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Oct 28, 2024 | 
indianexpress.com | Karthick Ram Manoharan
Written by Karthick Ram ManoharanSome years ago, a local BJP leader in Tamil Nadu “accused” a popular actor of being a Christian, as if being one is a crime. The celebrity in question, however, did not back down and, instead, flaunted his name and identity in a press release that followed. Joseph Vijay could count on the millions of fans who support and adore him, looking beyond his religious or caste identity.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
telegraphindia.com | Karthick Ram Manoharan
The space for rigorous intellectual conversation that only a free academia can provide is valuable and this is why Western democracies invest so much in the same Karthick Ram Manoharan Published 22.04.24, 07:15 AM Karthick Ram Manoharan Sourced by The Telegraph As of 2023, India fares poorly on the Academic Freedom Index.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Anusua Mukherjee |Karthick Ram Manoharan |Sharankumar Limbale |Anil Menon
I usually look askance at books on food and cookery, which seem to be the publisher’s favourite genre these days. In my experience, most of these books peg themselves on the lazy nostalgia of privilege (with descriptions of plentiful kitchens presided over by angelic mothers and grandmothers), exoticise everyday dishes as “authentically local”, and, more often than not, present impractical recipes, which are likely to produce disasters if followed to a T.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
epw.in | Karthick Ram Manoharan
Revisiting Hardgrave’s The Nadars of Tamilnad Robert L Hardgrave’s book titled The Nadars of Tamilnad (1969), a study of a caste in South India and the politics of self-assertion in the colonial and postcolonial period, is revisited. This book is read in light of discussions on subaltern studies and caste. The author would like to dedicate this article to Ranajit Guha and Robert L Hardgrave Jr, both of whom passed away in 2023. Can we defi ne a subaltern caste?
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Prabhat Patnaik |Vaishna Roy |Karthick Ram Manoharan
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Anando Bhakto |Karthick Ram Manoharan |Saumya Kalia |Govind Krishnan V
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar’s impudent embrace of the Bharatiya Janata Party on January 28 to form a new government in Bihar was a fraught moment for the allies (the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress, and the Left parties) he abandoned in the populous State in the Hindi heartland. With 40 Lok Sabha seats, the State figures prominently in the opposition game plan to interrupt the BJP’s smooth ride to a majority in the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha election.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Karthick Ram Manoharan |Saumya Kalia |Govind Krishnan V |Bashir Ali Abbas
Irrespective of whether one believes in the god Ram or not, the formal consecration of the Ram temple on January 22, 2024, marked a milestone in Indian politics. The grand event in Ayodhya was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, among several other high-profile political leaders and celebrities. Modi called Ram the spirit and essence of the nation.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Saba Naqvi |Karthick Ram Manoharan |Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed |Vaishna Roy
If one leg of a table is broken, it will totter a bit, balance precariously, and may eventually collapse. The much-touted INDIA alliance would seem to have collapsed as a strongly united opposition front that could take on Narendra Modi’s BJP government. What remains, however, are outposts of resistance where regional forces hope to hold sway.
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | T.K. Rajalakshmi |Saba Naqvi |Karthick Ram Manoharan |Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Civil society organisations (CSOs) or non-profit organisations (NPOs) in India have a history stretching back several decades. There are special provisions under the legal system that allow their functioning and ensure their compliance. In recent times, however, non-profits, including some prominent ones, have come under the increasing scrutiny of the Central government over their activities and sources of funding.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Karthick Ram Manoharan |Amey Tirodkar |Abhinav Chakraborty |Shuma Raha
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments on Sanatana Dharma, made at a public meeting on September 2 organised by the leftist platform Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association, have stirred considerable controversy. The Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development compared Sanatana Dharma to diseases that need to be eradicated.
