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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other
The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity
Egypt court backs niqab ban on Cairo University staff
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All women anti CAA rally from Latashil to Chandmari in Guwahati
Pratidin Sangbad, Guwahati, 19th January: After various protest against the...
Relentless and Unyielding: Women protestors show how it’s done
Women protestors in Lucknow ask Amit Shah to turn up and remove their ‘misconceptions’ about CAA
Women gather at Agripada in thousands; show way against CAA-NPR-NRC
The women-led protest is one in the long line of agitations inspired by the women of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh
Shaheen Bagh is everywhere!
Inspired by the spirit of Shaheen Bagh, women-led protests against the CAA-NPR-NRC soar
WB becomes first state to declare it will skip NPR meet in Delhi
A preparatory meeting is scheduled to be held on January 17 in Delhi for upcoming Census and NPR
Holding out anti-CAA posters renders 2 Delhi women homeless
The poster was held out during Amit Shah’s rally in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, after which a mob gathered and their landlord evicted them.
Huge rally of women in Malegaon against CAA, NRC
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