Brinda Karat – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: A Giant Cover-Up? Proof Of Evidence Being Planted, Centre Is Silent

Brinda Karat | Thursday December 15, 2022

Every day brings fresh evidence of the hurdles India faces as Chairman of the G-20 group in showcasing to the world, in the words of the Prime Minister, that it is "such a rich and living democracy of the world."

Opinion: On Assam Chief Minister's Comments About Shraddha Walkar

Brinda Karat | Sunday November 20, 2022

He said, while campaigning for the BJP in Surat, Gujarat, "Vote for Modi - without a strong leader in the country, murderers like Aftab will emerge in every city.

Opinion: India vs "Governor-itis", An Epidemic That's Spreading

Brinda Karat | Thursday October 27, 2022

Under the present dispensation at the Centre, there has been an unprecedented interference by Governors in matters of policy and governance where non-BJP parties rule the state.

Opinion: When Muslims Are Demonised At Garba Events

Brinda Karat | Wednesday October 05, 2022

India needs to ask itself some hard questions - in our own times, in our own society, is evil triumphing over the good?

Opinion: Fact-Checking Amit Shah On His Declarations In Telangana

Brinda Karat | Monday September 19, 2022

Yes, there was a "liberation" in Telangana, only it was not the chronology recited by Amit Shah.

Opinion: Teen Rape And Hanging - When Leaders Blame The Victims

Brinda Karat | Saturday September 17, 2022

Two Dalit sisters, 17 and 15, were raped, murdered and hung from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur.

Opinion: Will Amit Shah Intervene In Bilkis Bano Case?

Brinda Karat | Wednesday August 17, 2022

Is this the way to develop "Nari Shakti" and protect the dignity of women?

Opinion: What PM's <I>Har Ghar Tiranga</I> Campaign Should Alert Us To

Opinion: What PM's Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign Should Alert Us To

Brinda Karat | Wednesday August 10, 2022

For Har Ghar Tiranga to go beyond a slogan or a ritual, it is important to remind ourselves of our own history and what was critical in winning us our independence.

Opinion: Who In Their Right Senses Would Call Her <i>Rashtrapatni</i>?

Opinion: Who In Their Right Senses Would Call Her Rashtrapatni?

Brinda Karat | Friday July 29, 2022

Patriarchy is reflected in language that often invisibilizes women. It needs to be challenged and changed.

Opinion: The Supreme Court's Scathing Criticism Of Nupur Sharma

Brinda Karat | Saturday July 02, 2022

Will the welcome though belated comments of the Supreme Court on Nupur Sharma and her statement against the Prophet lead, at least now, to the logical step of her arrest? In a scathing indictment, the Bench in an open court said, "The way she has ig

Opinion: Modi <i>Sarkaar</i>'s Approach To 'Agniveers' vs Its Help To Super-Rich

Opinion: Modi Sarkaar's Approach To 'Agniveers' vs Its Help To Super-Rich

Brinda Karat | Monday June 20, 2022

It was a striking pose captured by the strategically-placed camera- that of the powerful Prime Minister of India at the feet of his mother.

Opinion: Dear "Fringe Elements," A Note For You

Brinda Karat | Sunday June 12, 2022

The impunity with which BJP leaders continue to make the most obnoxious and provocative statements, seeking to strip India's Muslims of equal citizenship shows the patronage they enjoy from the State, the government and the ruling regime leadership.

Opinion: Inflation And Price Rise - You're On Your Own, People

Brinda Karat | Friday May 20, 2022

Today in power, when prices are shooting up, the leaders of the ruling regime maintain a deafening silence. Instead, they strain every nerve to divert people with their manufactured divisive slogans.

Opinion: From Gujarat To Hyderabad, "Honour" Killings Erupt

Brinda Karat | Saturday May 14, 2022

How many more lives will it take to put an end to horror killings and violence against young people whose only crime is to fall in love across the Lakshman Rekha drawn by bigoted orthodoxy in the name of caste and now also religion?

Opinion: The Bulldozers Destroyed A Lot More Than Property

Brinda Karat | Wednesday April 27, 2022

This bulldozer can never be stopped with a response from equally fundamentalist politics. It can and must be stopped by those who believe in unity, secularism and defending the rights of the poor.

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