संस्कृति
October 31, 2016
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व्यापम घोटालेबाज भाजपाई मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह,
जिसने मामले की पोल खोलने की कोशिश करने वाले सत्तर से ज़्यादा लोगों का कत्ल करवाया ,
टीवी पर बोल रहा है कि आइये पहला दिया सैनिकों के नाम जलायें,
जवानों को अपनी सत्ता के लिये मरवा कर फर्जी देशभक्ति का ढोंग देख कर घिन आती है ,
मेरा प्रस्ताव है कि भाजपाई लोग देश के भीतर भाजपा और संघ की फैलाई गई नफरत की वजह से मारे गये...
October 30, 2016
Many assume I am Muslim as I have a Muslim surname. It says as much about them as it does about our deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset.
Image credit: Sahibzada Masooduzzafar
Every time I join a new workplace or encounter new people, I am more often than not quizzed about my name. Frequently, it is with admiration about its uniqueness, and often, the assumption is that...
October 30, 2016
Of the 10 major forms of Indian classical dance, bharatnatyamkathak kuchipudi forms endure as the most popular in terms of mainstream visibility. Each of these forms is rooted in centuries’ old Hindu tradition, with kathak kuchipudi traceable to the ancient Hindu text of Natya Shastra, a treatise on dramatic arts. Despite the well-established Hindu origins of these dance...
October 29, 2016
This Diwali Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs big hit in poll-bound UP
PTI reports that both Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs have flooded the Diwali firecrackers market here with traders seeking to cash in on the highly surcharged political atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the crucial Assembly elections barely a few months hence.
Samajwadi rockets and Mayawati bombs have...
October 28, 2016
Following a number of controversies surrounding censorship pf of films and protests against unwarranted cuts by the censor board, central government revealed it plans to amend the six decades old cinematography law, according to a PTI report.
Image: Hindustan Times
Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu admitted that the changes recommended by Justice Mudgal committee and...
October 28, 2016
While Myanmar prepares for internationally backed national election next both, a new study has claimed that Rohingya Muslim community is facing state-sponsored genocide. While on one hand, US’ decision to rollback economic sanctions brings good news to the country; on the other hand, more than a million Burmese people are on the verge of being completely exterminated, according to a TIME...
October 27, 2016
A worrisome figure that has emerged from World Economic Forum’s (WEF) report estimates that the global gap between the earnings of men and women will not be closed for another 170 years, providing current trends continue to exist.
Representational picture. Image credit: Behind the Door of 104
The Swiss forum based out of Geneva has published its Global Gender Gap report for the year...
October 24, 2016
The structure dates back some 1,400 years to the first era of the Umayyad Caliphate, and talks about the history of the Palestinian people.
Tourists visit the historical Umayyad Palace which is the largest ancient mosaic in Middle East. 20th October 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu]
Tourists visit the historical Umayyad Palace which is the largest ancient mosaic in Middle East. 20th...
October 24, 2016
आरएसएस के सहयोगी संगठन शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास ने मानव संसाधन मंत्रालय को अपनी रिपोर्ट में अंग्रेजी में शिक्षा देने की व्यवस्था खत्म करने की सिफारिश की है। उसकी यह सिफारिश दलितों और हाशिये के समुदायों को और पीछे धकेलने की कोशिश है।
आरएसएस के एक सहयोगी संगठन ने अंग्रेजी माध्यम से पढ़ाई खत्म करने की सिफारिश की है। देश भर के दलित स्कॉलर्स और कार्यकर्ताओं ने संघ के इस कदम का कड़ा विरोध...
October 24, 2016
Some Summations from India’s Partition Story
My engagement with partition and separatism is largely confined, I must confess, to South Asia, where I have studied the India/Pakistan question, the break-up of Pakistan into two, and the Sinhala/Tamil issue in Sri Lanka.
In my research I have focused also on India’s freedom movement, the movement for Pakistan, and the...