Counterview

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat*  India's vegetarian supremacists are only making a mockery of their understanding of food culture in India. The point is not about our food habits, which are not merely cultural but geographical too, but the problem arises when we start looking at everything from our own perspective, as though what others feel or think does not matter.

By    Anuradha Sharma*  One month after the Indian government declared an end to Maoist insurgency in the country on 31 March 2026, revolutionary graffiti appeared at multiple locations across Delhi on May Day, 1 May 2026.

By Harsh Thakor*  Major General Sergey Makarovich Kramarenko (1923–2020) remains one of the most remarkable figures in Soviet military aviation , remembered for his pioneering contributions in both World War II and the Korean War . This year marks the 75th anniversary of his extraordinary feats in April 1951, when his skill and tactical brilliance helped shape the outcome of aerial warfare in Korea. On April 12, a day remembered in U.S. Air Force history as “ Black Thursday ,” Soviet pilots claimed twelve B-29 bombers without losses, and Kramarenko secured his first victory of the conflict by downing an F-80C Shooting Star .  

By Ravi Ranjan*   Savita Singh , one of contemporary Hindi poetry ’s most distinctive voices, has spent decades shaping questions of feminine experience, self-consciousness, body, time, and creation with profound philosophical sensitivity. Her major collections— Apne Jaisa Jivan, Nind Thi aur Rat Thi, Svapna Samay, Prem Bh Ekyatana Hai, and Vasana Ek Nadi ka Nam Hai —reveal a fluidity of language and an abundance of images that emerge from a self-reliant feminine perspective. In her poem Svapna Samaya (Dream Time), Singh presents not merely a poetic experience but an alternative structure of creation, one distinctly different from traditional patriarchal narratives . 

By Vikas Meshram   Nestled in the Gagadtalai tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan, Hadmat is a predominantly tribal village. Yet, this quiet settlement has achieved something that would make even well-resourced cities pause and reflect. Without waiting for political intervention or government schemes, the villagers came together, collected contributions door to door, and built tin shed roofing for their school—giving their children a safe and dignified space to learn.

By Vijay Prashad   In India, over 123 million people voted in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (home to 290 million people) for their state assemblies. These are influential states: two in the south, one in the east, and one in the northeast. The next national parliamentary election is not scheduled until 2029, so these elections are not being seen as a bellwether for the central government. However, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government facing challenges due to fuel and food inflation, these elections have become an indicator of his popularity.