His Master’s Voice

Its both a  co-incidence and literally a writing on the wall. It is what the activists across the country are calling the Central Bureau of Investigation today and actually an engraving on the stone. In Mumbai at Fort between  the popular art-house store called Bombay Store and the coffee shop Mocambo is a building called the Insurance Office. This is where the CBI office is. These … Continue reading His Master’s Voice

“Political vendetta to insult & intimidate Teesta shameful” , say Bangalore Activists and Civil Society

Bangalore Citizens gave out a Statement against what they are calling as State Sponsored Intimidation of Human Rights Activists and Civil Society Organizations. “The CBI raid on the residence and office of activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand on 13th and 14th July 2015 is a shocking development. Socially conscious citizens perceive this as a political vendetta to insult, humiliate and intimidate the couple … Continue reading “Political vendetta to insult & intimidate Teesta shameful” , say Bangalore Activists and Civil Society

मुंबई में सीबीआई दफ्तर के बाहर तीस्ता समर्थकों का प्रदर्शन

सोमवार को मुंबई के फोर्ट में स्थित सीबीआई की आर्थिक अपराध शाखा के दफ्तर के बाहर तमाम नागरिकों, संगठनों और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं ने मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्त्री तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ के समर्थन में एकजुटता दिखाई। सीबीआई दफ्तर में पिछले तीन दिनों से तीस्ता को केंद्र सरकार के इशारे पर प्रताड़ित करने के क्रम में ही पूछताछ के लिए बुलाया जा रहा है। मुंबई विशेष सीबीआई कोर्ट में तीस्ता … Continue reading मुंबई में सीबीआई दफ्तर के बाहर तीस्ता समर्थकों का प्रदर्शन

News as in 3016…साल 3016 की ख़बरों पर डालिए एक नज़र… Mayank Saxena

साल 3016 की ख़बर… विहिप नेता अशोक सिंघल ने दावा किया कि 3021 तक भारत हिंदू राष्ट्र हो जाएगा और 3035 तक पूरे विश्व में हिंदुत्व का दबदबा होगा… दूसरी ओर आईएसआईएस प्रमुख अबू बकर अल बगदादी ने भी कहा कि वह 3017 तक पूरी दुनिया का इस्लामीकरण कर लेंगे… भारत में बाल विवाह का एक और मामला सामने आया है… सऊदी के एक मौलाना … Continue reading News as in 3016…साल 3016 की ख़बरों पर डालिए एक नज़र… Mayank Saxena

Right of minorities in Majoritarian Government – Fali S. Nariman

9/15/2014- Hillele.org Transcript of Mr.Fali S. Nariman’s 7th Annual Lecture of National Commission of Minorites: “Minorities at Cross Roads: Comments on Judicial Pronouncements” delivered on Friday, 12th September, 2014 at Speaker Hall(Annexe), Constitution Club of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi Organized by The National Commission of Minorities. The elections in April-May, 2014 this year have put a strong majoritarian Government in power at the Centre. I … Continue reading Right of minorities in Majoritarian Government – Fali S. Nariman

India to become Hindu Nation by 2020, World by 2030 : Ashok Singhal

New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) patron Ashok Singhal on Saturday said India will become a Hindu nation by 2020 and the entire world would be Hindu by 2030. Singhal was speaking at a function here to release a book on the life and work of former RSS chief K.C. Sudarshan. The function was attended by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar … Continue reading India to become Hindu Nation by 2020, World by 2030 : Ashok Singhal

Being an agnostic, we do sometimes believe in miracles – Teesta Setalvad

Being an agnostic, we do sometimes believe in miracles. In the work we do, in the work we have committed our lives for, in the work that has made us the object of arrest warrants, death threats, CBI raids on home and office (July 14 2015), in the work that have made my family, my husband, my sister and children dragged in to unseemly allegations … Continue reading Being an agnostic, we do sometimes believe in miracles – Teesta Setalvad

सोए हुए लोगों के बीच…

हिंदी के इस कवि के जनगीत न जाने हम में से कितने लोगों ने स्कूलों से लेकर आंदोलनों तक गाए। गाते रहे और आज भी गा रहे हैं, लेकिन सबसे दुखद पहलू ये है कि पूछने पर हम में से ही ज़्यादातर लोग ‘जवाब दर सवाल है, इंक़लाब चाहिए’ के इस रचयिता का नाम भी नहीं जानते हैं। 1938 में जन्मे और 2000 में दुनिया … Continue reading सोए हुए लोगों के बीच…

CPDR condemns the hounding of Teesta Setalvad & Javed Anand and demands for a CBI scrutiny of foreign funds received by VHP

The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR), strongly condemns the Modi-government’s blatant hounding of activists and organizations that are opposing its anti-people development schemes on the one hand and its communal agenda on the other. The latest and most venengful so far has been the attempt to muzzle Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand and the Trust set up by them, Sabrang Communications, along with another … Continue reading CPDR condemns the hounding of Teesta Setalvad & Javed Anand and demands for a CBI scrutiny of foreign funds received by VHP