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The Solipsism of Faith: A Response to Talha Mannan

The author, himself a student of AMU explores the complex dynamic between culture, civilization and political identity, arguing that when religion becomes the rallying cry for the latter, a tendency towards theocratic authoritarianism (communalism) emerges, that also, inevitably impacts gender sensitivity and equity; Iqbal also poses sharp questions to organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islaami Hind (JIH) on state, gender relations etc.

Tensions mar Durga Pujo celebrations, posters in Bengali torn down

Veer Lachit Sena came and destroyed posters in celebration of Durga Pujo in Upper Assam, where Bengali is a widely spoken language. However, while the incident seemingly laced with xenophobia mars the festivities, SabrangIndia also discovered an incident revealing communal harmony from another part of Assam.

CJP sends complaint to Times Now Navbharat over debate shows giving communal colour to the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Two different Times Now Navbharat debate programs portrayed the plight of Palestine as only a "Muslim" cause and maligned those who support it

JNU: RSS cadres march with saffron flags and sticks, hold meeting inside campus

Nearly 200-odd men from the cadres of the supremacist organisation--in dark-brown trousers and white shirts — the RSS uniform — held the march from the main gate to the university’s administrative block, where they held the meeting reported The Telegraph

Karnataka: Hijab-wearing candidates permitted to appear for recruitment examinations conducted by state

State education minister M.C. Sudhakar stands by the decision of the state in the face of opposition by Hindutva groups, states that any restriction imposed on attire would amount to an infringement of the rights of individuals

Epics Journeys—How the Ramayana sailed to faraway lands, Indonesia, Thailand and more

It was trade and scholarship, conquest and exchanges that took our epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata across the seas, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea onto the shores of South-eastern Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Closer home, we see some influences also in Myanmar.

Ghaziabad: Police deployed outside college after video of professor asking student to not raise religious slogans at fest goes viral

A second video the professor explaining that students should maintain discipline and not indulge in sloganeering; third video shows another professor apologising and re-iterating her Sanatani Hindu faith

21 Journalists killed in Israel-Palestine conflict since October 7

Figures released by the Committee to Protect Journalists, (CPJ) tell us that 17 of the killed journalists were Palestinian, three Israeli and one Lebanese.

After EU, US senator raises concerns about misinformation to Google, X, Meta

Senator Michael Bennet demands answers from Meta, TikTok, and Google regarding disinformation spreading on their platforms

Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) protests suspension of ‘X’ account

Progressive Hindus under the banner of Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) call out the Elon Musk-GOI axis in ensuring that their ‘X’ account is suspended

Job ad for temple seeks Brahmins only!

The Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board released an ad for the job of a cook which had the eligibility requirement to be Brahmin.

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The Solipsism of Faith: A Response to Talha Mannan

The author, himself a student of AMU explores the complex dynamic between culture, civilization and political identity, arguing that when religion becomes the rallying cry for the latter, a tendency towards theocratic authoritarianism (communalism) emerges, that also, inevitably impacts gender sensitivity and equity; Iqbal also poses sharp questions to organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islaami Hind (JIH) on state, gender relations etc.

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From an octagenarian…still young at heart

This Program of youth from South Asia was organised to Commemorate Adm. Ramdas, Karamat Ali and Tapan Bose who dedicated their lives for promoting peace in South Asia. Sent to Sabrangindia by Lalita Ramdas