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Decoding Brahminical-Gene Through Popular Films
After centuries of domination, surprisingly it is the ‘Brahminical-Gene’ which is under all sorts of threats. Now, the threat has manifested through Anuradha Tiwari’s assertion of her upper-caste identity....
Bastar: The Naxal Story is poorly written, incoherent, and grotesque
The film seems less about Bastar, more about the ideological bashing of political opponents
Parents and students protest in Gujarat after girls asked to remove hijab before board exam
The exam administrator has reportedly been suspended after Muslim girl students in Gujarat were asked to remove their hijab before the class X board exams. However, officials from the Gujarat Board have stated that there is no uniform required to sit for the board exams.
Uncovering Historical Truths: Were the Mughals anti-Hindu?
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Fact-Checking claims with Citizens for Peace and Justice to debunk myths: Did the 'Anti-Hindu Mughals' destroy temples in Azerbaijan?
Free Speech: Petition by The Caravan against removal of its article on custodial torture in J&K points to violations of principles of natural justice,...
On March 13, the Delhi Press Patra Prakashan moved a writ petition in the Delhi High Court to seek quashing of take down orders issued by the Union government under Section 69A of the IT Act
Maharashtra Dress Code: No jeans & t-shirts for teachers, wear salwar or churidar says govt diktat
Indian Express reports that the Government Resolution (GR), issued by the school education department on Friday, asks teachers to be cautious of what they wear as school-going children are impressionable and inappropriate clothes on teachers can have an adverse impact, the notification said.
The Fire next time: an impassioned plea to the nation for communal sanity
From the archives of Communalism Combat, No. 20, March 1996
The Significance of Male Reformist Ijtihad on Gender Issues in Advancing Gender Affirmative Interpretations of Islam
Historically, Gender-Affirmative Interpretations Were Often Dismissed By Conservative-Minded Male Scholars As Feminist Or Subjective Products Of Female Identity. However, Male Reformist Scholars Challenge This Narrative By Providing A Male Perspective On Gender Equality Within Islam.
Incidents of everyday harmony from Punjab to Lakshadweep Islands
India’s diverse communities and their aspirations for a diverse and harmonious society is revealed in the multiple events of interfaith harmony organised by citizens from West Bengal to Punjab, and from Lakshadweep to Tamil Nadu.
Speak aloud about injustices: Women leaders recall Rani Chennamma’s fight for freedom
Ending month-long campaign in order to celebrate the legacy...
Karnataka: Muslim girl asked to not wear hijab to school, after students protested wearing saffron shawls
The hijab ban continues to evoke student protests against Muslim girls wearing the hijab, as a recent case from a private college in Karnataka reveals a girl wearing a hijab was told to remove it after students protested against her wearing the head covering.
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Assam: Academics, lawyers, academics condemn ‘push back’ of persons to Bangladesh
This non transparent action launched post May 23, 2025 ‘falls on the wrong side of constitutionality’ and violates the rights to life and equality of those expelled, they said in a statement
India
CJP’s submits supplementary memo to NHRC revealing returnee testimonies after Assam’s allegedly unlawful expulsion of persons to Bangladesh
Latest submission documents the late night detentions and expulsions that violated all procedures, family testimonies, amounting to the forced abandonment of persons in Bangladeshi borderlands.
Gender and Sexuality
Same sex marriage not legalised, but couples can form a family: Madras HC
In an expansive order, a division bench of the Madras High Court also court observed that the concept of "family" has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The court also pulled up the police in Vellore district for showing insensitivity and being non-responsive to the complaints by the petitioner
Minorities
Nine years, Najeeb from JNU is almost forgotten, India’s CBI investigation has found none guilty
The investigation marks a shocking failure in the capabilities of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), increasingly critiqued for malfunctioning under political pressure; in 2018 the CBI filed a closure report and seven years later, today, June 5, the Court is likely to hear and decide whether to accept that a missing student from one of India’s premier institutes, the JNU simply cannot be found nor the circumstances behind his disappearance
Environment
Cries for Environmental Justice: India at a low 176/180 countries in the 2024 Environmental Performance Index
June 5, World Environment Day is a sombre reminder that on the 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), India is ranked at a pathetically low position of 176 out of 180 countries
Environment
June 5: World environment day & the increasing importance of seed conservation by farmers and rural communities
Fifty-three years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm Sweden, marked a landmark event of environmental activists, indigenous people, scientists and officialdom, World Environment Day, June 5, Bharat Dogra writes on how Indian local communities, especially women, are taking charge of seed conservation and rejuvenating efforts, defeating attempts by corporates to monopolise and monetise this traditional wisdom
Rights
Gauhati HC directs State to confirm custody or deportation of two men detained in midnight police action in Assam
Following petitions filed by family members, High Court seeks clarity on status of two individuals previously declared ‘foreigners’ but released on bail and reporting regularly to police under Supreme Court guidelines