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Sab ka Malik Ek: Sai Baba and pluralism within Hinduism

The attack on, or antipathy with Sai Baba of Shirdi has much to do with his universal appeal

Magna Carta and the story of modern democracy

The long journey from the rights of a few to the rights of all

Vigil in memory of the victims of Sikh Genocide held in Surrey

The members of South Asian community came together to...

Godavari Parulekar: A source of inspiration for the Warli community

On her 24th death anniversary on October 8, we pay homage to Parulekar who dedicated a major part of her life to help empower marginalized Adivasi labourers against the oppressive regime of landlords.

Was Mughal Rule the period of India’s Slavery?

Communal ideology regards Islam as alien religion and Muslims as foreigners

No one conspired to demolish Babri Masjid?

All accused acquitted by Lucknow court in case surrounding criminal conspiracy to demolish the 16th century mosque

Babri Masjid demolition case: The long road to justice

Tracing the course of the criminal case that is distinct from the civil suit in the Ayodhya dispute

What Bhagat Singh would have fought (for) in 2020 India

Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary, September 28, 2019. We are re- publishing this today, on the 113th Birth Anniversary

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict likely on September 30

The case is separate from the Ayodhya land dispute case, and is being heard by a special CBI court in Lucknow

Most dangerous thing is the death of our dreams: Pash (9 September 1950 – 23 March 1988)

Had he lived, written his poems of resistance in India today, he would have been called an “urban naxal’, jailed like Varavara Rao, or gunned down like Gauri Lankesh.

Did Savarkar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee and RSS betray the Quit India Movement?

On the eve of the 78th anniversary of the glorious Quit India Movement [QIM] we must evaluate the role of the Hindutva gang in India's anti-colonial freedom struggle

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