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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

War cry from Paris, not in my name

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Government Unjust

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Teach equality, remove discrimination

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The Mob within Indian Democracy

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The Ambedkar Nehru combine saved India from becoming a Hindu Rashtra

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Just like a Dog

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Freedom of the Press Under Attack ?

  The following is the text of a public statement...

Communalising beef: The Hindutva camp’s flawed argument

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Building the Idea of India

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Tyeb Mehta – A tribute

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