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Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

What a one-sided Kerala Story does to society

Some videos have surfaced online which show how the reactions to the movie have created fear mongering and in some cases even led to violence. The fear is that there is possibly more to come

Delhi HC directs Sudarshan News to remove video of news report of a man accused of religious conversion

The court noted that the comments under the video indicated a threat to the life of the accused

TWO WAY STREET gets selected at the Pune Short Film Festival

Director Asmit Pathare announced this on Facebook: Actor Joy Sengupta play’s the lead role in this film that explores the everyday hate flowing through even a cosmpolis like Mumbai

“Highly appalling to see SIT ignoring rank caste discrimination Darshan faced despite overwhelming evidence”: Ramesh Solanki

Addressing a press conference, family of Darshan Solanki express anguish over the course of the investigation being conducted by the SIT, term it “highly suspicious”

PCI Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Journalist Sakshi Joshi’s Manhandling by Delhi Police at Wrestlers’ Protest Site

The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken suo moto cognizance of the alleged assault on journalist Sakshi Joshi by Delhi Police while she was covering the wrestlers' protests at Jantar Mantar on May 4

Reflections on a newly opened ‘cultural centre’ by the Ambanis in Mumbai

A walk through the newly opened Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre leaves the author with more questions than answers

Media freedom in Kashmir after Art.370 abrogation

What is the state of media freedom in Kashmir after the abrogation of Art.370 on Aug 4, 2019? On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 2023, here is a glimpse – culled from articles, reports and research papers published in Free Speech Collective from August 8, 2019 till date

World Press Freedom Index: India rank further slides to 161, 11 spots behind Afghanistan

Pakistan too fairs better, countries ranked lower than India include Bangladesh, Turkey and China

Real History: Gandhi’s Murder, Godse & the RSS

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Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

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