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Hegemony: Kerala’s Bharatapuzha as a political stage
Unlike the North Indian Kumbh, the Bharatapuzha by contrast has never functioned as a Pan-Hindu pilgrimage centre. It has no historical association with mass ritual bathing, no priestly networks that regulate sacred time, and no inherited mythological mandate that binds the river to cyclical purification rites. The introduction of the Maha Magha Mahotsavam is a clear cultural imposition by Hindutva
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Kamal Haasan allegedly made derogatory remarks associating terrorism with Hindu religion, calling Nathuram Godse a terrorist
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The people’s group reminds the union and state government that India as a democratic nation has a moral responsibility to protect the human right to life
CBI court discharges 3 police officers in Ishrat Jahan case
The court said there was nothing on record to say that it was a fake encounter, and no material to suggest that the victims were not terrorists
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