What the stories of the people who live at India’s borders tell us about the country’s history

An excerpt from ‘Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India’, by Suchitra Vijayan.

Suchitra Vijayan

· Feb 11, 2021 · 08:30 am

Amit Shah’s ‘migrant termites’ speech echoes leaders around the world who orchestrated mass violence

It also signals the Indian elite’s willingness to use hate as a political ideology, and strategy.

Suchitra Vijayan

· Oct 02, 2018 · 08:00 am

How the triple talaq judgement was in many ways a wasted opportunity

Though it declares instantaneous triple talaq unconstitutional, the verdict misses the chance to assert that personal laws cannot override fundamental rights.

Suchitra Vijayan

· Aug 28, 2017 · 12:30 pm