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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.

Uniform Civil Code or Islamic Reform?

The ironical problem is that amidst all this debate,...

विधवा फैशन शो के बहाने टूटती बेड़ियाँ

पिछले दिनों दिल्ली में कांस्टीट्यूशन क्लब में हुए विधवा...

भाजपा नेता के गैंगरेप के आरोपी बेटे को बचाने में जुटी पुलिस

महासमुंद: छत्तीसगढ़ पुलिस  महासमुंद जिले के पिरदा गाँव में चलती...

Nearly 80% Of Divorced Indian Muslims Are Women

In India, for every divorced Muslim man, there are...

The Latest Victims of “Cultural Terrorism”: A Dalit Poet and a Dalit Scholar

Sangh parivar’s cultural vigilantes force exit of Dalit poet...

Who’s Your Perfect Dalit Woman?

The oppressor is in solidarity with the oppressed only when...

Feminists and feminisms come in many forms: Suspend judgment!

The responses of feminist activists to the Suspend Judgement!...

What has Hindu law ever done for women?

India’s long overdue Uniform Civil Code, a set of...

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