During the Quit India Movement, RSS was in Bed with Muslim League
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During the Quit India Movement, RSS was in Bed with Muslim League

Shamsul Islam   The Quit India Movement, also known as ‘August Kranti’, was a nationwide civil disobedience movement for which a call was given on August 7, 1942 by the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee. It began on August 8, with Gandhi giving the ‘Do or Die’ call in his ‘Quit India’…

Poets: Ridiculous to Paint Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ as Anti-Hindu
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Poets: Ridiculous to Paint Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ as Anti-Hindu

Courtesy: The Wire and PTI   Top poets and writers including Javed Akhtar, Rahat Indori and Vishal Bhardwaj have described attempts to paint Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s revolutionary “Hum Dekhenge” as anti-Hindu and pro-Islam a “ridiculous” and “narrow-minded” attempt.   They were responding to IIT-Kanpur forming a committee to inquire into a complaint against the recitation…

End the Reign of Terror in Uttar Pradesh Immediately
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End the Reign of Terror in Uttar Pradesh Immediately

Press Release: Ham Bharat ke Log   For the last one week, Uttar Pradesh is under a reign of terror. Uttar Pradesh government is employing unlawful and lethal tactics to harass and intimidate the citizens that are protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act (“CAA”) and National Register of Citizens (“NRC”). The authorities are brazenly targeting Muslims,…

The Struggle for India’s Democracy Is Only Just Beginning
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The Struggle for India’s Democracy Is Only Just Beginning

Prem Shankar Jha   On December 22, India reached a crossroad in its tortured journey towards nationhood. For the first time in more than five years—and 17 years, if we count his time as chief minister of Gujarat—Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a step back from a policy that he had previously committed himself to….

Shaheen Bagh Heralds a New Year With Songs of Azaadi
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Shaheen Bagh Heralds a New Year With Songs of Azaadi

Samrat Chakrabarti   It began simply and without fuss. On the night that Jamia Millia Islamia was attacked, ten women walked out of their homes and onto the road next door that connects Delhi with Uttar Pradesh with a resolve not to move, come what may.   These women who describe themselves as jahil and…