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Women journalists who were attacked prevented from reporting, protest attacks
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, on-ground reporting by women journalists, invites threats and abuse from the authorities; is it a coincidence that all three states are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
Teaser of Film on Savarkar: Lies Galore
Currently as the rightwing wing ideology is gaining ground...
Hate a political tool, now a state project: India 2023
There is a chance to make Meta Facebook accountable for its hate generating content on May 31, by voting YES for Proposal 7 titled “Assessing Allegations of Biased Operations in Meta's Largest Market” which is to be presented at Meta's AGM on May 31, 2023. It highlights allegations against Facebook for disseminating hate speech, its failure to address risks and political bias, voices concerns around inadequate content moderation and lack of transparency in platform practices. The writer calls on readers to participate in this campaign on social media to make our republic hate-free
Why India’s society and politics need both the strength and gentleness of a Hanuman
What the writer, Rajni Bakshi, founder of the YouTube series shares in this telling account is that reaching out to those who appear to be on the “other side” may breach the overwhelming narrative about society’s polarisation
Understanding role of progressives in Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle is crucial to combatting Hindu majoritarianism
As history continues to be weaponised by despotic rulers who want to create their own version of the past, it becomes imperative that we record, document, understand, analyse and propagate a counter-narrative. In pursuance of such endeavour, this article is Part I of the series on the role played by progressive forces in the state of Telangana in people’s movement- famously known as The Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle against the last Nizam of Hyderabad-Mir Osman Ali Khan from 1946 to 1951.
AISHE survey shows enrolment of Muslim students in higher studies falls significantly compared to other communities
Most significant decline noted in the state of UP, dropout rate of the community also remain the highest
Muslim bullied at Madina for his Indian Islamic practice
Noticing a thread tied around the old man’s wrist, the protagonist, Shaikh Muzaffar Madni, ridiculed the practice and said it was a “non-Muslim practice” he had imbibed
Complaint to Times Now on polarised debate over madrassa survey in UP
CJP Team -
The channel is known to run into controversy by using stereotypical and denigrating terms against minority communities and leading polarising debates on communal lines
Meta’s upcoming AGM & global calls for accountability against hate in India: Voting on Proposal 7
Meta (Facebook) is set to hold its Annual General...
Lord Rama Anantatma & Anantaroopa: He who is the Infinite Soul & who has infinite forms
This article is a letter, the fourth of a series, addressed to Lord Rama. The author engages in a conversation with the Lord, discussing His infinite essence and what it means to the author to embrace the diversity of His stories and worshipping traditions.
Hindu temple faces backlash for demanding removal of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s picture from dance institute’s program
After this decision backfires, an apology was issued, the chief of the temple authorities said it was a “wrong guess” on their part
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Gender and Sexuality
Women journalists who were attacked prevented from reporting, protest attacks
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, on-ground reporting by women journalists, invites threats and abuse from the authorities; is it a coincidence that all three states are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
Media
Reporter attacked on DU Campus, DUJ condemns assault
The body of journalists has condemned the attack on a female reporter as also the fact that the police remained ‘mute spectators’
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Outside the World, Outside the Page: Why We Are More Receptive to Dalit Suffering than Dalit Anger
The author, a student in Bengaluru, asks why Dalit suffering is more readily received than Dalit anger in literature, cinema and public life. Is it because sorrow allows readers and viewers to remain sympathetic observers, while anger and refusal can challenge that comfortable distance?
Environment
Prioritise ecological security of country over “false narrative” of “highway development”: CCG to Govt & Courts
Former bureaucrats protest the “steady lowering of statutory safeguards for protecting India’s Environment and Forests” in an open letter to the government; both government and the judiciary need to prioritise the ecological security of our country and the health and life of its citizens over the false narrative of more roads, more buildings, more townships, more mines, more industries, more destruction of the natural world that is currently seen as progress.
Labour
Sit Where We Stand: The segregated back rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces
The absence of dignified break rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces is a visible residue of caste-exclusionary practices that have become normalised. Women who work here—whether in universities or elsewhere—are often left with no option but to rest on bathroom floors.