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The Metamorphic Resistance: Mahmoud Darwish, Resilience (Sumud), and the Architecture of Survival
If you are not rain, my love,be a tree sated with fertility, be a tree.And if you are not a tree, my love, be stone saturated with humidity, be stone.And...
Animal husbandry minister not consulted on contentious livestock bill, RSS affiliate BKS claims
The said bill, which included the word 'bovine' in the definition of animal products, has now been withdrawn
Accusing Shivraj Chouhan of graft, posters surface in several MP cities
Just a day before the scheduled visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhopal, posters targeting Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over alleged corruption surfaced in Bhopal, Indore and several other cities of the state on Monday, June 23
The complex design of propaganda & narrative manipulation: India
How right-wing propaganda has managed to infiltrate not only the news media, but also local social media groups. Understanding its deeply-entrenched nature and focusing reportage on communities will help us combat it.
What lies ahead for ‘Eddelu Karnataka’? : Part 4
Eddelu KarnatakaThe author, a senior activist explores, in the...
Savarkar to Tilak to Shastri: 50 new life stories for UP students
A state government spokesperson on Friday said that introducing these biographies is being done “to introduce students of the state to the civilisation and culture of the country, following the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath”.
Poster-boy of ‘Hindutva’, Assam CM targets, Himanto Biswas Sarma threatens ex-US President with Islamophobic Slur: ‘Hussain Obama’
Barrack Obama had earlier said that if US President Joe Biden meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then the protection of the Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India is 'something worth mentioning.'
‘Wake-Up Karnataka’, Impact Created, Lessons Learned
The author, a senior activist argues, in the third of a four-part series, that Eddelu Karnataka has firmly established a model of effective citizens’ intervention, one which has brought hope to individuals and organisations
PM Modi met with criticism, pushback during US visit
Apart from the rosy, festive picture painted by the India’s electronic media, Modi met with a slew of street protests and some pushback from US lawmakers as well
Gandhi Peace Prize, 2021 awarded to Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Press’ contributions to Social Transformation are yet to be found
The founder-editor duo of the Press, Jayadal Goyankda and Hanuman Prasad Poddar were among the 25,000 arrested in the country after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Former US President Obama says protection of Muslim minorities in India ‘worth mentioning’: Biden-Modi meet
These remarks comes at a time when PM Modi is holding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden at White House.
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