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The history of a nation is also the history of law. But there comes a time when a nation makes a sharp break with its past. The adoption of the Constitution of India was one such moment. I stand here now as a daughter of the Constitution, and I hope that those who read this book will find in it something of value to take away. Pre Order Now: amzn.in/d/0c1QUUZM

A superb discussion with filmmaker Anamika Haksar and actor Ravindra Sahu that followed the screening of Ghode ko Jlebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon, a wonderful, quirky rule breaker of a film about the inner lives and dreams of people who live, work and struggle on the very margins.

My exit poll! As I leave #Bengal, it would be a disservice not to say this: I have come to deeply admire the way women inhabit space here. There is a quiet, almost subconscious elevation of women as independent beings . something that stands in stark contrast to the entrenched misogyny that still finds resonance across much of northern India. Perhaps it stems from a cultural understanding of shakti. A form of empowerment that manifests here in ways both subtle and profound, unlike anywhere else in the country, even in the south. Any woman journalist who has covered political rallies across India will recognize the difference immediately. Other states, a crowd is not just a logistical challenge, it carries risk. the inevitability of wandering hands, the violation masked by chaos. Here, the crowds are no less dense, the air no less heavy with sweat and alcohol—but the hands, for the most part, do not grope. Men step aside to make way. When contact happens, as it inevitably does in chaos, there is visible embarrassment rather than entitlement. What you encounter is not chivalry, but something far rarer: equality. And equality feels far more meaningful. Was never a fan of chivalry in any case :)  There is more. Women politicians across party lines campaign with a striking freedom, aggressive, sharp, unapologetically irreverent, often using what would elsewhere be labelled as ‘masculine’ rhetoric. In most states, such behaviour would invite judgment, even censure. Here, it is met with acceptance,  applause. What feels liberating to an outsider is, in Bengal, simply normal. What we frame as empowerment  here is a cultural undercurrent. I have covered four elections in this state, and each time I have returned with the same sense of awe. Bengal, meanwhile, ambles on with a certain bemusement, as if unaware of what sets it apart. But it is a big deal. And perhaps the most remarkable part is that Bengal does not think so. Governments will come and go. One can only hope that this constant endures, not just how Bengal sees its women, but how, in many ways, it doesn’t. ♥️♥️♥️

The movie, directed and produced by *Anamika Haksar*, is an experimental movie about people living on the margins of society fusing their dreams, reality and a bit of fiction.

*May Day 2026: BUJ Film Screening of Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon* On the occasion of International Labour Day, BUJ Screenings will be showing Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon. There will be a discussion with filmmaker Anamika Haksar, after the screening.

प्रतिष्ठित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फिल्मोत्सवों में देखी और सराही गई फिल्म एक अनूठा प्रयोग है और सपनों, सच्चाई और फिक्शन के मिश्रण से पुरानी दिल्ली में समाज के हाशिए पर रहने वाले लोगों की ज़िंदगी दर्शाती है। फिल्म प्रदर्शन के बाद फिल्मकार अनामिका हक्सर से चर्चा भी होगी।

बीयूजे स्क्रीनिंग्स की अगली पेशकश के तौर पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय मज़दूर दिवस के अवसर पर 1 मई को देखेंगे निर्माता निर्देशक अनामिका हक्सर की बहुचर्चित फिल्म "घोड़े को जलेबी खिलाने ले जा रिया हूं"।

Hindutva groups were involved from the start. “I came to know about this matter through a friend who approached me. After that, my friends and I approached other Hindutva groups. We went to meet the girl and counselled her for at least two to three days, helping her understand the situation. Several Hindutva organisations joined us in this process, after which we went to the police station and got the FIR registered. Many Hindutva organisations across Nashik came together. The police cooperated and filed the FIR.”

Fair Reporting Of #FIR Not 'Media Trial'; Press Acts As Watchdog Of #Democracy: Sikkim High Court #Media #SikkimHighCourt livelaw.in/high-court/sik…

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Fog of war or media smokescreen? When truth became a casualty in the Iran vs US-Israel conflict newslaundry.com/2026/03/27/fog…

Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl with India in her name, was brutally killed by the Israeli State in Gaza. But the Indian government is too scared to allow the screening in Hindustan of an award-winning film about her. India has a 3,000 year history that the world respects and loves enough to have a child in a distant land bear its name. And Modi and his Hindutva acolytes are systematically destroying that inheritance.

Convicted for the rape of a minor and serving a life sentence, Asaram - currently out on parole - recently visited Ayodhya for darshan at the Ram Mandir. During the VVIP trip, he was welcomed by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai.

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A rare gesture of solidarity !

Madhya Pradesh Minister's Reply To NDTV Question, Then An Apology ndtv.com/india-news/mad… via @ndtv

'फोकट प्रश्न मत पूछो', इंदौर में गंदे पानी से 10 की मौत, NDTV के सवाल पर भड़के कैलाश विजयवर्गीय, बाद में मांगी माफी #KailashVijayvargiya ndtv.in/india/kailash-…

Shocking.

At least two of the 56 retired judges whom the media said had signed a statement defending Amit Shah against the criticism of 18 former judges—who joined issue with the home minister's vicious attack on Justice Sudershan Reddy and his Salwa Judum judgment—have told me they never signed any such statement. The judges are (1) Justice S. Raveendran, former judge of the Supreme Court, who said he had not consented to the inclusion of his name, and (2) Justice Suresh Kaith, former CJ of the MP HC, who told me this evening at Justice S. Muralidhar's book launch in Delhi that he had not signed anything and that he did not know how his name had appeared.

BUJ condemns the shocking attack on journalist Sneha Barve and demands the immediate arrest of her assailant Pandurang Morde.