This roundtable revisits Shaheen Bagh as a moment of Muslim political assertion rather than a symbolic protest. With voices from law, media, activism, and student movements, the discussion situates the CAA–NRC crisis as a historical rupture—one that transformed citizenship into a lived experience…
1:16'Post-CAA and Shaheen Bagh, Muslim political expression has become more assertive, with less willingness to compromise on identity and dignity,' says @bushrakhanum86 , Consulting Editor, DB Live.
2:56The real crisis is theoretical—a missing theory of solidarity that must be constructed, argues Ali Javed.
2:25Shaheen Bagh invited reflection on solidarity—especially when support appears conditional on how Muslim identity is expressed.
1:16'Post-CAA and Shaheen Bagh, Muslim political expression has become more assertive, with less willingness to compromise on identity and dignity,' says Bushra Khanum, Consulting Editor, DB Live.
2:01Shaheen Bagh was not just a protest against the CAA; it was a rupture in how Indian Muslims are seen, heard, and allowed to act politically. Beyond fear, symbolism, or spectacle, it marked a shift toward the assertion of agency by Muslim community that refused systemic marginalisation.
56:39In the first episode of Emerging Perspectives, Sania Ismailee joins Wardah Beg for a conversation about the philosophical questions that lie beneath India’s debate on the Uniform Civil Code. For eight years, through her PhD research, Sania examined the UCC through the questions of secularism and …
1:13:08How independent is the judiciary in India today? And what happens when citizens begin to lose confidence in the institutions meant to protect their rights?
2:44:36In this conversation, Dr. Harish S. Wankhede joins Ali Javed to examine the political and cultural legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the evolution of the Dalit movement. They discuss how Ambedkar imagined Dalits as political subjects at a time when they were denied even basic human dignity, and how…
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