हक़ और आजादी
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
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...
October 12, 2016
देश भर में गौरक्षकों के नाम पर बढ़ रही गुंडागर्दी की घटनाओं के बीच आरएसएस के प्रमुख मोहन भागवत ने इन गौरक्षकों की हिमायत करते हुए इन्हें अच्छे लोग बताया है। नागपुर में अपने स्वयंसेवकों को संबोधित करते हुए मोहन भागवत ने जो बोला, वह प्रधानमंत्री के गौरक्षकों के बारे में दिए बयान से एकदम अलग था।
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प्रधानमंत्री कह चुके हैं कि अधिकतर गौरक्षक अपराधी होते हैं, जो दिन में गौरक्षक बन जाते...
October 12, 2016
उत्तर प्रदेश में ब्राह्मण समाज ने जाति आधारित आरक्षण खत्म करने की मांग की है। उत्तर प्रदेश ब्राह्मण महासभा ने रविवार को मेरठ में सवर्ण समाज महासम्मेलन में जाति आधारित आरक्षण खत्म करने और आर्थिक आधार पर आरक्षण लागू किये जाने की माँग की।
ब्राह्मण महासभा ने इस सम्मेलन के जरिए बाकी सवर्ण जातियों को भी अपने साथ लेने की कोशिश की है, जिसके जरिए जातिगत आरक्षण खत्म करने की माँग उठाई जा सके। वैसे...
October 12, 2016
Cultural practice does not recognise borders. Militarising it reduces it to a dangerous monolith
The masks came off soon after condoling writer Mahasweta Devi’s death. Unmasked, the right-wing pseudo-nationalists were on the prowl for their daily target. They found it in a play staged in the University of Haryana; the play was based on Mahasweta’s story, Draupadi. The ABVP attack was...
October 11, 2016
Thousands of people from 166 dalit, Left and progressive organisations, as well as writers and cultural figures were part of the Swabhimani Sangharsha Jatha from Bengaluru to Udupi between October 4 and October 9. The theme of the jatha Chalo Udupi was Food of our choice, land is our right. This theme articulated the mounting protest against using the cultural politics of the “...
October 11, 2016
A fight for Kashmir, a fight for life
Have you been reading the newspaper, my friend?
Yes? You must know what we are doing, right?
Killing thousands of Kashmiri civilians, who just want to be free? Some would argue and blame Pakistan for occupying Kashmir. Some would do the same for India. But we’re forgetting Kashmiris are neither Indian nor Pakistani. They are Kashmiris...
October 11, 2016
किसानों के प्रति भारतीय जनता पार्टी के नेताओं की संवेदनहीनता कोई नई बात नहीं है, लेकिन हैरानी तो तब होती है जब किसान नेता होने का दावा करने वाले नेता किसानों के ही कार्यक्रमों में किसानों को ही खरी-खोटी सुनाने लगें और उनका मजाक उड़ाने लगें।
मध्यप्रदेश में भाजपा के प्रदेशाध्यक्ष और सांसद नंदकुमार सिंह चौहान ने किसान चौपाल में ऐसा ही किया। सबसे पहले तो एक किसान ने जब प्याज़ की फसल खराब होने के...