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Kavita Krishnan,Secretary at Aipwa’ All India Progressive Women”s Association and politbureau member at Cpi(ml) Liberation0 Lets not undermine complainant’s own brave voice & her demands. Let her take her time to decide course of action instead of judging her Gautam Bhan,Indian Institute for Human Settlements All, amidst the anger at what seems to have happened at Tehelka, let’s please not forget that the privacy and … Continue reading They said!
“NWMI Demands Institutional Redress of Sexual Harassment and Assault” Recent developments at the weekly news magazine Tehelka demonstrate that media houses have a long way to go in ensuring safety for women media professionals. A journalist working with Tehelka revealed that she was sexually assaulted by the editor, Tarun Tejpal, on two occasions on 7 and 8 November 2013. The repeated harassment and assault over … Continue reading Atonement is Insufficient: The Rule of Law Must Prevail
The Goa police began to move on Thursday against Tarun Tejpal, founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly news magazine Tehelka, following a female employee’s complaint that he sexually assaulted her. The complainant had not filed a police complaint as of Thursday afternoon, but told news channels that she was not satisfied with the magazine’s actions thus far. Mr. Tejpal announced in an email to his … Continue reading Goa Police begins its investigation against Tarun Tejpal
My heart goes out to Tarun Tejpal’s brave daughter. I don’t know her but I congratulate her for telling her father to keep his pants up. That she told her father this and that Tarun is disturbed with his daughter’s anger and sadness is something we got to know from trusted sources. Not that we give a damn to Tarun’s feelings but good to know … Continue reading The Fall of a father, The Rise of a daughter – Rukmini Sen
बाहर की दुनिया में अकेले मूव करने और सर्वाइव करने का कोई एक फिक्स फॉर्मूला नहीं है। लेकिन जो चीज अब तक मेरे फेवर में काम करती रही है, वो है ऑटो वाले, बस वाले, रिक्शे वाले, गार्ड, प्यून, ड्राइवर सब लोगों के साथ एक दोस्ताना व्यवहार और बातचीत। मैं अकसर ऑफिस के काम से 300-400 किलोमीटर दूर आसपास के शहरों में टैक्सी से जाती … Continue reading घर में कौन-कौन है – Manisha Pandey
Despite sharply expressed differences, Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950) andJawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) formed a remarkable partnership at India’s helm during the first three years of Independence, ending only when Patel died in December 1950. Patel the realist was home minister and deputy premier, Nehru the visionary was premier and foreign minister. The two constituted a formidable pair. Patel represented Indian nationalism’s Hindu face, Nehru India’s secular and … Continue reading Where does Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel belong? – Rajmohan Gandhi
Which is more effective? The Congress party’s pro-poor, aam admi campaign? Or the Modi-led BJP’s anti-poverty, growthoriented strategy? The Congress’s pro-poor campaign raises the inevitable question: after almost 60 years of Congress rule – punctuated by relatively brief periods of other governments – why is it necessary to have all these special pro-poor schemes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the food security … Continue reading Modi’s anti-poverty campaign better crowd-puller than Congress’s pro-poor approach – Jug Suraiya
The Gujarat pogrom is the elephant in BJP’s parlour. It is the unbreakable genetic connection between 2002 and the present that makes it clear that a Narendra Modi prime ministership would be disastrous for democratic and secular India There is a buzz around Narendra Modi wherever he goes these days. The jauntiness of his stride reflects reality: his campaign to become Prime Minister of India … Continue reading Narendra Modi and why 2002 cannot go away – N Ram
अभी ज्यादा समय नहीं बीता जब एक दिन यह ज्ञात हुआ के नई दिल्ली में स्थित तथाकथित अग्रसेन की बावली को अगरवाल समाज के हवाले कर दिया गया है क्योंकि उन्होंने ए एस आई से यह कहा था के इस बावली का निर्माण महाराजा अग्रसेन ने किया था जो अगरवाल समाज के संस्थापक थे. उनका कहना था कि इसलिए अगरवाल समाज बावली की देखभाल करना … Continue reading ‘पृथ्वी चपटी है और सूर्य-चंद्रमा पृथ्वी पर प्रकाश फैलाने के लिए बने हैं’
उन आधी अधूरी नज्मो और कहानियों के नाम जो रात में जन्मे एक तस्सुवर तक ही रह गयी उस लंबे सफर के नाम जो शुरू तो हुआ पर अपनी मंजिल तक ना पहुँच पाया उन अनाम रिश्तों के नाम जिन्हें “ एक खूबसूरत मोड “ देकर छोड दिया गया उन तमाम कोशिशो के नाम जो किसी अंजाम तक ना पहुँच पायी वो अधूरी कहानिया , … Continue reading उन आधी अधूरी नज्मो और कहानियों के नाम – Kishore Jha
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