The episode of violence in Assam and Burma produced through electrified images in virtual spaces enticing the flag bearer of “One Ummah One Nation” is resultantly turning to be more disturbing. While in last few days the photos produced were challenged and largely established that they were morphed or photoshoped. Obviously, the language is speaking violence and every custodian of ‘Muslim conscience’ is asking others to “wake up” and “do something&rdq...

Insanity in individuals is something rare, suggested Nietzsche, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it’s the rule. The world didn’t have to wait long to see the wisdom of the German philosopher in action in his own homeland. And shades of the same madness are seen in India these days.  Indeed, this appears to be the season of mass hysteria.  A strange, unprecedented panic has seized the great republic.  As the New York Times ...

By OUR STAFF WRITER

The media coverage followed by the Assam riots and hate-message streak once again points out towards the damage a biased media can do to the social fabric of the country. Especially at times of riots, when one group is after another, the biased reporting can do what the most thought-of-plans cannot do.

Let us take the example of the recent hate-message row, which led to the exodus of North-Easterners from Bangalore and other cities and town...