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Appeal by Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders to Jharkhandis: Protect Birsa Munda’s legacy from the RSS
On Birsa Munda’s death anniversary, over 200 renowned Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders, representatives of people’s organisations, traditional self-governance representatives, academics, and activists have issued a joint statement appealing to Adivasis and all Jharkhandis to observe next Tuesday, June 9, the martyrdom day of Dharti Abba Birsa Munda, across every corner of the state by commemorating his Adivasi culture, struggles, and the Ulgulan. Crucially, they have urged them to declare a solemn pledge to protect his legacy from manuvadi organizations such as the RSS, the Janajati Suraksha Manch, and the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.
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Why is the BJP calling the Congress Manifesto 2024 to be an “Imprint of the Muslim League”?
The author argues that this panic reaction from PM Modi shows that he and his party are rattled by growing criticism and alienation from the people and especially by the substantive promise of social justice and transparency offered by the Grand Old Party in its manifesto
Will they, or won’t they? Making a case for Adivasi (tribal) rights during the 2024 Indian elections
In the run up to the elections, the case for Adivasi (tribal) rights is seldom centre stage though political players make out a case to woo tribals often. Sabrang India looks at the build-up to the elections with respect to Adivasis and forest rights, with a closer look at Manipur and Jharkhand.
Release Adivasi Leader Surju Tekam, end “fake” encounters, false arrests using “Maoist link” bogey: FACAM
The Forum alleges a string on extra judicial killings in Chhattisgarh since the December 2023 state assembly polls that saw a change of regime in the state
Fiction as history and history honestly portrayed: a tale of two films and a documentary
In India today, fiction is being peddled as history. What’s tragic is that most Indians are falling for such propaganda. There has been a spate of motivated films financed and promoted by the Sangh Parivar, starting with the ‘Kashmir Files’ to the latest ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’.
Mira Road: Mosque clerics welcome people from across religion and caste to Jama Masjid Al Shams this Ramzan
Muzaffar Hussain, a former legislator and managing trustee of the mosque extended the invitation for all, to unite people of different religions on one platform and tear down barriers between communities
CJP pursues Maharashtra police authorities to register cases in the incidents of hate speech delivered this year at various rallies across the state
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Detailed complaints to the police against Kajal Hindustani, Raja Singh, and Nitesh Rane invoking recent directions of the Supreme Court, for their hate speeches targeting Muslim citizens, spreading fake conspiracy theories and inciting hatred between communities
Pitted against corporatization of mineral rich area, Chhattisgarh Adivasi leader arrested
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