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UP’s syncretic warrior cults facing Hindutva challenge

Be it the attack on the Gogamedi shrine in the Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan or the Neja Mela in the Sambhal district of western Uttar Pradesh, Hindutva’s systemic attack on India’s syncretic traditions, past and present, reveals its rigid and Brahmanical ideological orientation: imposition of a strictly hierarchical, exclusionary and structured notion of faith and practice

The ‘Burkini Battle’: France’s Capitulation to Extremism

Reduced to symbols of national identity, women are caught...

सरकार गोमूत्र पिला कर मानेगी और हम पी कर रहेंगे

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Will Tougher Sentences Prevent Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt?

 Egypt is considering tougher sentences and stiffer fines for...

T S Satyan: Father of Indian photojournalism and a silent genius behind his lens

Satyan, a name to reckon with in Indian photojournalism,...

Five Truths about the Hijab that need to be told

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Tribal Voices: The Bhasha Research and Publication Centre

The Bhasha Research and Publication Centre was founded in...

Indian Nationalism v/s Hindu Nationalism

Three very revealing statements by the then president of...

The Sangh’s Hypocrisy on Dalits, It’s Time to Read ‘Bunch of Thoughts’, Again!

Image Courtesy: Ganesh Dhamodkar Wikimedia Commons 'Bunch of Thoughts' by 'Guru'...

Nobody killed Gandhi

Who killed Gandhi on January 30, 1948? If we...

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