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Death of the Cartoon -Paromita Sen

-The Telegraph It was biting commentary and the political bosses flinched at it, possibly Hated it, but they endured it all right. What does the vanishing art of cartooning tell us about ourselves? Recently, the Museum of Cartoon Art was inaugurated at Savitribai Phule Pune University and an art gallery, also in Pune, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in memory of the legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman. A little ironic given that political...

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Sulli Deals, Bulli Bai and the young and educated Hatemongers -Alok Deshpande and Hemani Bhandari

-The Hindu Two apps — Sulli Deals and Bulli Bai — created by young engineering students sought to silence Muslim women by putting a price on their dignity. Hemani Bhandari and Alok Deshpande report on the investigation that led to the arrest of the brains behind these apps It was around 10:30 p.m. on January 5. The Bishnoi family had already turned in when a Delhi Police team arrived at their house...

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Data: Only 20% Conviction rate in ‘Hate Speech’ cases decided between 2016 & 2020 0 -Bharath Kancharla

-Factly.in In our first story on ‘Hate speech’ cases, it was observed that the number of cases booked under Sections 153A & 153AA has been increasing over the years. While the cases have increased, the disposal rates of both the police & courts have come down leading to increased pendency. Even in cases whose trial is complete between 2016 & 2020, the conviction rate was only around 20%.  In the previous story,...

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Law still unsettled on worship in public places -Kanu Sarda

-The New Indian Express Former MP Mohammed Adeeb had moved the apex court asking for action against Haryana officials for failing to comply with earlier directions to curb communal sentiments resulting in Hate crimes. NEW DELHI: With controversy raging in Gurugram over Friday namaz in public spaces and a former Rajya Sabha MP approaching the Supreme Court over the right to practise religion, a look at the precedents reveals that various court...

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Prime Minister Modi’s chilling charms -P Sainath

-National Herald The Prime Minister lamented his failure to persuade a ‘section of the farmers’ that the three farm laws were good for them. But how did he seek to persuade the farmers? What the media can never openly admit is that the largest peaceful democratic protest the world has seen in years – certainly the greatest organised at the height of the pandemic – has won a mighty victory. A victory that...

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