Sayani Chakraborty, Author at Alive

For Indian Muslims and their connection with India's state, Pakistan's creation posed issues. A pundit described the outcome as a 'conquest of idolatry,' and incidences of the Pakistani triumph being welcomed in India led to communally heated abuse on social media. the profound political roots that concerns of identity and belonging have, even when elicited in the seemingly benign framework of cricket, was shown vividly by Pakistani Home Minister Sheikh Rasheed's remark the "sentiments of India's Muslims were with the Pakistani squad." The Dynamics Of Islamic Identity Beyond Indo-Pak Borders. There are interesting parallels between this current controversy about Muslim citizenship in India and the famous dispute between Jawaharlal Nehru and poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal about whether...

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Is India’s Congress Party In A State Of Self-Destruct?

Sayani ChakrabortyNovember 11, 20210

In Punjab, where innocent Indians were massacred by British colonial control at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar has just undergone a major refurbishment. Jallianwala Bagh has been "Disneyified" by the BJP administration, according to Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, and only a person who does not understand the meaning of sacrifice can inflict such an insult on the victims. These states, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, have been in the headlines recently because of infighting among their ranks. Bhupesh Baghel, the vibrant chief minister of Chhattisgarh, led his followers to New Delhi in a show of strength to wipe out any threat to his position from his party opponent T.S. Deo last month, much to the displeasure of the Congress Party high command. It was anticipated that the party...

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The Missing Voice Of Youth In Politics

Sayani ChakrabortyNovember 11, 20210

India is home to over 1.3 billion people. One-fifth of the population, or 19.1 percent, is under the age of 25, the highest proportion in the world. But still the voice of youth is missing. However, just 6 percent of India's leaders and ministers are under 35, making them ineligible to be referred to as "young leaders." This is even though 65 percent of its population is under the age of 35. Only 12 percent of the current Lok Sabha is comprised of persons under the age of 35. The lack of excitement, vigor, and energy in the political arena is causing an alarming number of people to abandon their political positions. One could question why our country's youthful population has such a low representation in politics, given that they are doing amazing things in other aspects of their life ...

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The Worried Congress Wants An Investigation Into The ISI Ties Of A Friend Of Captain Singh

Sayani ChakrabortyNovember 6, 20210

Lieutenant General Aroosa Alam, a Pakistani journalist and close friend of Captain Amarinder Singh, has been asked to investigate Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa for his possible links to the ISI. This is a frightening new low in the politics of the United States Congress. Aroosa Alam and Captain Amarinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh reacted angrily to Sukhjinder, inquiring why he had never heard Sukhjinder express dissatisfaction with Aroosa Alam throughout the 16 years that he had served as a minister in his government. He was taken by surprise. Having formal Government of India authorisations when Aroosa landed in Punjab was not a happy happenstance. Capt Singh was intrigued to learn that the Punjab Government was accusing the NDA and the Congress-led U...

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It Is Time To Put A Stop To Farmers’ Demonstrations And Politics

Sayani ChakrabortyNovember 5, 20210

As seen by the Congress party's employment of a divide-and-rule strategy to win elections during the dreaded Khalistan period in the 1960s and 1980s, the Congress party demonstration that politics could fracture even the most solid of communities. Despite the fact that Sikhs and Hindus are almost similar in Punjab, the Khalistanis started killing Sikhs, Hindus, and anybody else who dared to oppose them as a consequence of a large number of murders and the resultant bad blood. A Glimpse of Farmers' protest A long-distance relationship between Khalistan and Pakistan is re-emerging in some sections of Punjab, this time after many decades of absence. While it is true that there is a farmer's strike underway, no one can deny that political parties and foreign funders are assisting in its...