Category: Secularism

Child Rights, Secularism, The Dalit, The Feminist

Gandhi did not dream of India that was rich or powerful, but of an India that was fair and just

He looked rather like this, 68 years ago, to his assassin. He looked straight into his eyes, quite exactly like this. Gandhi was walking, of course, not standing. And he walked straight into those three bullets. He embraced those darts, he did. With the might of his pain for others, the depth of his faith in God, he hugged them. He had fought for years … Continue reading Gandhi did not dream of India that was rich or powerful, but of an India that was fair and just

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Child Rights, Civil Rights, Labour Rights, Secularism, The Dalit

Shilpa Rao to headline live music gig to celebrate Peace and Harmony on Mahatma’s birth anniversary

Mumbai, 2nd of October: If it’s about Peace, Love, Harmony, and Music, then it is at The Gandhi Peace Festival 2015 – Harmony Rocks on 2nd October, 2015 ie today! when all roads will lead to the Bandra Amphitheatre, 6 PM, onwards. In celebration of Peace on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, the Bombay Rock Association is bringing together an eclectic mix of musicians and … Continue reading Shilpa Rao to headline live music gig to celebrate Peace and Harmony on Mahatma’s birth anniversary

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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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Civil Rights, Education, Human Rights, Secularism

All Day Long #JU and #SRFTI symbolic hunger strike in solidarity with #FTII

Yesterday twenty students sat on a day long symbolic hunger strike that took place in Kolkata, at Jadavpur University. A senior professor from the Film Studies dept went hungry too, along with the students from many departments of ‪#‎JU‬ and ‪#‎SRFTI‬. Provoking posters were put up on all the walls of the university, and numbing performances by four performers of PI(Performers Independent) left everyone disturbed … Continue reading All Day Long #JU and #SRFTI symbolic hunger strike in solidarity with #FTII

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Civil Rights, Human Rights, Secularism

Why attacks on Mahatma Gandhi are good – Rajmohan Gandhi

They offer an opportunity to recall what he stood for. The imperfect Gandhi was more radical and progressive than most contemporary compatriots. Gandhi suggested that our uncertainty over the right course to take would disappear once we ask how the most helpless person we have known would be affected by our choice. Offended by attacks on the Mahatma, some friends who think of me as … Continue reading Why attacks on Mahatma Gandhi are good – Rajmohan Gandhi

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Civil Rights, Secularism

अबे तेरी तो

वैसे तो मुझे भारत और पाकिस्तान के संबंधों में कई बातें समझ में नहीं आती, लेकिन यह बात बिल्कुल समझ में नहीं आती कि अचानक बैठे बिठाए बात प्यार, मुहब्बत और शांति से शुरु होते होते गाली-गलौज में कैसे बदल जाती है. भारत– हम पाकिस्तान में लोकतंत्र की स्थिरता चाहते हैं. एक मज़बूत पाकिस्तान भारत सहित पूरे दक्षिण एशिया के हित में है. पाकिस्तान– हम … Continue reading अबे तेरी तो

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Civil Rights, Fascism, Human Rights, Secularism, The Feminist

“Told Modi Gulbarg attack was coming, he kept mum” : Count Down to Judgement Day of Zakia Jafri Case Begins

As the countdown to the Judgemnet Day of Zakia Jafri Case begins Hillele.org brings to you some of the important reports on Gujrat’s Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his role in Gujrat riots. The Indian EXPRESS Ahmedabad: 17-05-11, Daily Eng. News. “Told Modi Gulbarg attack was coming, he kept mum” IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt deposes before Nanavati-Mehta Commission, says he also attended two other meetings … Continue reading “Told Modi Gulbarg attack was coming, he kept mum” : Count Down to Judgement Day of Zakia Jafri Case Begins

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