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December 31, 2015
‘The Freedom Theatre’ troupe from Jenin refugee camp of Palestine and Jana Natya Manch of Delhi have hit the road with ‘FREEDOM JATHA’, as they call their joint tour of 11 Indian cities this winter. They enthralled Lucknow (18-19 Dec) and Bhopal (20-21 Dec) with amazing performances. See, attached, a picture from a performance in Bhopal and also the tour itinerary. Their...
December 29, 2015
Acknowledgement, remorse, justice and reconciliation are the accepted steps required for collective healing when wounds of an indescribable nature have been inflicted on a whole population. In Gujarat, five years after independent India’s worst genocide, there has been little or no acknowledgement of the crimes and no question therefore of any expression of remorse from perpetrators and...
December 29, 2015
The anti-Sikh riots in 1984 and violence in Gujarat, after killing of 59 Ram Bhaktas in Godhra Railway Station, in 2002, and subsequent subversion of Criminal Justice System in Gujarat State, had inflicted infamy on the image of Indian State and its commitment to the Rule of Law. Unlike terrorist attacks and explosions, no communal riots can prolong unless the authorities avoid implementation of...
December 22, 2015
Destruction of the Babri Masjid: A National Dishonour is a sequel to The Babri Masjid Question 1528 2003: A Matter of National Honour , published in 2003 in two volumes a compilation by A.G. Noorani of documents and primary source material on various aspects of the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid dispute, covering the demolition of the Masjid on 6 December 1992, and the legal proceedings in the...
December 18, 2015
  Soni Sori, the Adivasi woman leader who was tortured in custody in 2011 has become the face of the struggle for the Adivasi (indigenous) people of Bastar. She speaks to us of the struggle in Bastar, Chhatisgarh in this detailed interview that was originally in Hindi Question: The 2012 Nirbhaya rape case had a huge impact in Delhi, in fact on the whole of country.  A year and a...
December 16, 2015
  प्रश्न:   दिसम्बर २०१२ में  दिल्ली के निर्भया कांड का प्रभाव पूरे देश पर पड़ा,पूरा देश उसके बाद हिल गया, सड़कों पर उसके खिलाफ आवाज़ उठी. लेकिन वहीं ठीक एक साल पहले आपके साथ जो कुछ हुआ, उसको लेकर ऐसी प्रतिक्रिया नहीं हुई.आपको क्या लगता है, ऐसा क्यों है? सोनी:   मेरे साथ जो हुआ, उस पर देश से विश्व भर तककई लोगों ने आवाज़ उठाई, छात्र, एक्टिविस्ट, बुद्धिजीवियों ने भी....
December 8, 2015
Demolishing a Dream This volume is essential reading for those who want to know why a religious issue so dominates the political landscape of a modern, resurgent nation in the 21st century. The politics, the legality and the morality of those who would make Ayodhya an epitaph for the vibrant democracy that is India is what this compilation of CR Irani's writings lay bare. Hardcover: 210...
December 2, 2015
The NTUI marks Bhopal Day as the day of countrywide action for safe and secure work. Today, NTUI affiliates will hold a rally at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, will stage a protest in Kolkata, and will hold demonstrations in Kanyakumari and Raipur. Yesterday we protested across the state of Assam. Just as we demand safe and secure work we know, today, that we must protect and defend our...
November 28, 2015
Call for Tolerance and Harmony, Sarva Seva Sangh: Sarva Dharma Sambhav Schedule: Raj Ghat Delhi, 10 am Prayers, November 30, 2015 Nehru Yuva Rashtra Kendra will be addressed at 2 p.m. on November 30, 2015 by veteran civil rights activist and former High Commissioner to London Kuldip Nayar will also participate Contact Information: 9428825908-  Mahadev Vidrohi Pressident...