Category Religion
Professor Laxmidhar Behera, Director of IIT Mandi, claimed that he drove out “evil spirits” from his friend’s house and family by chanting holy mantras in 1993. Prof Laxmidhar Behera | Image: iitk.ac.in KEY HIGHLIGHTS Professor Laxmidhar Behera, Director of IIT Mandi, said… Continue Reading →
Posted On January 15, 2022 A reason for current rage of the “upper” castes is the strong voices that have emerged from within the less privileged. These voices are educated, aware of their rights & unashamed of their background Ranjona… Continue Reading →
After a trial of more than 100 days, the additional sessions court pronounced a single line verdict saying it had found him not guilty of the charges. Franco Mulakkal was the first Catholic bishop in India to go on trial… Continue Reading →
As the probe into the Bulli Bai & Sulli Deals cases progresses, two alt-Right groups that mushroomed in India’s digital ecosystem have begun clashing online. Bismee Taskin 10 January, 2022 New Delhi: The Hindu Right-wing in India was so far… Continue Reading →
Tek Fog is an app reportedly used by political operatives affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Information Technology Cell (IT Cell). As per reports from The Wire, BJP employees allegedly used the app to manipulate the media in favor of the… Continue Reading →
Dalit Panther was a spontaneous and aggressive reaction to the atrocities against dalits in Maharashtra. It changed the political landscape of the state and had an undeniable impact on the dalit politics of India.Amey Tirodkar 09 Jan 2022 “We were angry…. Continue Reading →
By Rosamma Thomas* On Sunday, January 9, 2022, Fr Emmanuel, parish priest of the Lady of Guadalupe Church at Murikumphuzha, Pala, Kerala, sent his sacristan Joseph to ask a middle-aged woman to please wait a little after the morning mass… Continue Reading →
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan The Sangh Parivar’s famililar tactic of communal polarisation does not seem to be yielding the expected dividends in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections, forcing the ruling dispensation to harp on the ‘security breach’ involving the Prime… Continue Reading →
“Her name was on the list because she was brave enough to scare someone.” RJ Sayema Rahman was one of the Muslim women featured in the Bulli Bai app. This is what she had to say on the outrageous case.
The upcoming elections in three Indian states will be a contest between the BJP’s polarizing, violent, Islamaphobic messages and efforts to create a more plural, more democratic India Vijay Prashad Jan 2022 A bizarre event took place in northern India between… Continue Reading →