Fact Finding Report – Dadri Beef Rumour Lynching #BeefKilling

New Delhi, 05/10/2015 Team members: Bonojit Hussain (New Socialist Initiative), Deepti Sharma (Saheli), Kiran Shaheen (writer and activist), Naveen Chander (New Socialist Initiative), Sanjay Kumar (People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism and New Socialist Initiative) and Sanjeev Kumar (Delhi Solidarity Group) On the night of 28 September, in a heinous instance of hate crime Mdohammad Akhlaq a resident of Bisara village of Dadri in western … Continue reading Fact Finding Report – Dadri Beef Rumour Lynching #BeefKilling

This Bajrangi is no bhai or bhaijaan: Bajrang Dal’s Bhuvith Shetty arrested

Bajrang Dal co-onvenor of Mangalore, Bhuvith Shetty was arrested by Mangalore police today. Nilim Dutta, Chairman, Unified @Peoples_Movemnt, Director, Strategic Research & Analysis Organisation made a formal complaint against Bajrang Dal Co-Convener of Mangalore Bhuvith Shetty to the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Government of Karnataka Mr. Pattanayak, IAS  Bhuvith tweeted that Bajrang Dal was behind killing of Prof. M.M. Kalburgi and that the next target was Prof. … Continue reading This Bajrangi is no bhai or bhaijaan: Bajrang Dal’s Bhuvith Shetty arrested

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

Why Should The RSS Dislike Jana Gana Mana? – Aravindan Neelakanda

The controversy over the National Anthem is a result of the original hymn’s secularization by the Congress and the floating of an ill-educated conspiracy theory by some on the Right. Most of the RSS cadre go through an urban legend that gets circulated in their Shakas: Jana Gana Mana was actually written to greet King George V, and that it was made India’s National Anthem in place of Vande Mataramby the … Continue reading Why Should The RSS Dislike Jana Gana Mana? – Aravindan Neelakanda

Myths about Teesta Setalvad

Myth 1- Teesta Setalvad started fighting against communal forces in 2002. Fact 1- Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand started their magazine Communalism Combat after Mumbai riots of 1992. It was in 1992 that their Media Advocacy work against communal forces began. Myth 2- Teesta Setalvad took up the work of Legal advocacy only for victims of Post Godhra riots. The insinuation/propaganda being she … Continue reading Myths about Teesta Setalvad

हम अन्याय को संस्थाबद्ध करते जा रहे हैं – अरुंधति रॉय

‘कायर बुद्धिजीवियों’ का देश बन जाने का ख़तरा’ (लीजिए, हिंदी में पढ़िये अरुंधति का इंटरव्यू। गोरखपुर फ़िल्म फ़ेस्टिवल के दौरान 23 मार्च को मशहूर लेखिका अरुंधति रॉय से हुई मेरी बातचीत अंग्रेज़ी पाक्षिक “गवर्नेंस नाऊ” में छपी है। लेकिन जब लोग यह जान गये हैं कि यह साक्षात्कार हिंदी में लिया गया था तो सभी मूल ही सुनना-पढ़ना चाहते हैं। इससे साबित होता है कि … Continue reading हम अन्याय को संस्थाबद्ध करते जा रहे हैं – अरुंधति रॉय

Hindu Nationalist’s Historical Links to Nazism and Fascism – Palash Ghosh

The BJP has a very interesting history — officially formed in 1980, its history can be traced much further back to the pre-1947 era when Hindu nationalists not only demanded an independent India, but one completely dominated by Hindus. Congress frequently finds itself at odds with India’s second political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the home of right-wing, conservative Indian nationalists. Roughly speaking, Congress may be … Continue reading Hindu Nationalist’s Historical Links to Nazism and Fascism – Palash Ghosh

प्रेम से बोलिए, एंटी करप्शन मूवमेंट स्वाहा – Dilip C Mandal

अब ऊपर मोदी और नीचे केजरीवाल हैं और इस समय भारतीय जेलों में कौन कौन से भ्रष्टाचारी बंद हैं, आप बताएं. रॉबर्ट वाड्रा या शीला दीक्षित या कोई उद्योगपति या कोई बड़ा अफसर? कौन है जेल में? वहीं, मनमोहन ने राज चाहे जैसा चलाया, लेकिन उनके समय में जो करप्शन में जेल गए, उनमें कुछ नाम ये हैं: सुरेश कलमाडी ए राजा कनिमोई ललित भनोट … Continue reading प्रेम से बोलिए, एंटी करप्शन मूवमेंट स्वाहा – Dilip C Mandal