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Rohit Chopra
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The spectre of hurt religious sentiments: On the courage and necessity of Salman Rushdie
He has warned us repeatedly of the dangers of exempting religion from sceptical inquiry, critique or satire, out of fear of offending believers.
Rohit Chopra
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Opinion: Indian democracy is marching towards authoritarianism, under the garb of pluralism
The arrests of Teesta Setalvad and Mohammed Zubair mark a critical point.
Rohit Chopra
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How credible is the claim that India is on the brink of a genocide against its Muslim citizens?
Instead of outright bloodletting, there will be increased bouts of episodic short-term, targeted violence to punish, intimidate, and disenfranchise Muslims.
Rohit Chopra
Trending
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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Why a Japanese spy suddenly embraced Islam in Bombay in the early 20th century
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UP: Class 3 student dies nine days after being allegedly beaten by school teacher in Shravasti
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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Opinion: Why the Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference is not ‘Hindu-phobic’
The event seeks to bring a long-delayed global awareness about the operations of an exclusionary and discriminatory ideology.
Rohit Chopra
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The Modi template: How an astute politician has consistently turned chaos into opportunity
He offers a narrative that typically centres on him as a heroic outsider single-handedly battling internal and external enemies who are out to destroy India.
Rohit Chopra
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Can the subaltern tweet?: Holding Big Tech accountable on caste
How can reparative redress for caste-based humiliation, hate speech and violence online be achieved?
Paula Chakravartty & Rohit Chopra
Video
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Watch: MP policeman turns to religious leader to identify murderer, he claims to know who did it
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Watch: Manipur CM N Biren Singh shows off football skills for Durand Cup inauguration
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‘Smile Please’: Delhi Police warns against traffic violations with a ‘World Photography Day’ post
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Watch: The horrifying moment when a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai, no casualties reported
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‘When you want to have chapati and biryani’: Video of biryani burrito confuses food lovers
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Gita: A new book says its focus on action in the face of uncertainty makes it important for our time
An excerpt from ‘The Gita for a Global World’, by Rohit Chopra.
Rohit Chopra
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The catastrophic cost of junk science, bogus information and the Hindutva inferiority complex
Pseudo-science will be the death of us.
Rohit Chopra
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India’s Covid-19 crisis is a product of the paranoid governance that has marked the past seven years
Modi has refused to take responsibility for the toxic combination of incompetence and authoritarianism that marks his government’s actions.
Rohit Chopra
The Reel
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’ season 2 is here
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‘Duranga’ review: Suspend disbelief if you want to enjoy the twists
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‘Tamilrockerz’ review: In show about piracy, some insights about the price of cinemania
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is mostly a yup
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What explains Indian-Americans being anti-Trump but also pro-Modi?
Indian-Americans, or more specifically, upper-caste Hindu Indian-Americans, have managed to have their identity cake and eat it too.
Rohit Chopra
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Twitter’s capitulation to India’s repressive government shows that only some lives matter
Indian Muslim and minority lives simply don’t.
Rohit Chopra
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Two tweets that rattled a global superpower: Indian sovereignty and desi celebrity outrage
The response to tweets by Rihanna and Greta Thunberg reveals a deep national insecurity and anxiety about India’s place in the world.
Rohit Chopra
The Field
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Premier League: Liverpool boss Klopp on United’s form – ‘Just helps them to be even more motivated’
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Former India cricketer Sridharan Sriram named Bangladesh’s spin consultant
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Watch: Lakshya Sen’s impressive 2022 season so far makes him one to watch out for as BWF’s Next Gen
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Cricket: India batter Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of The Hundred due to injury
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Watch: Stuart Broad’s one-handed stunner to dismiss Kagiso Rabada