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On the 50th anniversary of India’s formal ‘Emergency’, how the RSS betrayed the anti-emergency struggle
How the authoritarian proto-fascist RSS not only in a sense supported India’s formal Emergency (1975-77), filed mercy petitions for early release from prison but also –in sharp contrast—played no part in the fierce and challenging struggle for India’s freedom against colonial rule
An open letter to the JNU VC: Your association with RSS defies humanism, anti-colonial struggle for Indian democracy!
This open letter by historian, Shamsul Islam traces the history of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) today stigmatised by the supremacist ideology of practioneers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Far right, Hindutva ideology sparks concerns: tridents and pledges deepen communal divides in India’s Heartland
Tridents as Symbols: Unmasking the Ideological Shift in Rajasthan's Communal Landscape."
Busted: Assam chief minister’s claim that Bajrang Dal has no links with RSS
RSS’ own archives belie this claim that its octopus-like connections do not extend to the Bajrang Dal
VHP launches plans to conduct yatra 2,281 Yatras, cover “all Indian” villages
Vishva Hindu Parishad's extensive pre-election and Ram temple inauguration campaign across the nation sparks concern.
RSS-linked organisations invited for seminar at IIT, senior officials at TRIFED decry move
A senior official at TRIFED objected strongly through a letter decrying two organisations involved in meetings with the government cooperative body.
A historic discomfort: RSS & Ambedkar’s Constitution
When the country was celebrating its 77th Independence Day,...
Large Scale Mobilisation, Hate Speech a common factor in North India
Amidst ongoing violence against Muslims in Haryana, Hindutva organisations carry out rallies in UP, Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Haryana
Supreme Court: Authorities must ensure that no violence or hate speeches takes place during VHP rally in Delhi-NCR
In a special hearing, SC bench orders recording of proposed VHP rallies, entrust the state government to ensure that no untoward incident takes place; reminds them of the SC orders passed by Justice KM Joseph in the past regarding filing of suo-moto cases of hate speeches, states authorities still bound by it
Communal Tensions Surge as Radical Hindu Groups Distribute Weapons and Deliver Divisive Speeches
Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal distribute tridents, while Hindu Jagran Manch leader stirs tensions in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
Arms training and hate speech among youth of Assam
As videos of an arms training camp by Bajrang Dal in Darrang emerge, what are the penal implications attracted by such camps?
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