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Arudra Burra
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If Left, Right and Centre could talk to each other in a civil tone earlier, what is the problem now?
What sort of engagement can we hope for unless we adopt a less hostile attitude towards our ideological opponents to begin with?
Arudra Burra
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Memo to Amit Shah: BJP icon SP Mookerjee would not have appreciated curbs on free speech
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder emphasised that he should have the right to air his own political views, no matter how unpopular they might be.
Arudra Burra
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What self-styled nationalists could learn from the Hindu Right's own past record on free speech
Here's a reality check: Syama Prasad Mookerjee and NC Chatterjee drew unapologetically upon a Western liberal tradition while making a strong case for the right to free speech.
Arudra Burra
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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Why you must read Gautam Bhatia’s ‘Offend, Shock, and Disturb’ to debate Free Speech in India
What justifies restricting speech in the first place? On what basis should we argue for a right to free speech, and how should we determine its contours? These questions form the backbone of the book.
Arudra Burra
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Was Godse more patriotic than Gandhi?
Or why it is the wrong question to ask – and why biography is no substitute for political thought.
Arudra Burra