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Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS’ supremo to lead ‘Universal Oneness Celebrations’ in New York!
The author, an academic and activist presents this dossier on the background and perspective of the RSS, an outfit that has been behind the fashioning of a majoritarian India
Uttarkashi: Muslims flee homes as right wing threatens the community over abduction of young girl
A minor girl was reportedly abducted by two men, one of whom was a Muslim which sparked outrage in the area
Protesting wrestlers will immerse their medals in the Ganga, an indefinite hunger strike will follow
The wrestlers chastised both the President and the Prime Minister for their apathy towards their plight and demands
Attempt to Drown out Wrestlers’ Protest with Song and Dance About ‘Temple of Democracy’
According to the police personnel, the detained protesters were sent to multiple locations including Kapashera and Jajjhar.
From deathly silence to violence: The journey of wrestlers struggling for justice
Civil liberties platform condemns arrest of women wrestlers and other activists
Ghastly murder of a minor girl on street fuels communal fire: Delhi
Violence of another kind grips Delhi: the victim, a 16-year-old girl, was stabbed more than 20 times, head bludgeoned with a stone as bystanders stand & watch
Gujarat: Kajal Hindusthani delivers two anti-Muslim speeches, urges Hindu women to take up arms
Hindusthani, who had been granted bail on April 13, called her arrest a conspiracy, alleged that the Gujarat police is biased and scared of Muslims
Protests erupt at Delhi police violent crackdown on Women Wrestlers, FIR, and nationwide outrage
From farmers who physically joined protests to civil libertarians and erstwhile sportspersons, Sunday afternoon onwards saw protests erupt all over the country
When Will Society Hold Men Accountable for Patriarchy
The black bands women wrestlers wore signifies a darkness in our society.
1500-strong rally marches to Thane District Collectorate: Maharashtra
A huge protest rally of 15,000 women, marching to the Thane-Palghar district collectorate was organised by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) on Friday, May 36.
Why the K’taka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 must be repealed: Idrees Pasha murder
This law, like similar laws in several north Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat not only prohibit the slaughter of cattle but also their transportation and as has been closely analysed in the Idrees Pasha lynch-murder case, weaponises vigilantes and a complicit police to violence, even murder
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Dr Ram Puniyani, a former professor of biomedical engineering began his career at IIT Mumbai in 1973 and served within the institution in various capacities for 27 years, beginning in 1977; for close to the past two and a half decades now he is a single man army promoting secularism
Communal Organisations
Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS’ supremo to lead ‘Universal Oneness Celebrations’ in New York!
The author, an academic and activist presents this dossier on the background and perspective of the RSS, an outfit that has been behind the fashioning of a majoritarian India
India
‘Wherever You Go, We are watching’: Second threat letter to Kashmiri Pandits
After the first letter exposed employees’ phone numbers, a second communication reportedly reveals residential addresses, putting the security of returning Kashmiri Pandits under renewed scrutiny
Rule of Law
Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence
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India
“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
Gender and Sexuality
When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
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It is 76 years into the adoption of the Indian Constitution. However, the fundamental promises of equality and dignity remain elusive for many communities - none more so than Dalit women. What is even starker is the sheer indifference of institutions towards their plight. This piece aims to highlight how the understanding of “women” does not mechanically encompass Dalit women and accentuate the underlying forces that precludes the empowerment of women from the most downtrodden sections of Indian society.