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112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity
Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.
Bojja Tharakam and his legacy
This is a tribute to activist and artist Bojja Tharakam who left much more in the hearts of people than he did in his many published works.
What Bhagat Singh would have fought (for) in 2020 India
Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary, September 28, 2019. We are re- publishing this today, on the 113th Birth Anniversary
A Swami, an activist, a human and more: A short recap of Swami Agnivesh’s social endeavours
Following the death of well-loved and respected Swami Agnivesh, Sabrang India looks back at all the ways in which Swamiji had enriched lives.
One of the bravest man I’ve met, Swami Agnivesh: John Dayal
Saluting one of the bravest man I've met as a journalist and as an activist.
Champion of human rights, secularism, Swami Agnivesh, passes away at 81
The powerhouse behind Bandhua Mukti Morcha (Bonded Labour Liberation Front), Swami Agnivesh leaves a legacy of activism
Secularism and its importance to the ‘majority’
Let us judge people by their contributions to the nation and the global family instead of a personal matter like faith
Several ‘secular’ people applauded the Babri demolition: Ravi Gupta
In this interview from 1994, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) former Chairman Ravi Gupta tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, how he saw varying forms and degrees of not only religious, but also caste and class discrimination become apparant after the Babri Masjid demolition
I was asked why I wear a bindi: Navjot
In this interview from 1994, artist Navjot tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, about the challenges of being a Sikh woman married to a Muslim man practicing secular values in wake of the Babri Masjid demolition
The same blood flows in all of us: Mohammed Khan
In this interview from 1994, ad guru Mohammed Khan tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, about his diverse lineage and why he dislikes the Hindu vs Muslim narrative that emerged in wake of the Babri Masjid demolition
Atmosphere vitiated with suspicion and mistrust: Shabana Azmi
In this interview from 1994, actor-activist Shabana Azmi tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, how after the Babri Masjid demolition she was suddenly made conscious of her Muslim identity
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