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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
In contrast to all the great Hindu preachers, we have people today – some incredibly clad in saffron – constantly tormenting and verbally and physically attacking minorities.
No state, whether it is Iran, India or any other, has the right to tell women what to wear.
Akeel Bilgrami speaks on the relationship between Gandhi and Marx, issues of modernity, academic philosophy in India, secularism, caste and current politics in India, the Hindutva political challenge and ways of resistance, and the importance of Left politics.
Those who want to tailor history to suit their political agenda never mention Akbar built Vishwanath Temple—only that Aurangzeb destroyed it.
Discrimination Against Women, Muslims and SCs-STs Rising: Oxfam; India Enters ‘Amrit Kaal’ with Growing Atrocities Against Dalits.
It is a matter of shame for us as a society that Bilkis Bano’s rapists have been released by a District level committee of Gujarat Government. Let us speak out so that humanity survives, so that innocent people feel safe and criminals are discouraged.
Akin to several higher education institutions in the country, the ancient seat of learning, which was revived in 2010, is on the brink of being completely captured by those who subscribe to the BJP-RSS ideology.
Bilkis Bano is among the many brave women of Gujarat who stood up to get justice for themselves as well as others. These women bore the worst of trauma caused by efforts to deny them justice or to prevent them securing justice for the others.
A great responsibility falls upon the democratic and secular parties – whatever be their differences on policy matters – to come together and defend the country’s values.
Though her assassins and their backers succeeded in killing her, they have failed to silence her.
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