The Daily Fix: Television jingoism and police apathy have normalised hate against Umar Khalid

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· 7 hours ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his Achilles heel: Excerpts from Vinod Mehta’s memoirs

The poetry no one would review, the unusual family life, and the three powerful men who controlled the bachelor prime minister’s office.

Vinod Mehta

· 10 hours ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018): A poet among bigots

This was a politician representing an extreme, sectarian trend, who did not permit his ideology to wholly subdue his humanity.

Ramachandra Guha

· Yesterday · 06:32 pm

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018): Gracious statesman, gifted orator, committed member of the Sangh

He surmounted the narrow view of history and mission of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to rule a diverse country.

S Nihal Singh

· Yesterday · 05:41 pm

How Bangladesh’s Section 57 allows the state to gag free speech in the name of law and order

This provision of the Information and Communication Technology Act Act is being used to crack down on journalists and bloggers.

Katatare Prajapati Collective

· Yesterday · 12:30 pm

The Daily Fix: Modi rebrands the health scheme but doubts remain about its effectiveness

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Nayantara Narayanan

· Yesterday · 09:47 am

Sexual abuse in churches: India could take a leaf from global anti-rape campaign #ThursdaysInBlack

A response to the call for a #MeToo movement in churches.

Suzanne Sangi

· Yesterday · 08:00 am

The Daily Fix: India must protect its idea of inclusiveness and nine other Independence Day reads

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Scroll Staff

· Aug 15, 2018 · 09:26 am

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An Independence Day appeal to our readers.

Naresh Fernandes

· Aug 15, 2018 · 08:15 am

Why Narendra Modi deserves not one but all the Nobel Prizes

The first Nobel that ought to have gone to our dear leader was the Peace Prize, for his efforts in Gujarat in 2002.

Girish Shahane

· Aug 15, 2018 · 08:00 am

Ideology vs personality: In the long term, Modi’s transformation of the BJP comes with serious risks

In the future, it is likely that the party will be unable to find a successor capable of replicating Modi’s approach and will have to remake itself once more.

Keshava Guha

· Aug 14, 2018 · 08:00 am

Somnath Chatterjee (1929-2018): The communist who exemplified the marvel of India’s democracy

The veteran leader will always be remembered as the Speaker who put Constitutional principles above party loyalty.

Neerja Chowdhury

· Aug 14, 2018 · 07:00 am