How Gandhi, Nehru and Ambedkar Envisioned Our Republic, Endangered by the Current Regime
We need to salvage this great republic. Only jana gana can do it, says the author.
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Constitution vs Manusmriti: The Sangh Owes it to India to Clarify its Position
When India finally gained independence, the RSS, which is the parent organisation of the BJP, began to oppose the Indian national flag and the Constitution.
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What the Secret of Gandhi’s Greatness Really Was
Gandhi as a leader of people has few peers in our time. In a timeless perspective, he belongs together with Gautama Buddha and Jesus Christ. His all-embracing compassion was, surely, an aspect of Gandhi’s many-sided Truth.
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2024 Saw 84% Rise in Communal Riots; The Loneliness of Being a Christian – 2 Articles
According to a CSSS report, 49 out of 59 cases of communal riots took place in states where the BJP is ruling either on its own, or in coalition with other parties. Also: What kind of country is it where only Christians have to worry about attacks on Christians, and the rest of society remains deaf to their concerns?
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Release Umar Khalid; On Recent Events in the Tijmali Region, Odisha – 2 Press Releases
160 artists and scholars have issued an open letter seeking the release of Umar Khalid, a student activist and former research scholar at the JNU. Also: Adivasi and Dalit communities of Kashipur and Thuamal Rampur blocks in Odisha protest against the proposed bauxite mining project of Vedanta Ltd.
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UGC’s New University Leadership Rules Could Imperil Academic Independence
A new set of draft regulations put out by the University Grants Commission for the appointment of Vice Chancellors as well as for filling up academic and non-academic posts threaten federalism and higher education.
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Maharashtra Government’s Negligence in Prevention of Atrocities of SC-STs: 2 Articles
“Will Maharashtra Government be Held Accountable for Negligence in Prevention of Atrocities of SC/STs?”; and: “’Take Action Against Cops Who Brutalised Dalit People’: Hundreds Begin Foot March from Parbhani to Mumbai”.
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After New Beef Ban in One of India’s Poorest States, Cow Herders, Meat Merchants & Hotels Plunge into Distress
In Assam, thousands who depend on the cattle economy—including farmers, cow herders, meat merchants and restaurants—have plunged into economic distress after the CM on 4 December 2024 expanded a ban on slaughtering cattle and selling it around religious places to eating and serving beef in public.
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Our Nation, Our Constitution: A Layperson’s Understanding
The Song of India is its Constitution. Its melody is Democracy. The lyrics of the song are about Justice, Liberty, and Equality for all its diverse people. Fraternity among all the people of this proud nation provides the harmony.
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The Extraordinary Legacy of the INA
‘I think it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherhood, and also secularism,’ says the eminent historian.
