Category: Human Rights

Civil Rights, Human Rights, Opinion, The Dalit, The Feminist

आरएसएस ने जो भारत माता बनाई है, उसकी जय तो मैं कतई नहीं बोलूंगा – Dilip Mandal

Watch how a Facebook campaign has changed the way “Bharat Mata” looks today on many RSS sites. The change has happened within a week. We followed Dalit Journalist Dilip Mandal’s Facebook posts which are extremely popular among a range of people. We followed some of  RSS’ sites. Mandal’s posts not only voice the Dalit, Bahujan, minority and Left concerns about RSS’ idea of “Mother India”. … Continue reading आरएसएस ने जो भारत माता बनाई है, उसकी जय तो मैं कतई नहीं बोलूंगा – Dilip Mandal

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Education, Fascism, Human Rights

Pictures and Videos: #OccupyUGC protest by students continues in police station

Akhil Kumar from Bhalsawa Police Station 1.30pm, 23rd October: We have decided to boycott the food being offered to us in detention at Bhalswa Dairy police station in protest against the brutal lathicharge on the students who went to reoccupy UGC. 7am, 23rd October: Massive crackdown on protesting students! In a cowardly move the Delhi police brought in the CRPF and around 400-500 of them … Continue reading Pictures and Videos: #OccupyUGC protest by students continues in police station

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Civil Rights, Human Rights, Opinion, Video

RB Kumar on Gujarat Riots

The High Price of Conscience As much at ease reciting from scriptures of the world’s major religions as quoting chapter and verse from the Indian Constitution and Indian laws, former DGP RB Sreekumar of Gujarat, the first and most critical whistleblower exposing high level state complicity behind the carnage of 2002, speaks to Communalism Combat-Newsclick about the fresh challenges he faces. Published first in Communalism … Continue reading RB Kumar on Gujarat Riots

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Child Rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Labour Rights, Public Health

Gandhi, My Hero – Shelja Sen #GandhiRocks #HarmonyRocks

From the time I was little I remember Gandhi was my ultimate hero. I am not very sure why, but I think a lot of it is to do with the fact that I was in Gandhi house in school. There was no sorting hat (as in Hogwarts) that decided my fate but just I suppose a random teacher’s random choice. A choice that made … Continue reading Gandhi, My Hero – Shelja Sen #GandhiRocks #HarmonyRocks

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Human Rights, Music, Opinion, Secularism, Video

WATCH: This Bengali Version Of The Indian National Anthem to understand its roots

These are the other three paragraphs of our National Anthem. The ones that you don’t hear because they are not in Hindi. Notice how in one para the country is called Mata (the mother) and in another Chir Sarathi (Sri Krishna). When Tagore used Bhagya Vidhata in the national anthem he meant God. However, “Bhagya Vidhata” has been repeatedly interpreted by right wing groups as the … Continue reading WATCH: This Bengali Version Of The Indian National Anthem to understand its roots

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