Category: The Feminist
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Aam Aadmi on Aseemanand
a Aseemananda, the main accused in the acts of terrorism of bombing the Samjhauta Express (February2007), Hyderabad Mecca Masjid (May 2007), Ajmer Dargah (October 2007) and two attacks in Malegaon (September 2006 and September 2008)—which together took the lives of 119 people— in an interview to Caravan magazine, has made startling revelations saying that the top leadership of the RSS had sanctioned his participation in … Continue reading Aam Aadmi on Aseemanand
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Wendy Doniger ‘On Hinduism’
Through this magisterial volume which she calls “the book of my books” Wendy Doniger, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest and most original scholars of Hinduism, enlarges our understanding of an ancient and complex religion. Comprising a series of connected essays, ‘On Hinduism’ examines many of the most crucial and contested issues in Hinduism, from the time of the Vedas to the present … Continue reading Wendy Doniger ‘On Hinduism’
Changing landscape of free speech – Kenan Malik
Once we give up on the right to offend in the name of ‘tolerance’ or ‘respect,’ we constrain our ability to challenge those in power, and therefore to challenge injustice Twenty five years ago on February 14, the Ayotollah Khomeini issued his fatwaon Salman Rushdie, for the “blasphemies” of his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses. It is perhaps disturbingly apposite that this should also be the week in … Continue reading Changing landscape of free speech – Kenan Malik
‘Crucial Evidence Has Fallen Through The Cracks’ :Manoj Mitta on Gujarat Riots
Manoj Mitta’s first book When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and its Aftermath, co-authored with H.S. Phoolka, received critical acclaim when it was published seven years ago. Now, The Times of India senior editor who specialises in legal, human rights and public policy issues, has returned with The Fiction of Fact-finding: Modi and Godhra, a searing critique of the 2002 violence in Gujarat under Narendra Modi’s … Continue reading ‘Crucial Evidence Has Fallen Through The Cracks’ :Manoj Mitta on Gujarat Riots
Pulping Intellectual Freedom: Academics will not bow down to vigilantism
It is an abject shame that Penguin will pulp Prof. Wendy Doniger’sThe Hindus: An Alternative History. That this decision was reached in a deal with the petitioners, with no consultation with the author compounds the folly. Coming in the wake of Oxford University Press’ similar meek surrender by suspending publication of Paula Richman’s Many Ramayanas – though forced to revert its decision in the … Continue reading Pulping Intellectual Freedom: Academics will not bow down to vigilantism
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How Clean Is the “Clean Chit” to Modi
To pave the way for BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s national prime ministerial ambitions, the trail of blood which followed his Rath Yatra in 1989 and his signal contribution to the movement to violently pull down the Babri Masjid in 1992 were sought to be substantially erased from public memory by a systematic campaign of his re-invention as a moderate statesman. A similar … Continue reading How Clean Is the “Clean Chit” to Modi
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