When Bollywood bluebloods like Karan Johar must prove their patriotism and grovel before the ruling regime for protection, you know you’re in trouble. Like the writer Perumal Murugan before him, you know which side is winning: The thugs with muscle Mumbai, India – Oct. 19, 2016: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers at Metro Cinema in Mumbai, […]
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When Bollywood bluebloods like Karan Johar must prove their patriotism and grovel before the ruling regime for protection, you know you’re in trouble. Like the writer Perumal Murugan before him, you know which side is winning: The thugs with muscle. Perhaps we should have been more worried about the images on our TV screens in
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Politicians in India have rarely been forthcoming about their health, taking refuge in the argument that they are entitled to their privacy. Do we as citizens have the right to know? People hold a portrait of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa as they pray for her well-being as they stand in front of a
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HT Image In hindsight we know that at the time of Independence, Pakistan’s Quaid-eAzam MA Jinnah had advanced tuberculosis and died just over a year later on September 11, 1948. Jinnah’s illness was a closely guarded secret, known only to a small inner circle. Today we ask: What if we had known back then? What
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Politicians in India have rarely been forthcoming about their health, taking refuge in the argument that they are entitled to their privacy. Do we as citizens have the right to know? In hindsight, we know that at the time of Independence, Pakistan’s Quaid-e-Azam MA Jinnah had advanced tuberculosis and died just over a year later
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