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Rath Yatra retraced: Evidence presented to the Liberhan Commission
Sheaves of documentary and other evidence was presented before the Justice MS Liberhan Commission of Enquiry appointed by the then Narasimha Rao-led union government on December 16, 1992, twelve...
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.
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