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42nd Anniversary of 1984 Sikh genocide: Amnesia of the Indian state and society

For almost last 3 decades now, on every anniversary of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs in India, this author has been reminding the Nation how Indian State and judiciary...

Insaaf (Justice) – A short story

Rehabilitated Survivors, Litho    Image Credit: Sushant Guha"Is anyone there?""Is...

Twenty-five years later – No justice for the 1984 survivors

These as analyses of the 1984 anti Sikh genocidal...

Rahul Gandhi writes to Kancha Ilaiah, expresses support

He opposed DU’s move to drop his books and...

DD Cameraman killed in poll-bound Chattisgarh, another beaten to death in Jharkhand

A Doordarshan cameraman and two policemen were killed in...

The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality

When Sly and the Family Stone released “Everyday People”...

An Open Letter to Sardar Patel: Medha Patkar

As mass displacement accompanies the unveiling of Sardar Patel's...

Statue of Unity: Sardar would have been “uncomfortable” seeing so many laws violated

In a sharp critique ahead of Prime Minister Narendra...

The Prosperity of Trigger

With the trigger prospering unabatedly without any let off,...

‘His God is very different from mine’

Through a series of interconnected stories, within which the...

Members of DU’s Academic Council Protest Removal of Kancha Illaiah Shepherd’s Books

Prominent members of DU’s Academic Council have strongly protested...

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