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Gandhi, the Flame Eternal
“Unfortunately, we, who learn in colleges, forget that India lives in her villages and not in her towns. India has 700,000 villages and you, who receive a liberal education,...
Understanding Nehru’s world vision: the first TV appearance on BBC
Jawahar Lal Nehru’s life and world always fascinated me. He speaks like a ‘teacher’ and one would always remain glued to him when we watch old videos of his press conferences or speeches.
What’s behind ‘move to subvert’ powerful Unity in Diversity symbol of Ahmedabad
November 3, 2022, was a special day indeed! On...
Give report on demolition of Azfal Khan’s Tomb: SC to Maharashtra
While some reports stated the demolitions involved only “illegal encroachments”, this is not entirely clear from what has been stated in the SC
Guru Nanak’s Birthday, November 8, A time to Remember the Message of Social Justice, Harmony & Peace
Image: Amritpal Singh MannA true mark of greatness is that...
State Failure to protect lives during 1992-1993 communal violence, compensation for kin of missing persons, dormant cases to be revived: SC
One of the root causes of their suffering was the failure of the State Government to maintain law and order says the November 4 order of the Supreme Court
1984 anti-Sikh pogrom: The long cover-up
From the pages of ‘Communalism Combat’, a reminder that denial of justice to victims of mass violence has been the norm in India
Fireworks and Firearms: The Festival of Lights in the Mughal Court
"With the aroma of honey and almond wafting through the heavy air of decadence, the kufuri-shama casting silhouettes of a glorious past, and Nazeer Akbarabadi’s nazms resonating with a sense of coexistence, the last Mughal Diwalis were a curious confluence of tears and laughter."
Raavan Islamised! Purging the complex Ramayan text evident in attacks by far right on Adipurush
AK Ramanujan’s, Three Hundred Ramayans, extracted from The Collected Essays by the author and published in Communalism Combat in May 2008 (Year 14, No 131) actually told the epic’s spectacular and varied journey through the ages
Gandhi as “evil” (Mahiasura) is a time-tested narrative for all hues of Hindu communalists
The latest depiction of Mahatma Gandhi as ‘Mahiasura’ at the All India’s Hindu Mahasaha’s puja pandal in Kolkatta is a time-tested narrative of Hindu communalists who, as Teesta Setalvad has writen, regurgitate this narrative portraying Gandhi as different forms of “evil”
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India
Tapan K Bose: A life devoted to human rights, peace, and resistance
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Communal Organisations
CJP demands NCM action on hate speeches at Dharma Sansad and Trishul Deeksha events, files two complaints
Both the complaints filed against far-right leaders and events spreading divisive and inflammatory rhetoric, urging immediate action to combat rising communal rhetoric and protect harmony in the country
Media
Indian Newspaper Day: Journalists’ Groups Demand Independent Media Commission
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