कानून का बोलबाला
December 5, 2008
The latest barbaric terrorist assault on Mumbai is in fact an attack on the very Idea of a Secular-Democratic and a United India.
Even as our heart goes out to the family, friends and colleagues of those mercilessly killed, and we salute the brave police personnel, army men and NSG commandos who lied down their lives in the line of duty, we are outraged – just as all citizens of...
August 20, 2008
In all societies, with different political structures, be they authoritarian or democratic, the role of the media is a unique one. It records, it exposes, it comments, it reflects and it postulates.
There are tendencies within more authoritarian societies for the media to come under attack, often to face life threats.
The tragic death of Daniel Pearl (official report of his death was...
August 1, 2008
Secular erosion, terror explosion
Fifteen years ago we started Communalism Combat in response to the pogrom against Muslims in a city which until then had proudly called itself the cosmopolitan capital of India: Bombay, now Mumbai. We started publishing the journal with the fond hope that the secular Indian state would soon slay the communal demon that was stalking the land of a...
February 5, 2008
A four-member team of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) visited Hyderabad on 4-5 February 2008 to enquire into complaints against authorities in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly targeting Muslims and Christians in the state. On the issues faced by the Muslim minority, the main complainants were Ms. Nirmala Deshpande, Member of Parliament, and Ms. Nandita Rao, advocate in New Delhi. They...
February 1, 2007
Concerned Citizens Inquiry Nanded, February 2007
Members of the Inquiry:
Justice (Retd) BG Kolse Patil, Pune (Chairperson)
Teesta Setalvad, Mumbai (Convener) and Arvind Deshmukh, Nagpur (Member)
Local Support:
Vijay Gabhane, Altaf Ahmed, Riyaz Siddiqui, Pradeep Nagarpurkar, Suryakant Wani, Feroz Khan, PD Joshi Patodekar, PG Dasturkar, Chandrakant Gavane. Technical Experts: Medico-Legal...
November 30, 2006
The Rajinder Sachar Committee, appointed in 2005 by the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was commissioned to prepare a report on the latest social, economic and educational condition of the Muslim community of India. The committee was headed by the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar, including other six members. The committee prepared a report of 403 pages, and...
September 1, 2006
COMMUNALISM IN ORISSA
Report of the Indian People's Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights
Tribunal Led By:
Justice K. K. Usha (Retired)
Former Chief Justice, Kerala High Court
Tribunal Convenors and Report Editors:
Dr. Angana P. Chatterji and Advocate Mihir Desai