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Distortions in the syllabus of history books, an uncomfortable perspective
The normalisation of an everyday majoritarianism, Neo-Hindutva, has been facilitated by the silence of the Muslim liberal; an urgent challenge is being able to move out of the confines to reaffirm wider processes of secularization as a counter
37-year-long mockery of searching for the killers of 1984 Sikh massacre
A deep dive into how various governments and political parties failed the people of India in getting justice for one of the worst instances of communal violence in the country
Udham Singh: An icon of inspiration and idealism
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150 years of Gandhi: A legacy of Ahimsa and Communal Peace
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Mihir Bhoj statue: UP gov’t under fire at Gurjar Mahapanchayat
Controversy over ‘caste’ and lineage of 9th Century king Mihir Bhoj, fuelled further by UP CM Adityanath unveiling statue
Kannur University likely to drop works of Savarkar, Golwalkar from syllabus
This has been recommended by a two-member committee syllabus review appointed by the university, following massive public uproar
Moulvi Muhammad Baqir: The journalist who made the pen his sword
Baqir played a crucial role in encouraging people to come together for the 1857 Rebellion against the British and was martyred
Remembering the independence activist, Jatindra Nath Das
He died in 1929 at the age of 25, after a 63-day fast for protecting political prisoners from injustice
False history for a nation is like a false memory for an individual: Prof. Irfan Habib
Learned historians and academicians came together to talk against all forms of distortion of history under the current regime
Gyan Vapi case: Mosque administration to pursue appeal against ASI survey in HC
Application against survey withdrawn from lower court as same appeal cannot be filed in two courts
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