The Weekend Fix: Why we may be in the fourth crisis of the Indian Republic and nine other reads

Ten must-read articles for this Sunday.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· 17 hours ago

Why Ashoka, the emperor of India who inspired the symbols of new republic, is still worth reading

His ideas were very influential for the generation of Indian leaders who produced the Constitution.

Aparna Kapadia

· 17 hours ago

Across India, brave mothers are showing how to confront brutal authority – without losing empathy

From Shaheen Bagh to Park Circus, women are showing hope in the midst of grief.

V Geetha

· Yesterday · 06:30 am

The Daily Fix: Justice in sexual harassment case against Gogoi demands transparency by Supreme Court

The woman employee who accused the former Chief Justice of sexual harassment has been given back her job.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jan 24, 2020 · 09:43 am

No, Jaggi Vasudev, CAA protests are not what is scaring global investors away from India

The government is doing a splendid job snubbing foreign investors on its own.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jan 23, 2020 · 01:56 pm

The Daily Fix: In its silence on Article 370, Delhi continues to deny Kashmiri political identity

Union ministers visiting the Valley more than five months after it lost special status talk development rather than politics.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jan 23, 2020 · 09:30 am

Supreme Court wants disqualification powers of Speakers to go. Is this justified?

Having declared that Speakers have to decide on disqualifications in three months, this move looks unnecessary.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jan 23, 2020 · 06:30 am

The Daily Fix: Bengaluru slum razing after Bangladeshi rumours warns of chaos NRC frenzy could bring

Officials displaced hundreds of families after a video claimed they were occupied by undocumented migrants. That was not true.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jan 22, 2020 · 10:54 am

Indian liberals who want Muslims to stop wearing their identity at protests are being hypocritical

By using religious symbolism, Muslims are reclaiming their space and the freedoms guaranteed to all Indians under the Constitution.

Nafis Haider

· Jan 22, 2020 · 06:30 am

The complex history of ‘happiness’ reveals that it is an unstable concept with political undertones

Over the course of history, happiness has been used to justify inhumane institutions like slavery.

Rob Boddice, Aeon

· Jan 21, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Readers’ comments: If our universities become a battleground, where are we headed?

Responses to articles on Scroll.in.

Scroll

· Jan 21, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The shooting down of Flight PS 752 reflects the tragic price of playing the Iranian people

Human error of the sort that resulted in the inadvertent shooting down of the plane is more likely to occur in countries with autocratic structures.

Tabish Khair

· Jan 21, 2020 · 08:30 am