Nothing, it seems, can be allowed to tarnish the national myth – as I found when hosting a Cambridge debate about his murkier side, says academic Priyamvada Gopal

Hateful or discredited viewpoints explicitly targeting minorities do not merit debate in any institution that values freedom of thought, say academics Priyamvada Gopal and Gavan Titley

From slavery to empire it’s a tale of resistance and freedom. Yet school guidance prohibits this as divisive ‘victim narrative’, says Priyamvada Gopal

To dismantle racial hierarchy, we need to start by discussing the power it grants those on top, says the academic Priyamvada Gopal

Journalists, intellectuals and dissidents are being threatened by Modi’s government, say Priyamvada Gopal and Salil Tripathi

Boris Johnson’s victory follows shifts in countries from India to the US to Brazil. It’s time to make truth valuable again, says Cambridge University academic Priyamvada Gopal

If we were taught just how much the UK was shaped by its colonies, the shared history would unite rather than divide us, says author and lecturer Priyamvada Gopal

Black and Asian Britons should not pander to Britain’s imperial delusions, says lecturer Priyamvada Gopal

We should celebrate the many forgotten voices who spoke out against the march of imperialism, says Priyamvada Gopal

Whether or not somebody is of ‘high net worth’ should not be the basis for deciding whether they can travel to the UK

The arrest of the student leader Kanhaiya Kumar – charged with ‘anti-nationalism’ – is the latest repressive act by the BJP in the name of ‘Hindu-ness’

Our knee-jerk defence of offensiveness, be it over the Dallas attacks or the Charlie Hebdo murders, overlooks the bravery of those who are truly questioning power

Sexual violence in India cannot be separated from exploitation in its wider forms, including class oppression and vicious global economic inequality

Priyamvada Gopal: Critics say India has too much poverty for such an endeavour. But space exploration should not be the preserve of the rich west

Priamvada Gopal: We shouldn't allow a statue of the 'father of Indian democracy in front of the mother of parliaments' to entrench historical amnesia

Priyamvada Gopal: The UK will also suffer if India elects this far-right activist. We must sever our links with him