What is behind India’s ‘love jihad’ legislation?
(Al Jazeera) The proposed legislation could not only marginalise further Muslims but also undermine women’s agency and rights
- Jul 21, 2020
After the Lockdown, Fear and Chaos in India
(New York Times) As panic about the virus escalates, the middle and upper classes are hoarding food, supplies and medicines
- May 18, 2019
How My Hometown Became the Epicenter of India’s Religious Politics
(New York Times) - Hindu nationalists rose to electoral significance from the debris of the mosque they demolished in 1992.
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Pragya Tiwari studied law as a graduate and post graduate student in the UK and went on to practice corporate law, specializing in Intellectual Property Law. She had grown up with a keen interest in the arts and reading and her continued interest led to her writing columns on culture and politics for Mumbai Mirror, The Hindu, and Deccan Herald. Senior journalist....
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- Nov 30, 2020
What is behind India’s ‘love jihad’ legislation?
(Al Jazeera) The proposed legislation could not only marginalise further Muslims but also undermine women’s agency and rights
- Nov 21, 2020
My ‘Vaccine’ Against the Pandemic of Fast Fashion & Discount Sales
(The Quint) The thing about history is that it never goes out of fashion. Pragya Tiwari makes a case for slow fashion.
- Nov 11, 2020
Grand Ram Temple in My Hometown Ayodhya But It Cost India Too Much
(The Quint) The land handed over to Ram lalla will never be the same, for it is where our constitutional values were threatened.
- Aug 4, 2020
Ayodhya, After Ram Mandir, Will You Go Back to Being My Home Town?
(The Quint) Will the 5th of August free Ayodhya from the burden of shouldering the cause of Hindu nationalism?
- Jul 29, 2020
Protecting artists and the arts
(The Hindu) An opportunity to create a cultural economy that helps performers move away from agriculture
- Jul 21, 2020
After the Lockdown, Fear and Chaos in India
(New York Times) As panic about the virus escalates, the middle and upper classes are hoarding food, supplies and medicines
- Jul 5, 2020
Indians have only themselves to blame for the health disaster
(Al Jazeera) For far too long Indians have done nothing to pressure their politicians into making healthcare a national priority.
- Apr 17, 2020
Amid the pandemic, censorship in India can be dangerous
(Al Jazeera) Censoring information about the coronavirus outbreak would prevent the media from holding those in power accountable.
- Apr 12, 2020
Amid COVID-19, Are We Really Looking Out For Stray Animals & Pets?
Author-journalist Pragya Tiwari interviews animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi, to clear your doubts during COVID.
- Apr 7, 2020
Talking to States Before Lockdown Would’ve Avoided Panic: Baghel
The Quint spoke to Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to understand how the situation is being handled in the state
- Mar 14, 2020
‘Jaipur Journals’ is set in a literature festival to explore the writing life in all its complexity
What happens when writers confront truths about themselves – and others.
- Mar 11, 2020
The BJP has incited hatred it can no longer stop
After the Delhi violence, we need to step up our resistance to the politics of hatred.
- Feb 27, 2020
Not Just Modi-Shah, Kejriwal & Cops, We All Got Blood on Our Hands
We all got blood on our hands not just Modi-Shah and Kejriwal
- Feb 13, 2020
Dear Liberals, Don’t Score on Shaheen Bagh by Dissing Kejriwal
Many commentators who identify themselves as liberals are upset that Kejriwal has not done enough for secularism.
- Jan 31, 2020
Kunal Kamra, Arnab & Jamia Shooter — How Brecht Predicted It All
Kunal Kamra, Arnab Goswami and Jamia Shooter and Brecht
- Dec 23, 2019
What the sartorial choices of literary icons often indicate
Sartorial Choices of Literary Icons by Pragya Tiwari