“Four and a half years ago, Umar Khalid was a PhD scholar, a thinker, a man who dared to believe in a ‘just’ India. Today, he is a prisoner of the state,” writes Nabiya Khan. In the latest episode of ‘Fake News, Real Impact‘, witness how a rumour during cricket victory celebrations in Madhya Pradesh escalated into communal violence. Ministers often make bold claims about job creation. However, there’s no accountability framework to track outcomes, writes Suchak Patel. Meanwhile, Sumeet Samos writes an insightful piece on the future of Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh. “An Ambedkarite joining any party other than the BSP was once an anomaly in the state but not anymore,” he observes.
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