A Partition Memoir: The Story of a Family Forced to Leave Everything Behind
My grandfather used to work for the Railways. He was posted as Station Master at Daya Basti station, Delhi. In those days, one would get salary in cash. He used to ...
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Al Jazeera Under Scrutiny: Report Questions Editorial Patterns in India Coverage
A recent report published by The Commune has raised questions about the editorial approach of Al Jazeera, alleging that the international broadcaster's reporting on India is shaped by a recurring pattern ...
Silent Exodus: Why Bangladesh’s Hindu Population Continues to Shrink ?
Bangladesh's 2022 national census, conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, recorded the country's Hindu population at 7.95 percent of the total, down from 8.54 percent in 2011. At the time ...
The Roar of Bangladesh’s Hindus
On Friday, 19 June, Bangladesh witnessed an extraordinary spectacle. A massive human chain was formed outside the National Press Club in Dhaka. By afternoon, students from universities across the capital had ...
Did Rahul Gandhi Misrepresent India in the US? BJP Launches Strong Counterattack Over His Remarks
A sharp political confrontation has intensified after the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a coordinated offensive against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks in the United States. The ruling party ...
The Informal Economy Pays the Price: Street Traders, Small Shops and the Hidden Cost of Trade Policy
Nepal's tariff policy on Indian imports hits its most vulnerable traders first and hardest, as street vendors, small wholesalers and informal market operators along the India-Nepal border and in urban centres ...
“Agents of India”: How a 50-Year-Old Slur Still Puts Bangladesh’s Hindus and Buddhists in Danger
On 29 October 2016, a fisherman named Rasraj Das was beaten by a crowd in Nasirnagar, a small upazila in Brahmanbaria district in Bangladesh, and handed to the police. He had ...
Bengal’s Vande Mataram Order in Madrasas Framed as Step Toward National Cohesion and Common Civic Culture
Singing of Vande Mataram to all recognised madrasas across the state, following an earlier decision to make it compulsory in schools. Far from being a divisive intervention, the move represents a ...
Mamata-Era OBC Expansion Under Lens as Bengal Cuts Quota to 7%, Restores 66-Caste List Amid Political Scrutiny
The West Bengal government has carried out a major restructuring of its OBC framework, cutting the reservation quota from 17 per cent to 7 per cent. It has also restricted the ...
Bengal Buries Mamata’s ‘Appeasement Model’ as Suvendu Govt Ends Imam-Muezzin Allowances
The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal has announced the end of religion-based government allowances introduced under the previous Trinamool Congress administration led by Mamata Banerjee. The decision ...
Bengaluru Muslim Convention Puts Congress Under Pressure With Sweeping Demands on Reservation, Waqf and Religious Laws
A convention organised by the Federation of Karnataka Muslim Organisations at Bengaluru’s Town Hall has ignited a fresh political controversy in Karnataka after Muslim groups placed a wide-ranging charter of demands ...
500 Days in Jail, Bail Denied Again: Bangladesh’s Chinmoy Krishna Das Case Puts Tarique Rahman Government Under Fire
Bangladesh’s High Court has rejected the bail plea of Hindu priest and former ISKCON leader Brahmachari Chinmoy Krishna Das. The ruling has intensified concerns over the condition of religious minorities under ...
