Elphinstone Stampede: The Tragedy of Indian Governance
The morning of 29 September 2017, a day before the festival of Dussehra, the bustling suburbs of Mumbai witnessed a heart-wrenching accident which took over 30 lives and left many injured. A common foot overbridge between connecting the Elphinstone road and Parel station was the prime scene of the incident …
Rahim the Rapist: Patriarchy Speaks in His Favor
On 25 August 2017, the special CBI court in Haryana convicted the self – proclaimed Godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim of two rape cases in a judgment which was both controversial and a milestone. Controversial, because the Dera followers erupted in hostile and bloody protests, creating mayhem in the entire North …
India’s Tryst with Destiny: The Dichotomy Between 1947 and 2017
“A new star rises, the star of freedom in the East, a new hope comes into being, a vision long cherished materializes. May the star never set and that hope never be betrayed!” Quoted from Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s celebrated speech “Tryst with Destiny”, these lines so aptly convey what …
Monsoon Menace: Till When Will We Suffer Potholed Roads and Traffic?
With the onset of the monsoon season, the roads of the country, yet again, turned into a sheer battlefield. Different cities across the length and breadth of the nation witnessed a total breakdown of the traffic and infrastructure due to the abysmal conditions of roads. If knee-deep dirty water wasn’t …
Amarnath Yatra Terror Attack: The Question of Pilgrimage and Politics
The state of Jammu & Kashmir, along with being a subject of the muddled up politics between India and Pakistan, is much renowned for the 145-year old Hindu pilgrimage known as the Amarnath Yatra. This 48-day journey is not only a display of the massive collective devoutness of the Hindus, …
