From selfies to slogan: how Instagram is becoming India’s newest political battleground

From selfies to slogan: how Instagram is becoming India’s newest political battleground

[ad_1] Ankit Pandey* was rushing to catch a train from Mumbai’s Malad station last month, when a sight halted him in his tracks. From the railway bridge, he could see a group of men offering namaaz (prayers) just outside the railway platform. Pandey, 22, a worker in the Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal, was incensed. He shot a … Read more

‘As an educated Muslim, it is my duty to enter the political domain’

‘As an educated Muslim, it is my duty to enter the political domain’

[ad_1] When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath of office in May 2014, an ailing Mohammad Akber Imam asked his son to leave the country, fearing that he would one day end up behind bars. He passed away six months later. Sharjeel, the son he worried about, was studying modern history at the Jawaharlal … Read more