संस्कृति
December 30, 2015
The origin of the Sarva Bhasha Samvad lay in understanding the situation of the country and an attempt to reaffirm faith in the principles of diversity, plurality and integrity. Writers, Artists and Activists from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa undertook a Dakshinayan sojourn in the last week of November 2015. They visited the bereaved families of the Late Dr. Narendra Dabholkar,...
December 23, 2015
Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan)
Solo show by BV Suresh
Curated by Pushpamala N
Vadehra Art Gallery is proud to present the exhibition Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan) by artist BV Suresh at D-53 Defence Colony. Chronicles of Silence (Khamoshi ki Daastan) is an intermedia installation by BV Suresh curated by Pushpamala N, a well known artist herself...
December 19, 2015
Shivaji, valorised in Maharashtrian folklore as a riyasaton ka raja (the king of the smaller kingdoms/landholdings) has in turn been dismissed by contemporary historians and ‘captured’ by the extreme Hindutvawaadi (politically supremacist) right who would obscure the caste dimensions of his rise to power and especially, his coronation.
Within Maharashtra, however renowned...
December 17, 2015
Jana-Nudi was initiated three years ago by a small group called Abhimata. This group Abhimata consists of similar thinking young political beings hailing from coastal Karnataka which apart from being known for its high educational rate and industries has been deeply troubled because of increased communalisation and because of the violence of the so called development.
One of the finest...
December 12, 2015
Published on: December 12, 2015
प्राचीन मान्यता है, राजा ईश्वर का रूप होता है। आधुनिक मान्यता है, जनता जिसे चुनती है राजा वही होता है, भले ही वह खुद को सेवक क्यों ना बताये। राजा चाहे राजतांत्रिक तरीके से बना हो या फिर जनतांत्रिक तरीके से, भक्त हर युग में उसे भगवान साबित करने पर तुले रहते हैं। लेकिन किसी के साबित करने से राजा कभी भगवान नहीं बन पाता है बल्कि इसके लिए उसे वास्तव में ईश्वरीय...
December 4, 2015
Revisiting the legacy of Allah Bakhsh and other patriotic Muslims
About the Book
“Dr. Shamsul Islam has written the most neglected chapter in the history of the Indian freedom struggle: on Muslims who were opposed to Partition. Based on ground-breaking research, it is an outstanding contribution which should set the record straight in great measure.“
Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, Professor...
November 28, 2015
Renowned Social Scientist and Psephologist Prof. Yogendra Yadav will deliver a lecture on the topic "India 2.0" on 5 December, 2015 at Kennedy Auditorium which is to be the fourth lecture in the annual lecture series of Club for Short Evening Courses, Cultural Education Centre.
The inaugural lecture in the series was delivered by eminent historian Padma Bhushan Prof....
November 27, 2015
फेसबुक पर शोर उठा। ट्विटर पर तांडव मचा--अब बोलो कहां चली गई असहिष्णुता? विरोधियों के सामने भक्त रक्त पिपासु ही नहीं होते, कई बार परम जिज्ञासु भी हो जाते हैं। बार-बार पूछ रहे हैं, एक ही सवाल। वाकई इस प्रश्न का उत्तर ढूंढना बनता है कि आखिर बिहार चुनाव के बाद असहिष्णुता अपना सारा सामान बांधकर छुट्टी मनाने कहां चली गई? इस सवाल का जवाब जानने के लिए पहले यह जानना होगा कि असहिष्णुता है कौन? भक्तो का...