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Memorandum submitted to the President of India in May 2013. The revolt of 1857 broke out on 10 May in Meerut. This year’s 10 May will be the 165th anniversary of the revolt. To mark the occasion, the Memorandum is released again with a hope that this demand will be addressed without further delay.
Every year, on the birth anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (23 March), demands are made to the government for posthumous conferment of Bharat Ratna on Dr. Lohia. However, it would be an injustice to Lohia’s legacy if the government/ ruling class indeed conferred Bharat Ratna on Lohia.
In the new NEP, there has been a quantum leap towards neo-colonization of Indian education via privatization to further corporatization of education.
Remembering Justice Rajinder Sachar’s concerns about the ever-increasing alienation of Muslims in Indian society, on the occasion of his second death anniversary on 20 April.
Although the recent attack on social activist Swami Agnivesh is being widely and strongly condemned, there are many people who, citing some earlier incidents involving Swami ji, perceive the attack as an inevitable and normal culmination. This is definitely most unfortunate. Those who do not agree with his earlier or present views and actions were,…
Prof. Keshav Rao Jadhav: A Man of Courage, Conviction and Commitment Prof. Keshav Rao Jadhav Prof. Keshav Rao Jadhav, a prominent socialist thinker and leader, passed away on 16 June 2018 at a hospital in Hyderabad at the age of 86. Prof. Jadhav was running ill for a long time. His funeral took place the…
Veteran journalist Raj Kishore passed away on 5 June 2018 at the age of 72. He had recently lost his 42 year old son Vivek, also a journalist, merely one and a half months ago. Vivek met a sudden death on 21 April due to a massive brain stroke. Raj Kishore, as usual, was…
Press Release, May 12, 2018 ‘Save National Heritage March’ held from Meerut to Delhi Dr. Prem Singh, Socialist Party (India) Socialist Party (India) and Khudai Khidmatgar took out the ‘Save National Heritage March’ from martyrs’ memorial, Meerut to Lal Qila, Delhi on May 10, 2018, in memory of the martyrs of 1857. Citizens of Meerut…
Press Release, May 1, 2018 Dr. Prem Singh, Socialist Party (India) The Socialist Party considers the BJP government’s recent decision to place the Red Fort on mortgage with Dalmiya business house to be a crime against the nation. The party opposes this decision of the government and, in this regard, would like to place four…
He had forbidden us to call him ‘Justice Sachar’. So I began to call him Sachar Saheb. Four days after his death, I sit down to write this tribute. The personality of Sachar Saheb was like a masterpiece, epic in its dimensions. A classic personality in this absurd period! In a tribute like this, written…
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