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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Malerkotla in Punjab, spontaneous community initiatives celebrate harmony & syncretism

Examples of interfaith solidarity and harmony arise from Kerala to Punjab as collective efforts by communities on-ground spread love in an era which has witnessed perpetrated hatred.

Back & Forth, Manipur govt’s decision to declare Easter Sunday a working day sparks outrage, govt backs down

Two orders, circulated within hours on Thursday, March 28, one declaring Easter Sunday a working day, the other one retracting the decision: Christians constitute 40.1% (2.8 million) of Manipur's population, and most of them belong to Kuki, Zo, and Naga communities. 

GOI withholding arrears of paddy farmers in Kerala for narrow electoral gain: AIKS

Arrears of paddy farmers in Kerala have been reportedly withheld by the union government dominated by the BJP only to score points in election season in Kerala; this has been stated by the All India Kisan Sabha in a press note issued today

Sheela Barse, a gutsy champion for child rights, juvenile justice and rights of women prisoners

Sheela Barse, a journalist, and activist, known for her pioneering work on these issues among others, passed away Monday night in Pune. She was 84. Indian Express broke the story of her demise; Barse’s family said that the journalist was bedridden for nearly a year after suffering a fall.

Uttarakhand’s UCC seen through a Muslim women’s political perspective

Muslim women, battling patriarchy in the courts and within their community make a strong independent case for agency and voice; personal laws and other norms and practices remain stumbling blocks to a community also battling marginalisation within an autocrising majoritarian, Indian democracy

‘Kisan Mazdoor Commission’: will examine rising challenges for Indian farmers

The objective of the KMC is to go “beyond the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission in the light of challenges arising out of the growing corporate control on the supply of farm inputs resulting in the rising cost of production for farmers and on the markets for agricultural produce leading to the loss of incomes from farming”.  

Top US academics, including Amartya Sen, condemn long incarceration of journalists & activists, erosion of Indian democracy

A group of prominent international scholars, academicians, and writers has sounded the alarm over the prolonged incarceration of critics of the BJP government in India; named in the statement are 75 year-old senior journalist and author, Prabir Purkayastha.

March to border, relay fast on climate change and demands for Ladhakh to continue as climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike after 21...

Ladakh, India’s highest plateau at 9,800 feet is an ecologically fragile region and has seen protests for months against industrial development, demands for statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution; when talks with the union home ministry failed, the hunger strike was launched

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