What happened in Mumbai’s Mazgaon on Sunday night cannot simply be filed away as another brief episode of tension during festival season. A Ganpati arrival procession was passing through the locality when organisers alleged that eggs were thrown towards the procession. The allegation
An Assault That Should Concern Every Citizen A government hospital is one of the few places where society expects politics to stop at the gate. Patients arrive seeking treatment. Families look for reassurance in moments of fear. Doctors and nurses work under immense pressure, making life-and-death decisions in overcrowded wards with limited resources. Whatever differences
A school annual day is supposed to be a celebration of childhood. It is meant to be a stage where children sing, dance, perform, build confidence and create memories for their families. Parents attend such events with pride. Teachers prepare students for weeks. School managements use these programmes to showcase discipline, culture and values. In […]
Honorable Chief Minister, I am writing this with a shaking hand, not out of fear, but out of a rage that has become the common currency of every household in Maharashtra. I write to you as a father, as an uncle, and as a citizen who is utterly sickened. The Narsapur horror in Pune has […]








