Facts Behind Maneka Gandhi’s Elephant Love
The recent controversy which erupted in Kerala due to the twitter remarks by Maneka Gandhi has multiple political, environmental and communal angles.
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Commemorating the 163rd Anniversary of 1857 War of Independence
On the eve of 163rd anniversary of the great rebellion, we must take the pledge of never betraying the shared heritage and shared martyrdoms of the First Indian War of Independence.
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In Assam, Syed Abdul Malik’s Ode to Composite Culture Is Being Vilified on Social Media
Jyotirmoy Talukdar translates the poem 'Moi Axomiya', which narrates in first person the
tale of Muslim Mughal soldiers who fell in love with Assam's beauty and decided to stay
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Criminal Intimidation of The Wire & its Editor, Siddharth Varadarajan and In Defence of a Free, Non-Communal Media
Statement by over 3500 intellectuals slamming the UP government for filing false criminal charges against The Wire and one of its founding editors, Siddharth Varadarajan.
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While the World Fights COVID-19, Indians are Busy Communalising It
Sanjiv Krishan Sood One foolhardy action by the Tablighi Jamaat has given a boost to the Hindutva brigade. They have seized the opportunity with both hands to blame the entire Muslim community for the spread of COVID-19. This has also helped draw public attention away from the official mismanagement of the pandemic and the monumental…
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A Communal Virus and Our Collective Irrationality
Nissim Mannathukkaren The whole world is battling the novel coronavirus. But it seems India is fighting Muslims in the time of coronavirus, if we were to go by the loudest and most popular television channels and social media discourse. “Corona Jihad” was trending on April 1; on April 2, “Muslim means terrorist” was a…
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Denying Interim Bail To Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha Is Alarming
Press Release Statement by MRSD on Supreme Court’s rejection of pre-arrest bail plea of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon violence case. Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy (MRSD) is deeply disappointed with the Supreme Court’s rejection of the plea by Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha seeking anticipatory bail in the cases…
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Is the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, So Intrinsic to Delhi, Being Made Irrelevant?
Ishmeet Nagpal Delhi has historically been a prime example of the Ganga–Jamuna or Ganga–Jamuni Tehzeeb; with its iconic Khariboli language (a mixture of local dialects), being home to the literary and music traditions of the North India region, and being the birthplace of Qawwali and the Delhi Gharana. Today, Delhi is the epicentre of…
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J&K Could Have Been a Model of Development for Rest of India
Sandeep Pandey, Rajendran Narayanan After being detained illegally at their respective residences for six months now, the Public Safety Act has been invoked against Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and even Shah Faesal, in order to continue their detention. Omar Abdullah has been accused for his capacity to influence people to the extent that they…
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Main Har Shahar Ka Shaheen Bagh Hoon
Farah Naqvi I am woman, every Indian woman I am here; for I am the need of this time now I am here, for I am citizen of my land I am the guardian of my world now. I am on every crossroads. To every ground I lay claim, for it is my Hindustan….
