"...ambitious project to dismantle the one-person-one-vote system by creating a subset of “unpersons”, as George Orwell termed persons who were vapourised in his book 1984, his dystopian prediction of times to come. M S Golwalkar, one of Hindutva’s leading ideologues, presented his vision of nationhood in 1939...
A theocratic state of the kind he envisaged is now emerging, and although he never said so, it would have to be a one-party state..."

https://article-14.com/post/the-election-commission-s-disenfranchisement-chaos-in-west-bengal-masks-a-larger-project-ask-amit-shah-69cb3ce05b91a

"Newslaundry’s investigation into public toilets across localities... reveal a state of total collapse. Passing by a public toilet in these parts often means encountering a noxious, unbearable stench. These facilities frequently lack water, functional taps, and even doors. Toilets in the women's sections are often bolted or invaded by men, while persons with disabilities encounter facilities filled with refuse."

https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/04/01/locked-doors-dry-taps-and-burnt-bidis-the-stinking-reality-of-delhis-public-toilets

"more than three years, Maharashtra witnessed dozens of rallies by Hindutva outfits, led by BJP leaders, spreading ‘love jihad’ conspiracies, threatening Muslims, and demanding a law to criminalise interfaith relationships. Footsoldiers fanned out across cities and towns, breaking up couples and building ‘sleeper cells’ to track such relationships. Now, Maharashtra has enacted India’s 13th anti‑conversion law, granting police sweeping powers..."

https://article-14.com/post/late-night-whatsapp-chains-rallies-a-new-law-how-love-jihad-went-from-street-to-statute-book-in-maharashtra-69cde196205c1

"10th anniversary of the Panama Papers... the super-rich continue to exploit offshore systems to evade taxes and conceal assets, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated international action...
An amount of $3.55 trillion in untaxed wealth was stashed offshore in tax havens and unreported accounts in 2024, according to Oxfam’s estimates. “This sum exceeds the GDP of France and is more than twice the combined GDP of the world’s 44 least developed countries,”

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/untaxed-wealth-hidden-offshore-by-richest-01-surpasses-entire-wealth-of-the-poorest-half-of-humanity-oxfam

"Hotels and restaurants in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, have been asked to rename their establishments by dropping any reference to specific animal meats, including pork, beef, chicken, and mutton"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arunachal-pradesh/arunachal-eateries-told-to-drop-meat-references-from-names/article70810559.ece

"Government data shows that nearly half of eligible beneficiaries had not received rations through the system by the end of 2025, with authentication failures leaving thousands of pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children without food."

https://www.boomlive.in/decode/ai-facial-recognition-is-denying-food-to-pregnant-women-across-india-30878

"Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said on Tuesday that at least 10 people having close links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated organisations were named accused in various acts of terror across India...His statement comes two days after Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in Jaipur that probe agencies had found the BJP and the RSS conducted training camps to spread terrorism"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/10-accused-in-blast-cases-have-rss-links-rk-singh/article4332826.ece

"This must have been among the worst Ramzans that Muslims have faced in the country -- with reports coming in from BJP-ruled states of them having been punished simply for following practices essential during Ramzan: Offering namaz or breaking their fast.
The azaan, that used to be heard even louder during this month, has disappeared from many areas in Mumbai, thanks to the selective ban on loudspeakers in mosques...
Meat shops will be closed in many of these states..."

https://m.rediff.com/news/column/why-ramzan-felt-different-this-year/20260321.htm

"Both (one is an Adivasi) washed utensils, cleaned floors and toilets, and dusted. They could only sit on the floor, explicitly told that chairs and tables were not meant for them—a fact the homeowner, a businesswoman, freely acknowledged to us in an urban living room in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand... The workers were not allowed to enter the kitchen; the homeowner added that if they did, the entire kitchen would be washed afterwards."

https://article-14.com/post/modern-slavery-in-india-how-adivasi-workers-remain-trapped-in-debt-deference-disposable-work-69bb683bd96c7

"Unemployment stands at nearly 40% for the 15 to 25 age group and 20% for those aged 25 to 29 despite the fact that educational enrolment has risen sharply...With a median age of 28 years, India is among the youngest economies globally, but this demographic dividend will begin to decline... 50% of young male graduates find employment within a year of reporting as unemployed, only 7% secure permanent salaried work..
graduate unemployment...between 35% and 40% since 1983"

https://m.thewire.in/article/labour/nearly-40-of-indian-graduates-under-the-age-of-25-are-unemployed-azim-premji-report