https://en.themooknayak.com/india/editors-guild-hits-out-at-bjp-over-dimagi-naxal-attack-on-journalists https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/l90lpgr0/Rajdeep.png In a statement, the Guild said the move was especially disturbing because the attack came not from fringe elements but from the official social media accounts of the ruling party. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T13:57:05.963+05:30 Editors Guild Hits Out at BJP Over ‘Dimagi Naxal’ Attack on Journalists Editors Guild of India (EGi) , media freedom , Sudhanshu Trivedi https://en.themooknayak.com/books/film-maker-anand-patwardhan-calls-akhlaq-a-must-read-in-hard-hitting-foreword-on-mob-lynching https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/1b6qzuu0/Akhlak-book-by-Dayashankar-Mishra.jpg-1.jpeg 'Akhlaq' is a meticulously researched book by Dayashankar Mishra that documents the history, patterns, and ground realities of mob lynching in India through citizens’ testimonies and case studies of attacks on minorities. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T13:40:03.735+05:30 Film Maker Anand Patwardhan Calls ‘Akhlaq’ a Must-Read in Hard-Hitting Foreword on Mob Lynching mob lynching, Anand Patwardhan, ‘Akhlaq’, Dayashankar Mishra’s book, attack on minorities https://en.themooknayak.com/books/akhlaq-book-dayashankar-mishra-mob-lynching-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/5tkfoe0g/Akhlak-book.jpg Discover how Dayashankar Mishra's fearless book 'Akhlaq' unmasks the chilling reality, state complicity, and media silence surrounding mob lynchings in India. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/ipw1prsu/Dayashankar-Mishras-book-Akhlaq-is-now-available-on-Amazon-and-Flipkart. Dayashankar Mishra's book "Akhlaq" is now available on Amazon and Flipkart. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T12:34:50.045+05:30 Akhlaq Book: Exposing India's Mob Lynching Epidemic Akhlaq book, Dayashankar Mishra, mob lynching India, Dadri lynching, Dalit atrocities https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/caste-based-reservation-the-wisdom-of-willful-surrender https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-01-15/luh8u6af/image-52.png Reservation is not a substitute for economic growth, job creation, education or poverty eradication. It is an instrument of representation. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T12:04:22.804+05:30 Caste Based Reservation: The Wisdom of Wilful Surrender Caste Based Reservation, equitable justice , discrimination, caste census https://en.themooknayak.com/society/tm-special-can-a-new-law-end-rajasthans-hukka-pani-band-and-its-parallel-caste-justice-system-heres-what-a-rising-campaign-is-demanding https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/s07zjaz4/GeminiGeneratedImagel0xdeil0xdeil0xd.png A new movement Is challenging caste justice and arbitrary panchayat diktats in rural villages. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/i01quz56/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.16.32-PM-1.jpeg Social boycott commonly referred to as “hukka-pani band”, continues to operate as an extrajudicial practice in large parts of rural Rajasthan. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/vezwk6yl/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.16.33-PM-1.jpeg The central objective of the campaign is to push the Rajasthan government towards enacting a comprehensive, victim-centric law specifically criminalising social boycott. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/cssbrfzk/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.16.31-PM.jpeg The campaign's proposed framework includes a 24-hour dedicated helpline, fast-track courts or special cells, free psychological counselling and legal aid, financial assistance and livelihood support. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/00gfec7g/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.17.43-PM.jpeg The movement seeks immediate security protection for victims and witnesses facing community pressure or retaliation. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T09:25:48.603+05:30 TM Special | Can a New Law End Rajasthan's "Hukka-Pani Bandh" Culture? Here's What a Rising Campaign Is Demanding extrajudicial punishment, Hukka-Pani Band Culture, Rajasthan High Court, Social Ostracism, Rajasthan Social Boycott Campaign https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/aiobcsa-calls-for-united-fight-against-anti-reservation-push-terms-quotas-a-constitutional-right https://cf-images.assettype.com/mooknayak-english-prod/import/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/OIP-696x417-1.jpg themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T06:24:33.976+05:30 AIOBCSA Calls for United Fight Against Anti-Reservation Push, Terms Quotas a Constitutional Right Anti-Reservation Campaign, Constitutional Right, All India OBC Students Association (AIOBCSA) https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/tm-special-why-tamil-nadu-government-refused-to-remove-iron-bars-around-ambedkar-statues https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/he5f1sbs/1.jpeg The state government's principal argument is that CCTV surveillance cannot substitute for a physical barrier in locations where statues may be vulnerable. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/156hm7ez/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-7.51.09-PM.jpeg Activists believe that the cage is not for security; it represents societal foolishness and deep-rooted caste prejudices. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/b77axd07/3.jpeg The issue was taken up by the NCSC, which sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government recently. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/w46xnbnn/2.jpeg The state government refused the petitioner's proposal to remove the bars and rely only on CCTV surveillance. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T14:30:00.000+05:30 TM Special | Why Tamil Nadu Government Refused to Remove Iron Bars Around Ambedkar Statues? Ambedkar Statues, Tamil Nadu Government, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/national-not-merely-religious-an-appeal-on-vande-mataram https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/9p7510oy/vande-mataram.webp The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has decided that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at party programs, bringing the National Song back into the center of political debate. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T11:57:24.235+05:30 National, Not Merely Religious: An Appeal on Vande Mataram Vande Mataram, Congress position, Congress tradition, Open letter to Rahul Gandhi https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/will-removing-reservations-create-equality https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/6e6mmld1/1010543233.png The Constitution was framed for a society shaped by centuries of caste-based exclusion, where access to education, occupations, dignity, and public institutions was never equally distributed. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T09:01:23.856+05:30 Will Removing Reservations Create Equality? Reservation, Social equality, Social discrimination