Nation And Identity
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How identity politics has led to a communal reimagination of Indian geography
Muslim spatial presence becomes a permanent obstacle in achieving the goal of a nation-state based on a homogenous Hindu culture and religion.
Nazima Parveen
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‘Are you Muslim first or Indian first?’: How I discovered my identity
It sometimes takes other people’s prejudices and insecurities to reveal the hidden aspects of our identities to ourselves.
Abdullah Khan
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Lessons from Ireland: Should a minority people be expected to ‘integrate’ into the dominant culture?
Who defines the culture into which they should integrate and who decides when the integration point is reached?
Padmaparna Ghosh
Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Are your UPI payments farming your personal data without your consent?
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Digital India bill may change the internet as we know it
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UP man who rescued sarus crane booked under Wildlife Protection Act
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As job opportunities decline in India’s coal hubs, young workers are migrating to far-away cities
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Justin Trudeau’s India debacle shows what happens when even nations develop ‘brand’ identities
The ease with which we use the term ‘brand’, especially when speaking of political diplomacy, underscores how the practice of corporate branding has permeated.
Rebecca Ogden, The Conversation
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Opinion: The BJP’s ideology and its growth mirrors that of the Muslim League in the 1930s
In many ways, the subcontinent’s pre-Partition past is playing out in today’s India.
Ajaz Ashraf
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As Germans attempt to define national culture, some detect anti-Muslim tone to the debate
Critics think that beneath this veneer of seeming congeniality is an underlying assumption that other native cultures are inferior to the Deutsch way of life.
Sukhada Tatke
Video
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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Watch: Major pipeline bursts in Mumbai’s Mulund, sends water gushing high into the air
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Watch: Musician plays Sidhu Moose Wala’s song ‘295’ on the sarangi in a shopping area in Chandigarh
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Watch: A group of Pakistani artists creates huge portrait of Shah Rukh Khan on a beach
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Watch: Thunderstorm wrecks cars, brings down power lines, in Dibrugarh, Assam
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Gurmehar Kaur’s ultimate question: What really makes a nation?
This is an ancient conundrum, which will never be resolved. Ever.
Dilip D’Souza
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Nervous Nagaland makes an old mistake while reaching for a shortcut to bypass women's quota
Instead of talking with citizens to reach a consensus, it has sought a central ordinance to exempt the state from having women’s reservation in civic bodies.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Nagaland violence: Women's reservation was seen as (yet another) imposition by the Centre
Social scientist Walter Fernandes says Nagas saw the move as an interference in tribal customary laws.
Ipsita Chakravarty
The Reel
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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Mamata Banerjee's plan to drop 'West' from the state's name is a blow to Bengali identity
Bengal without the prefix tries to invent a wholly-contained make-believe identity.
Garga Chatterjee
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Why national anthems cause so much trouble
Without much fuss, Canada voted to make its anthem gender neutral – but other countries don't have it so easy.
Alan Bairner, The Conversation
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How football, millennials and migrants are getting Germany to love its flag again
Until the start of the past decade, flag waving or any display of nationalist pride was anathema to Germans.
Bhavya Dore
The Field
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Watch: Sunil Chhetri relives iconic 2017 goal against Kyrgyz Republic
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Impact player at IPL 2023: All you need to know about the new rule in Indian Premier League
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Boxing: High Performance Director Dunne on the Nitu-Nikhat conundrum, selection policy and more
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Sports world daily: Tsitsipas, Rybakina progress in Miami; France, Netherlands win Euro qualifiers
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India vs Australia: Indore pitch rating reversed from poor to below average