धार्मिक कट्टरपन
November 28, 2015
Readings on History and Temple Desecration in Medieval India
History, it is said, cannot be studied without reflecting on the practice of historians who narrate it. The articles in this volume introduce readers to the writings of four scholars who study the subject of temple desecration in interesting and different ways. They focus on the ways in which historians study the political culture,...
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...
November 25, 2015
Relieving our past from prejudice will not only contribute to a more rich and creative understanding of it but could also, at this fragile juncture, contribute to a more rational understanding of the present
The successful penetration of a single term, Babar ki aulad (sons of Babar), in the Indian socio-political discourse shows the remarkable success of Hindutva ideology in...
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 23, 2015
November 21, 2015
Recovering Lost Histories Riot victims, communal polarization of Mumbai, its impact on people and perceptions about communities