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Urdu is not the monopoly of mullahs, nor even the Muslim community 

Our self-styled “left liberal” intelligentsia, otherwise loud in denouncing Hindu majoritarianism, suddenly turned mute when confronted with Muslim right-wing pressure

Stalin’s Ghost Won’t Save Us from the Spectre of Fascism: A Response to Prakash Karat

While all authoritarianisms are not fascist, all fascisms are...

Why is the RSS-backed Modi Regime Worried About Bipan Chandra?

  News of the widely read book, Communalism-A Primer, by...

Temple, Unique Goddess Idol Unearthed in Dinajpur

A full-scale excavation by a JU archaeology team, with...

Media Clampdown: Modi Regime and Broadcast Journalists

 Since the campaign to push and promote Narendra Modi...

साहित्य में जाति, वर्ण और वर्ग की समस्या

  इन दिनों साहित्य और लेखकों के वर्ग-वर्ण सरोकार व...

For African-American families, a daily task to combat negative stereotypes about hair

Photo Courtesy: Cantu beauty.comMothers across all cultures may worry...

How ascetics and yogis were depicted in Indian paintings from the Mughal era

A look at illustrated historical manuscripts and Deccani paintings...

Resist Hegemony of Caste in Music: T. M. Krishna’s Magsaysay Address

T. M. Krishna I am a musician; a practitioner of...

Breaking the Janmashthami Fast at AMU

Gracious Festivities at AMUNumerous rumors based on preconceptions have...

On the Silent March at Dharwad

Today, August 30,  the anniversary of Kalburgi Killingvia Businesszoom.in The brutal murder...

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