Category Religion
Guest Post – Subhash Gatade …Government have, however, noticed with regret that in practice members of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh have not adhered to their professed ideals. “Undesirable and even dangerous activities have been carried on by the members of… Continue Reading →
Sarbat Khalsa: Human rights lawyers condemn cases against organisers HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Updated: Nov 15, 2015 20:11 IST An emergency meeting of human rights lawyers from Punjab and Chandigarh held in Chandigarh on Sunday took a serious… Continue Reading →
Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse was no hero, RSS ideologue MG Vaidya said on Sunday while criticising Hindu groups for commemorating his death anniversary as “Shaurya Diwas” (bravery day). HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Updated: Nov 15, 2015 19:46… Continue Reading →
THE OLYMPICS WITH A BHARATIYA TWIST SATYA SAGAR Sunday, November 15, 2015 In these depressing times of communalism, growing intolerance, rising prices of arhar daal and no beef to eat anywhere, there is some good news for my fellow citizens…. Continue Reading →
WHY WORRY ABOUT INEQUALITY IN INDIA? Photo: Mint Data on incomes and wealth suggest India is far more unequal than official estimates based on consumption expenditure data suggest Sumit Mishra Inequality is in the news once again and the news… Continue Reading →
SEEMA MUSTAFA. Sunday, November 15, 2015 An earlier photograph, fairly widely circulated on the internet at the time NEW DELHI: Who is a Terrorist? Is it the non-state, or also the state? Is it the freedom fighter, or the military? Is it… Continue Reading →
Dalit writer Devanur Mahadeva becomes first to return award after Bihar elections .. BENGALURU: Revered Dalit writer, thinker and novelist Devanur Mahadeva returned his Sahitya Akademi and Padmashri awards on Saturday, becoming the first public figure to do so after… Continue Reading →
Guest Post By Asad Bin Saif The declaration on 10thth Nov. 2015 for the celebration of the Mysuru King Tipu Sultan birth anniversary by the Chief Minister of Karnataka is… Continue Reading →
Jose Bismarque Dias, an activist and a former priest, went missing on 5 November. He was reportedly out for a swim in the river, which swings by St Estevam—the neighbourhood in Goa where the Dias family has lived for generations…. Continue Reading →
London, 14 November 2015 An open letter to Mr Modi, Prime Minister of India: Ambedkar Museum, London Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar remains a paramount champion for social reform both in India and beyond. In his Constitution, he far-sightedly incorporated principles of… Continue Reading →