cow-related hate crimes have risen 10-fold since 2014.

Samar Halarnkar

· Sep 10, 2017 · 08:00 am

A Goa that feels like UP: This is what India’s future is likely to be

Richer, better administered states are deteriorating while poorer, chaotic states are improving – somewhat.

Samar Halarnkar

· Aug 27, 2017 · 08:00 am

Karnataka's battle against Hindi has national implications. But it's the wrong battle

As inter-state migration increases, Indians must accept more languages with pleasure, not reject them through chauvinism.

Samar Halarnkar

· Aug 05, 2017 · 08:00 am

Why the names of Muslim soldiers are being noticed in the new India

Unity in diversity: The growing relevance of a forgotten Indian slogan and a lost stanza of the national anthem.

Samar Halarnkar

· Jul 30, 2017 · 08:00 am

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