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Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

Which Evil & Who would Krishna Battle if He were Born Today? 

Just ask yourselves this: if Krishna was to be born...

Women@work: In A Haryana Factory, Tradition Clashes With Aspiration

Winter brought with it shorter days and the bleak...

The Stalking of a Young Woman & BJP’s Ominous Silence

Chandigarh Police was pressurized to dilute the case against...

Saudi to open beach resort where women can wear bikinis instead of burkhas

The Red Sea luxury resort will reportedly have relaxed...

Owaisi’s partymen abort Taslima Nasrin’s visit to Aurangabad

Arriving at the airport from Delhi, the exiled Bangladeshi...

Nikaah halala is a slur on Islam; un-constitutional

While much of the dust has been cleared on...

If Indian Women Eat With Their Families, It Can Change India

Morthala (Sirohi district): When the women of this southwestern...

The politics of nudity as feminist protest – from Ukraine to Tunisia

Frontline activists, including women who use their topless bodies...

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