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November 24, 2015
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is the first comprehensive study of the origin, history, philosophy, structure and modus operandi of the RSS. Born (1925) in controversial circumstances the RSS continues to be a subject of rather fierce controversy, bringing forth strong reaction on both sides. The major issues of contention are its activities during the freedom struggle, as well as when India became...
November 21, 2015
Recovering Lost Histories Riot victims, communal polarization of Mumbai, its impact on people and perceptions about communities
October 19, 2015
This PUCL report from Kalyanpur in Rajasthan is an extensive fact-finding report which reviews the circumstances of the death of P. Venkateswaralu. The report includes survey of evidence, interviews with witnesses and a copy of the autopsy report to suggest that the encounter death was a fake encounter.
October 19, 2015
A review by Azghar Ali Engineer on the Bhagalpur Riot Inquiry Commission Report which was produced on the Bhagalpur Riots. The review provides a summary of the honourable Justices' opinions on the cause and course of the riots which occurred in 1989.
October 19, 2015
A Report on the Communal Violence in Seelampur New Delhi 1992. Seelampur, located in East Delhi was one of the many places where communal violence erupted after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. The report is prepared on the basis of eye-witness testimony by collected by social workers, doctors, political activists and lawyers. The report highlights the pre-meditated nature of the...
June 10, 2015
The principle laid down in the Best Bakery case judgement - ordering retrial and re-investigation in the cases in which all the accused had already been acquitted - would guide future cases wherever injustice was done. The apex court performed its raj dharma in protecting victims and witnesses in the worst-ever case against humanity.
-- VN Khare, Chief Justice of India, in an interview to...
June 4, 2015
The victory of fascism in Europe between the wars was an incalculable human catastrophe. This collection of essays contains the first-ever English translation of Arthur Rosenberg s fascinating analysis of the emergence of fascism in Europe, as well as a short introduction to the essay that explains its significance, and then four contributions that extend the framework to India dealing in turn...