धार्मिक कट्टरपन
October 13, 2016
Britain is a nation of real diversity, tolerance and multicultural vibrancy. But for those who have suffered hate crime, it can be an alienating and terrifying place. Police figures have shown that hate crime surged in the UK in the weeks following the EU referendum vote, and still remains at significantly higher levels than a year ago.
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But two...
October 13, 2016
The prime minister has named Gandhi, Deendayal Upadhyaya and Lohia as three leaders who have shaped Indian political thought in the 20th century.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has a dismal past and lacks leaders of its own, which is why it is often accused of appropriating leaders belonging to other parties.
Of late, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too has been naming different...
October 13, 2016
जयंतीभाई मन्नानी, ओबीसी आंदोलन के नेता
1925 के दशहरा पर RSS की स्थापना महाराष्ट्र के कुछ कट्टर जातिवादी ब्राह्मणों ने ब्राह्मण नेता डॉ हेडगेवार के नेतृत्व में की और प्रारम्भ से विदेशी ब्लेक टोपी, विदेशी शर्ट - चड्डी ड्रेस कोड अपनाया जो 2016 तक चलाया गया.
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2016 के दशहरा से ड्रेसकोड में बदलाव आया लेकिन हिन्दू संस्कृति के अनुसार नहीं लेकिन वही विदेशी ड्रेसकोड. काली टोपी, शर्ट और...
October 13, 2016
Hate crime against Muslims in the US is at its highest level in 15 years. The #MuslimsHaveRights campaign assembles academics, activists and artists who refuse to accept anti-Muslim bigotry.
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In August 2016, Khalid Jabara was shot on his front porch by his neighbour Stanley Vernon Majors in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It took place only 30 minutes after Jabara...
October 12, 2016
Sangh parivar’s cultural vigilantes force exit of Dalit poet and activist Pradnya Daya Pawar, along with eminent Dalit scholar Dr Raosaheb Kasbe from a lit-fest in Satara
Dalit poet and activist Pradnya Daya Pawar. Photo credit: Praful Gangurde
In what is being dubbed as an appalling attack on the freedom of expression of the litterateurs, renowned Dalit poet and activist Pradnya Daya...
October 12, 2016
The death of a 13-year-old Jain girl who fasted for 68 days raises questions about how community traditions can impinge on the well-being of minors.'
A mother takes her seven-year-old daughter for circumcision, allowing a part of the child’s clitoris to be cut with a blade in the name of religion. A family allows their 13-year-old daughter to go on a 68-day fast – a...
October 12, 2016
वॉट्सएप पर आपत्तिजनक सामग्री पोस्ट करने के आरोप में करीब एक सप्ताह पहले गिरफ्तार किए गिए मिन्हाज अन्सारी की रांची के रिम्स में पुलिस हिरासत में मौत हो गई। नारायणपुर के दीघारी गांव के 22 वर्षीय मिन्हाज अन्सारी को 3 अक्टूबर को गिरफ्तार किया गया था। उसके परिजनों ने पुलिस पर उसे प्रताड़ित करने और मारपीट करने का आरोप लगाया है।
पुलिस हिरासत में ही मिन्हाज की हालत बिगड़ने लगी थी जिसके बाद...
October 12, 2016
आरएसएस के हिंदुत्व की प्रयोगशाला गुजरात में करीब दो हजार दलितों ने एक साथ बौद्ध धर्म स्वीकार करके बता दिया है कि संघ का प्रयोग बुरी तरह से असफल रहा है। मंगलवार को गुजरात के तीन प्रमुख शहरों में इन दलितों ने हिंदू धर्म त्याग कर बौद्ध धर्म अपना लिया। ये समारोह अहमदाबाद, कलोल और सुरेंद्रनगर में हुए।
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गुजरात में ही गिर सोमनाथ जिले में ऊना कांड हुआ था जिसमें मृत गायों की चमड़ी...
October 12, 2016
Magasaysay winner TM Krishna today said there was a pervading climate of fear in the country alluding to the recent demands of ban on Pakistani artistes, which he termed as “ridiculous”.
Portrait of TM Krishna. Express Photo
The carnatic vocalist made the remarks in his keynote address at the second edition of Kumaon Literary Festival which kickstarted in Rampur, nestled in...
October 12, 2016
Now we know what it is to be in the endangered minority whose rights and privileges may be at risk.
During the 2014 general election, I, along with many other NRIs, pledged my vicarious support to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Narendra Modi. Any arguments that called into question Modi’s dubious human rights record and worrisome support for the Hindutva-oriented Rashtriya...