Why reservations matter: A letter to Justice Trivedi from an ‘untouchable’ ex-colleague

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the EWS quota, a lawyer punctures some privileged-caste myths.

Rajesh Chavda

· Nov 19, 2022 · 09:30 am

A letter to Narendra Modi: Why the sight of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi gave me a rude jolt

The mosque has been allowed to remain neglected amidst the grand renovation of the Kashi Vishwanath temple. It is the opposite of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.

Santosh Karmarkar

· Jun 01, 2022 · 09:00 am

TM Krishna: Thought-controllers are making us hate our democratic, plural past

‘Hate comes from all directions and we are sucked into its whorl,’ the musician writes an open letter to his fellow citizens.

TM Krishna

· Feb 18, 2021 · 12:20 pm

A letter to the USA: You cannot protect democracy – democracy needs to be protected from you

You are founded on the biggest physical and cultural genocide ever witnessed in history. How could I have believed that you were fighting to protect democracy?

Tabish Khair

· Jan 08, 2020 · 08:30 am

Full text: LGBTIQ citizens and groups urge Centre to stop harassing NGO Lawyers Collective

The collective has been accused of violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. The CBI filed an FIR against it on Tuesday.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 20, 2019 · 04:19 pm

‘You are truly the enemies of Islam’: Indian Army ex officer’s open letter to Jaish-e-Mohammad

‘Any sensible person can see it’s not some cause you are fighting for, it is a racket you are running,’ writes Major Mohommed Ali Shah.

Mohommed Ali Shah

· Feb 20, 2019 · 08:08 pm

Delhi tree massacre: Dear minister, you are the custodian of public land, not the owner

An open letter to Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, as Delhi High Court examines clearances given by his ministry.

Vimlendu Jha

· Jul 26, 2018 · 07:30 am

‘You have a sick attitude’: An open letter from Delhi rape victim’s mother to ex-Karnataka DGP

Asha Devi, the mother of Jyoti Singh Pandey, responds to HT Sangliyana’s advice that women should submit to their attackers to protect their lives.

Asha Devi

· Mar 19, 2018 · 04:32 pm

Open letter: Dear Rajnath Singh, the ‘limited citizenship’ for Chakmas is too little, too late

Don’t want citizenship that takes away my land rights and deprives me of Scheduled Tribe status, writes a Chakma from Arunachal Pradesh.

Mahendra Chakma

· Sep 21, 2017 · 07:30 am

‘Dear President, our Constitutional values stand threatened like never before’: Navy ex-chief Ramdas

An open letter from former Navy chief L Ramdas to Ramnath Kovind, urging him to use his position to steer India away from hypernationalism.

L Ramdas

· Sep 01, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Full text: In an open letter, 155 noted scholars express dismay over actions of trust that runs EPW

Ramachandra Guha, Nandini Sundar, Sunil Khilnani are among the signatories to the letter discussing last week’s resignation of editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 24, 2017 · 01:12 pm

What happens when a roomful of strangers read out their love letters to each other

In ‘The Reading Room’, Anuja Ghosalkar encourages audience members to share their personal correspondence with people they’ve never met before.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jul 04, 2017 · 03:30 pm