A Sad Day When a Public Servant Smears One of India’s Tallest Figures of Religious Unity
To decry Maulana Azad for ‘sidelining pro Hindu nationalist scholars’ is to overlook his contributions to the finest educational institutions in the country.
Approaching Gandhi – The Shatdarsana
The author tries to understand Gandhi through the perspectives of Romain Rolland, Pannalal Dasgupta, Erik H. Erikson, Ashis Nandy, Anthony J. Parel and the anarchic traditions.
No Reason in Law or Conscience to Hold Varavara Rao: Appeals, and an Article
It is a matter of shame that dreaded criminals in India receive political patronage and are able to remain outside jail, whereas intellectuals like Varavara Rao languish in jail.
राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल यांच्या क्रांतीच्या कल्पनेमध्ये भगवीकरणास थारा नाही
हर्षवर्धन त्रिपाठी आणि प्रबल सरण अग्रवाल [११ जून रोजी रामप्रसाद बिस्मिल यांच्या जन्मदिवसानिमित्त प्रकाशित] रामप्रसाद बिस्मिल यांचे ‘सरफरोशी की तमन्ना’ हे गीत जनमानसामध्ये प्रसिद्ध आहे. त्यांचे नाव ‘काकोरी कटाच्या’ घटनेमुळे जनतेच्या मनावर कोरले गेले आहे. धाडसी ट्रेन-लूटीच्या या घटनेने उत्तर भारतातील क्रांतिकारी चळवळीने दिशा बदलली. तथापि उजव्या विचारसरणीने बिस्मिल यांचे पुरेपूर भगवीकरण करण्याच्या प्रयत्न केला…
Backstory: ‘Emergency’ by Any Other Name Cuts as Deep
It’s the death of irony when those who are taking state repression to a whole new level, passionately condemn state repression during the Emergency.
Rise Up Against a `Situation Worse than the Emergency’!!
25 June, 2020 marks the 45th year of the Emergency Declaration of Indira Gandhi; PUCL calls upon the people of India to stand up for the Indian Constitution, rule of law and democracy.
From Freedom Fighters in British India to Dissenters in Free India: Face Sedition is the Simple Answer
Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi faced sedition charges for their activities during the freedom struggle; and now the government of Independent India is using the same law against its own citizens.
Dear Leaders, You Can’t Silence India, Can You?
By targeting Harsh Mander, our leaders have sown the seeds that will sprout and ensure their own defeat by the people of India.
Gandhi’s Last March: A Parable for Today
It is difficult not to imagine Gandhi in the time of COVID-19. For him, there was no consideration that could permit any compromise with truth and concern for the poor.
In Solidarity with Harsh Mander: Two Press Statements
The proposed phase one trade agreement between India and USA announced during Trump’s recent visit to India will devastate India’s food producers and informal traders.