Category: Civil Rights

Cinema, Civil Rights, Music, Video

The Kind Of Intolerance We Have Witnessed In Last 1 Year Has Been Unprecedented: Sharmila Tagore

Courtesy: Indian Express Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore said the kind of intolerance we have witnessed in the last one year is against the spirit of the Indian constitution. She recites Rabindra Nath Tagore’s poem Chitto Jethaye Bhoy Shunno/ Chitta jaha par hai Bhay Shunya/ Where the mind is without Fear.   Continue reading The Kind Of Intolerance We Have Witnessed In Last 1 Year Has Been Unprecedented: Sharmila Tagore

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Cinema, Civil Rights, Secularism

BJP leader was wrong- Shah Rukh did speak up during 26/11

NEW DELHI:  Where was Shahrukh Khan when 26/11 happened asked Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tweeter on the 4th of November 2015. Mr Vijatvargiya has drawn strong criticism from his own party and others for his attack on Shah Rukh Khan over the film star’s comments on religious intolerance. “Shah Rukh Khan lives in India, but his heart is in Pakistan. His films make crores … Continue reading BJP leader was wrong- Shah Rukh did speak up during 26/11

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Cinema, Civil Rights, Education, Secularism

मैं कहीं नहीं जाने वाला। मेरे पिता आजादी के लिए लड़े हैं। उन्होंने जो मुझे दिया, वह मैं किसी को नहीं दे सकता – शाहरुख खान

मुंबई: अभिनेता शाहरुख खान सोमवार को 50 साल के हो गए। इस मौके पर उन्होंने कई इंटरव्यू दिए। विवादित सवालों पर भी खुलकर बोले।  शाहरुख से अलग-अलग बातचीत के मुख्य अंश… धर्म को लेकर मेरे बच्चे हमेशा कन्फ्यूज रहते हैं मेरे घर में हर कोई अपना-अपना धर्म मानने को आजाद है। मेरे बच्चे असमंजस में रहते हैं कि वे हिंदू हैं या मुस्लिम। मैं पूछता … Continue reading मैं कहीं नहीं जाने वाला। मेरे पिता आजादी के लिए लड़े हैं। उन्होंने जो मुझे दिया, वह मैं किसी को नहीं दे सकता – शाहरुख खान

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Cinema, Civil Rights, Education, Media Watch, Opinion, Secularism

Make FTII free of political influence, says Dibakar Banerjee

What prompted you, and the other filmmakers, to return your National Awards? We were hoping that someone would hear us, see the logic of the students’ protest, and then act on it constructively. Why did you take so long to join the agitation? If it (the act of returning the awards) was done earlier, someone would have said, “Why now?” Just like someone could say, … Continue reading Make FTII free of political influence, says Dibakar Banerjee

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Cinema, Civil Rights, Fascism, Opinion

Why I returned my National Film Award: An open letter to the President of India – Rakesh Sharma

Mananiya Rashtrapatiji, Some weeks ago, many of us – national film award winners – had written to you on behalf of the film-making community, urging your direct intervention. We never had the courtesy of even an acknowledgement, let alone a considered response either from your office, or from the Government of India, to whom you presumably forwarded our letter. Since then, the climate of fear … Continue reading Why I returned my National Film Award: An open letter to the President of India – Rakesh Sharma

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Civil Rights, News, Opinion, Secularism

Teesta Setalvad’s Speech at Pratirodh, Protest of Writers at the Mavlankar Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi

November 1 2015 We are at an interesting point, cross roads of a sort. Protests against the over-arching sanction to hoolaganism and violence, against the violent targeting of already targeted and vulnerable sections of Indians, against the fundamental and Constitutional Right to critique and offend, are not just being reviled but curtailed. That these protests have come from a vast body of Indians, from different … Continue reading Teesta Setalvad’s Speech at Pratirodh, Protest of Writers at the Mavlankar Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi

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Civil Rights, Education, Media Watch

#OccupyUGC protest enters Day 9: the story so far in pictures

Prerna Gupta The #OccupyUGC protest enters its 9th Day today. Started in opposition to the University Grant Commission’s circular scrapping non-NET scholarships, the movement by student has created ripples across India and students are coming out in support in other cities as well. The students have been agitating for last few days in Delhi and other parts of the country for reinstating the Non-NET Scholarships … Continue reading #OccupyUGC protest enters Day 9: the story so far in pictures

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They say cut back, we say fight back: #OccupyUGC – Nikita Azad

A huge number of students sitting outside UGC office, protesting against UGC’s decision to scrap away non-NET fellowship were brutally lathicharged and detained today, by a dictatorial force of Delhi Police, and CRPF. Around 15 students have been injured severely, including JNUSU’s president Kanhaiya Kumar. The torture did not stop there itself, but continued inside the bus, disobeying all custodian laws. Women students were beaten … Continue reading They say cut back, we say fight back: #OccupyUGC – Nikita Azad

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Civil Rights, Education, Fascism

Statement of outrage against police crackdown on students at #Occupy UGC: Faculty Feminist Collective, JNU

The Faculty Feminist Collective of JNU stands in solidarity with the students protesting the revocation/review of the UGC non-NET fellowship. We are outraged at the brutal police action against students gathered in a protest demonstration since yesterday, without a single convincing response from the UGC or the MHRD that could allay the anxieties of thousands of students across India that the non-NET fellowship will not … Continue reading Statement of outrage against police crackdown on students at #Occupy UGC: Faculty Feminist Collective, JNU

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