Nation And Identity
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What the politics of Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel say about diaspora identity
Diasporic people exhibit a wide range of political affiliations, outlooks and opinions.
Melissa Tandiwe Myambo, The Conversation
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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
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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
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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
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record