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Dhandhuka violence: Gujarat minority group seeks judicial action, cites targeted arson

The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Gujarat has written to the Director General of Police seeking judicial action in connection with recent violence in Dhandhuka town of Ahmedabad district, alleging...

D Litt to former Ajmer dargah terror blast accused at Lucknow minority varsity opposed

In a surprise move, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Urdu Arabi...

Swimming against the fascist tide: What writers, artists and intellectuals can do

With the unleashing of the reign of terror by the RSS/BJP rulers against working-class, peasant organizations, women organizations, student movements, intellectuals, writers, poets and progressive social/political activists, India also witnessed a series of resistance programmes organized by the pro-people cultural organizations in different parts of the country. My address in some of these programmes is reproduced here.

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath takes out a massive protest in Chennai against Ayodhya verdict

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath organised a massive demonstration against...

Will Taj Mahal meet the same fate as Babri Masjid?

One of the greatest wonders of the World and the only one in India, Taj Mahal, has become the newest target of the Hindutva killer/demolition squad. It was ordered to be built by Mughal king Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram known as Shahjahan (1592-1666) in the memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is interesting to note that it was named as Taj Mahal (Crown of the Palace) despite being a mausoleum which took 20 years to be built.

In place of shock and despair, we need steps towards justice and deepening democracy

 On November 9, 2019 Supreme Court delivered its verdict...

God Is Everywhere: A Hindu Reflects on A-Yodhya

Painting of Lord Hanuman by M.F.HusainAs a person who...

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What can one say about the wisdom of a...

Listen, Muslim Bhai

(Representational/File)Listen, Mister Muslim. You are rightly upset with...

Ayodhya Verdict: Has Faith Prevailed Over Justice?

The 9th of November was, indeed, a very interesting...

Death of Fathima Latheef a blatant case of discrimination and Islamophobia, say students

Just five months after Dr. Payal Tadvi, a medical...

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