धर्मनिरपेक्षता
January 30, 2016
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 was a declaration of war and a statement of intent. For the forces who conspired in the killing, the act was a declaration of war against the secular, democratic Indian state and all those who stood to affirm these principles, as well as an announcement of a lasting commitment to India as a Hindu Rashtra . It was also an act to signal the...
January 27, 2016
On the initiative of student interns and volunteers of CSSS, a Peace Walk has been organized on 30th January at 7.30 am sharp. The Peace Walk will begin from Otter's Club, Carter Road, Bandra and will proceed to Linking Road Khar via Carter Road and back to Otter's Club. The Walk is approximately 6 km. We would be carrying placard of peace and promoting messages of communal...
January 12, 2016
Founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakthi Sanghatan (MKSS), Rajasthan, a Magsaysay awardee and a Campaigner for the Right to Information Act and India’s Rural Works Programme, Aruna Roy speaks to Communalism Combat’s Teesta Setalvad in this exclusive interview
Aruna Roy (HINDI) on People's Movements, Attack on Labour and Land Acquisition Laws - Part 1
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January 9, 2016
A protest will be organised at the Kalina Campus Gate, Mumbai University, on Sat, 9th Jan 2016, 11 AM against the atrocities of the government and police.
As you all are aware, students of FTII are fighting against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan and other incapable person to FTII governing council. Today, they assembled at main gate of the FTII to protest against Gajendra Chauhan who had...
January 7, 2016
Concerned by the divisive forces of communalism, and its influence on children, the Centre for Science, Culture and Education conducted a workshop to examine ways of dealing with the situation. This collection of short stories focusing on communal harmony is an offshoot of this workshop. It is the first in a series on affirmative themes. Contributors: Zai Whitaker, Poile Sengupta, Shama Futehally...
December 30, 2015
The origin of the Sarva Bhasha Samvad lay in understanding the situation of the country and an attempt to reaffirm faith in the principles of diversity, plurality and integrity. Writers, Artists and Activists from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa undertook a Dakshinayan sojourn in the last week of November 2015. They visited the bereaved families of the Late Dr. Narendra Dabholkar,...
December 19, 2015
Shivaji, valorised in Maharashtrian folklore as a riyasaton ka raja (the king of the smaller kingdoms/landholdings) has in turn been dismissed by contemporary historians and ‘captured’ by the extreme Hindutvawaadi (politically supremacist) right who would obscure the caste dimensions of his rise to power and especially, his coronation.
Within Maharashtra, however renowned...
December 17, 2015
Jana-Nudi was initiated three years ago by a small group called Abhimata. This group Abhimata consists of similar thinking young political beings hailing from coastal Karnataka which apart from being known for its high educational rate and industries has been deeply troubled because of increased communalisation and because of the violence of the so called development.
One of the finest...