BJP's reactions to Unnao and Kathua; Modi needs to know India is angry; why the 'March for Science' should ask for structural reform; and more

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [No More 'Calmly Sailing By', Not After What Happened in Kathua]( Anuradha Roy [It is impossible, when this level of mental sickness and brutality coalesces, to do anything more than fall into the silence of absolute despair. Until, that is, an overwhelming rage sweeps away the despair.]( [The 'March for Science' Should Ask for Structural Reforms, Not Just Money]( Vasudevan Mukunth [The demand that 3% of GDP be spent on R&D is entirely valid – but it also needs to be accompanied by changes in society and within the administration of science to be entirely meaningful.]( [Modi Needs to Know That All of India Is Angry and Hurting]( Sidharth Bhatia [The BJP has all the smart electoral strategies, but fails when it comes to empathy.]( [Subverting the Rule of Law, Adityanath Style]( Kabir Agarwal [The Unnao case is a symptom of the culture of impunity and lawlessness that exists in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.]( [The More India's Elite Claims to Be Caste-Mukt, the Less We Should Believe Them]( Ashwini Deshpande [The last few weeks have seen the most venomous, militant, blatant and intransigent display of casteism by internet and tech savvy upper-castes on social media.]( [From Callousness to Whataboutery – BJP's Reactions to Unnao and Kathua]( The Wire Staff [Despite the level of brutality in both cases, BJP leaders, till Modi took to Twitter today, have either unambiguously stood in defence of the accused or have gone out of their way to evade questions.]( [Heat Waves Could Kill – Partly Thanks to an Outdated Definition]( Nidhi Jamwal [The India Meteorological Department is clear about the conditions in which heat waves should be declared – but adverse health impacts arise even before those conditions are met.]( [The Edesmetta Inquiry, and Adivasis' Odyssey to Justice in Chhattisgarh]( Freny Manecksha [In their testimonies to the judicial commission looking into the Edesmetta encounter, Adivasis have attempted to deconstruct narratives given by the state.]( [Interview: Dreamer Catalina Cruz's 'Legislative Middle Finger' to Trump]( Aliya Bhatia [If elected from Queens in New York, immigration champion Catalina Cruz will become the first Dreamer to have run and be elected into office in the State.]( ['October' Raises Tough Questions, But Doesn't Examine Them Closely]( Tanul Thakur [Despite the complex questions involved, the makers ultimately cave in to sentimentality, turning 'October' into a generic exploration of loss.]( Copyright © 2018 The Wire, All rights reserved. You're getting this email because you recently subscribed to receive email digests from The Wire via our website. Our mailing address is: The Wire 13, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg Gole MarketNew Delhi 110001 India [Add us to your address book](//thewire.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6b988b13445248b1268a308f2&id=4808224841) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](