From N.C.’s Writings
One of my earliest reporting experiences was the great Calcutta killing of 1946. Fierce communal passions were unleashed and thousands were done to death on both sides in the course of a couple of days. But behind that gory (...)
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BJP’s Dangerous Politics
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Gandhi’s Dharma had Very Sincere Respect for All Religions and Absolutely No Room for Communalism
9 October 2017, by Bharat DograThe following article was written for the Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) but reached us late. So we are using it now.
At a time when some powerful elements are trying to co-opt some of the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi without giving up their ideology of (...) -
Why are we Silent on the Grave Threat to Prof Kancha Illaiah Shepherd?
9 October 2017, by Vidya Bhushan RawatWhile it is nobody’s suggestion that India was a tolerant land some three years back and has suddenly developed intolerance, none can deny the fact that the goons threatening intellectuals and activists have certainly become more arrogant and (...) -
BSP in Uttar Pradesh: Analysing Its Failure
9 October 2017by Nirmal Singh
The 2017 UP Assembly election results upset the perceptions that dominated the election scene throughout its prolonged process. How-ever, this was in contrast to the doubts over the results expressed rather angrily by the BSP’s (...) -
Singular Fixation on ‘Democratic’ Elections - It’s Inherently Undemocratic
9 October 2017by M.A. Sofi
Let me begin by putting into perspective the apparent paradox that one may read into the above lines involving the title/subtitle of this essay. In the absence of evidence on the ground of the achievements and accomplishments as (...) -
Haryana: The Gurmeet Ram Rahim Phenomenon
9 October 2017by Ranbir Singh
Haryana is once again in the news for the wrong reasons. The challenge to the authority of the State and judiciary by the self-styled Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Insa of Dera Sucha Sauda, Sirsa (Haryana) has created an explosive (...) -
Beyond Social Norms?
9 October 2017by Mahendra Ved
Description: Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
He is not Gurmeet, a supposedly Sikh, nor Ram, a Hindu, nor Rahim, a Muslim. He has blemished the three faiths to masquerade his misdeeds. But how do ‘godmen’ like him get away with what they do (...) -
What is the RSS Agenda in Education?
9 October 2017by Ram Puniyani
In its recommendation to the NCERT, the Shiksha Sanskriti Uthan Nyas, an RSS affiliate, asks for removal of English, Urdu and Arabic words, the thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore; extracts from painter M.F. Husain’s autobio-graphy; (...) -
German Far Right Befools Political Commentators
9 October 2017by Sankar Ray
The German political scenario is amidst a seismic uncertainty with the ascendant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)’s entry into the Bundestag with a voting share of 12.6 per cent and 79 MPs. The racist temper, combined with Nazi (...) -
Political Instability in Brazil: Causes and Likely Future Scenario
9 October 2017by Gautam Sen
The political conditions in Brazil, the largest Latin American country with a population of 208 million and $ 1.8 trillion GDP, seems destined to remain unstable for some time, at least till a new President takes over next year. As (...)
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