हक़ और आजादी
November 7, 2016
Just saw a college friend celebrating the ban on NDTV. Shocked me out of my wits. Always thought that person to be a liberal… But anyways, Goebbelsian machinery is at its full swing and I can understand how can it change normal people into Bhakts.
However! I need to put my view across on this “leaking sensitive information” drivel. So here it goes.
Every self-...
November 7, 2016
नजीब के लिए देश की जानी-मानी सियासी हस्तियां गुरुवार की शाम जेएनयू प्रशासनिक भवन पर इकट्ठा थीं. जब यहां शशि थरूर अपनी बात रख रहे थे, तभी एक चीख सुनाई दी. यह चीख नजीब की मां की थी. ख़ुद को संभाल पाने में नाकाम नजीब की मां अचानक दहाड़े मार कर रोने लगीं. रोते हुए वो चिल्ला रही थीं, ‘अरे कोई तो मेरे बेटे को वापस ले आओ. कहां है मेरा नजीब.’
भाषण दे रहे थरूर कुछ देर तक सिर झुकाए चुपचाप...
November 7, 2016
Foreign Policy reports that the International Criminal Court is poised to formally investigate US actions for the first time in its history
The remains of the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, six months after it was attacked in a U.S. airstrike. (Photo: Reuters)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing to...
November 7, 2016
“My daughter and I appeared before the Sharia court at Regent's Park mosque in London. They were not interested in anything we had to say, the whole process was shocking.”
Protest in London against the Law Society's guidance on Sharia Wills April 2014. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/See Li
The UK government is conducting an inquiry into the operation of Sharia courts which is...
November 6, 2016
Adding the digits in 1948,1984 and 2002 leaves us with the same number: 4
1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre. Photo courtesy: Caravan Magazine
A number can also tell a story. Yes. A number. A digit. It is immaterial whether the story makes you feel sad or it brings a smile on your lips. But a number can be associated with some names, some places, some details and many other things. And those...
November 6, 2016
उत्तर प्रदेश। यह आत्महत्या का महिमामंडन नहीं है। लेकिन आत्महत्या दुख और भावनात्मक लाचारी के चरम से पार कर जाने के बाद का कदम है। इसे जो लोग मानसिक रूप से बीमार व्यक्ति का लक्षण मानते हैं, वे शायद सही ही कहते होंगे...क्योंकि वे ऐसा मानते होंगे...!
उत्तर प्रदेश के एक गांव में रहनेवाली 40 साल की औरत तब आत्महत्या करने पर मजबूर हो गई जब उसके बलात्कार का वीडियो सोशल नेटवर्किंग वेबसाइट वॉट्सऐप पर...
November 6, 2016
If not Theresa May, the accompanying media ought to note the gross human rights violations and crackdowns on dissent that abound.
Prime Minister Theresa May holds a meeting with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on the second day of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. Stefan Rousseau/PA Images.
Britain's recently elected Prime Minister Theresa May, post-Brexit, has chosen to visit...
November 5, 2016
नई दिल्ली। यूपी के बनारस में एक नई और अद्भुत सोच सामने आयी। ये सोच रूढ़िवादियों को चुभ सकती है। ये वाकया उन कुंठित सोचवालों के मुह पर जोरदार तमाचा है जो ये मानते हैं कि मरने के बाद माता-पिता को मोक्ष बेटों के हाथ से ही मिलती है।
बनारस शहर के भदैनी मोहल्ले में रहने वाले 70 साल के योगेश चंद्र उपाध्याय का गुरुवार के दिन देहांत हो गया। दरअसल योगेश चंद्र उपाध्याय राजस्थान के धौलपुर में...
November 5, 2016
The media should be an effective tool in the “sharpening of democracy,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after giving away awards for excellence in journalism in Delhi on Wednesday. He also said there was a need to reflect on Emergency so that no leader dares to repeat it. Only a day later, came his government’s order directing a 24-hour shutdown of NDTV India on November 9...
November 5, 2016
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu hopes his new film on the killing of Michael Brown will bring healing, dignity, and investment to Black communities affected by police violence.
Credit: By Loavesofbread - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia.com.
Where do you find hope? What do you love? What do you find beautiful?
Equipped with these three questions, filmmaker Mobolaji Olambiwonnu packed up his gear...