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51st Anniversary of Emergency in India: While the RSS supported the Emergency, it now ruthlessly presides over an ‘undeclared Emergency’
The RSS shakha, well documented for its recounting of a manipulated history has, over past decades laid claims to being part of the wider democratic struggle against the Emergency; archival documents from independent sources, civil servants and writers, as also its own archive clearly document otherwise.
Ayodhya Verdict: The Dispute Is Not Settled Yet
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Irresponsible journalism: Dainik Bhaskar distorts Bhopal history, disrespects ‘Rakhi’ bond, publishes false story
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Dr.Ambedkar’s views on minority rights, democracy and Hindu majoritarianism
Professor Christophe Jaffrelot (King’s India Institute, London) and Prof....
Read & Decide if the RSS Ideology is anti-Muslim, anti-Christian, anti-Political Dissent (Communist)
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Casteless Collective’s song about Periyar on his 140th birthday
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How Brahmins Negated The Progress of India
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How an Indian freedom fighter and Urdu poet expressed his love for Krishna
Hasrat Mohani is known as the person who coined...
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