सांप्रदायिक संगठन
December 29, 2015
The anti-Sikh riots in 1984 and violence in Gujarat, after killing of 59 Ram Bhaktas in Godhra Railway Station, in 2002, and subsequent subversion of Criminal Justice System in Gujarat State, had inflicted infamy on the image of Indian State and its commitment to the Rule of Law. Unlike terrorist attacks and explosions, no communal riots can prolong unless the authorities avoid implementation of...
December 23, 2015
Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy,
Justice D. A. Desai,
Justice D. S. Tewatia (Panel)
In the December of 1992, when the Babri Masjid was demolished, the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), then in the Opposition, rode piggy-back on the more rabid Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) combine, and even participated, and celebrated the demolition of...
December 22, 2015
Destruction of the Babri Masjid: A National Dishonour is a sequel to The Babri Masjid Question 1528 2003: A Matter of National Honour , published in 2003 in two volumes a compilation by A.G. Noorani of documents and primary source material on various aspects of the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid dispute, covering the demolition of the Masjid on 6 December 1992, and the legal proceedings in the...
December 12, 2015
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Haunting impressions of a fascist curriculum
By Javed Anand
In July 2010 well-known secular activist Suresh Khairnar spent several hours at the Goa headquarters of the Sanatan Sanstha and came out convinced that it is the most rabid Hindu organisation in the country, engaged in an attempt to Talibanise Hindus. For various reasons we were unable to...
December 8, 2015
Demolishing a Dream
This volume is essential reading for those who want to know why a religious issue so dominates the political landscape of a modern, resurgent nation in the 21st century. The politics, the legality and the morality of those who would make Ayodhya an epitaph for the vibrant democracy that is India is what this compilation of CR Irani's writings lay bare.
Hardcover: 210...
November 29, 2015
आज आपको रिबेरो, सुशील कुमार, शाहरुख़, आमिर और 'सिकुलरों' को लताड़ना हो, लताड़ लीजिए. लेकिन जिस एजेंडे पर देश को ले जाने की कोशिश हो रही है, उसे समझिए. धर्म पर आधारित कोई राज्य आधुनिक, उदार और लोकताँत्रिक नहीं होता, हो ही नहीं सकता. इतिहास में, अतीत में, दुनिया में चाहे जहाँ खँगाल कर देख लीजिए, धर्म आधारित राज्यों का चरित्र हमेशा, हर जगह एक ही जैसा रहा है. खाप पंचायतों के विराट और कहीं-...
November 25, 2015
The recent attacks across the world, most notably Paris, Beirut and Baghdad highlight the growing extremism and the brutality of the Islamic State(ISIL). We, therefore, feel that understanding the roots of this terror is more important now than ever.
November 24, 2015
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is the first comprehensive study of the origin, history, philosophy, structure and modus operandi of the RSS. Born (1925) in controversial circumstances the RSS continues to be a subject of rather fierce controversy, bringing forth strong reaction on both sides. The major issues of contention are its activities during the freedom struggle, as well as when India became...