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Suraj Gogoi
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The Gauhati HC ruling offers a glimmer of hope for those tangled up in Assam’s citizenship nightmare
By stating that those deemed Indian citizens cannot be declared foreigners, the court sent a reminder about the importance of innocence in the legal system.
Suraj Gogoi & Arijit Sen
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From outsiders to termites and infiltrators: How ‘Bangladeshi’ came to signify hate and difference
While the Ahom rulers used ‘bongāl’ to refer to those who came from the west of their lands, ‘Bangladeshi’ is the slur aimed at all current targets.
Suraj Gogoi
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Hijab ban: How some liberals are sleepwalking into the trap set by Hindutva nationalists
Beneath the seemingly secular pushback against the hijab lies a sinister single-point agenda of erasing the Muslim way of life from public space.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
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British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘I hang my head in shame,’ says Kapil Sibal on the state of judiciary
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Watch: Three siblings from Kerala go viral for their cover version of Coke Studio hit ‘Pasoori’
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Why a Muslim MP was forced to challenge Assam chief minister's hateful propaganda
As Himanta Biswa Sarma defines Assamese nationalism in Hindu terms, pitching it against Muslims, the media is gleefully amplifying his rhetoric.
Apoorvanand & Suraj Gogoi
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The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?
In its re-election bid, the saffron party has made several promises that feed into the Assamese nationalist imagination of indigeneity and belongingness.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
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Assam’s NRC consensus: Lack of public disorder after draft list didn’t mean absence of violence
A majoritarian hegemony has papered over faultlines and dissent in the state.
Suraj Gogoi & Abhinav P Borbora
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‘What a difference in society between then and now’: 50th anniversary of London’s Pride parade
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘The art of hating has been cultivated with extraordinary skill’: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
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Mumbai: Protests erupt against new state government’s decision to move metro car shed back to Aarey
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Watch: Municipal council office in Bhatkal, Karnataka removes Urdu sign from its board