Tag: Communalism Combat
Teesta Setalvad’s interview on Hard Talk by Karan Thapar
Pandit Vikash Maharaj on playing Sarod and breaking barriers!
Pandit Vikash Maharaj, born in 1957 as 14th generation of musician in prestigious and oldest musician family of Banaras Gharana (traditional Music School) in Varanasi, India. He got his early education from his Gharana as Tabla performer but apart from that, his mother saw his natural inclination towards Sarod and inspired him to become Sarod player. Vikash Maharaj started his Sarod lesson from Guru Sri … Continue reading Pandit Vikash Maharaj on playing Sarod and breaking barriers!
धर्मान्तरण की राजनीति : कब तक ? – कॅंवल भारती
विपक्ष ने धर्मान्तरण का मुद्दा ऐसे उठाया है, जैसे उनके लिए इससे बड़ा लाभ का मुद्दा कोई हो ही नहीं सकता। लेकिन मुद्दा सिर्फ इतना है कि विपक्ष जिसे धर्मान्तरण कह रहा है, संघ परिवार उसे ‘घर-वापसी’ कह रहा है। सच्चाई यह है कि दोनों झूठ की राजनीति कर रहे हैं। न कहीं धर्मान्तरण हो रहा है और न कहीं घर-वापसी हो रही है। दरअसल … Continue reading धर्मान्तरण की राजनीति : कब तक ? – कॅंवल भारती
India TV, IBN 7 and Pioneer’s misreport mischiveously in support of Gujrat Police Crime Branch
December 22, 2014 The Citizens for Justice and Peace, Mumbai expresses outrage at the deliberate and vicious mis-reporting of the current witch hunt at the instances of the Gujarat Police Crime Branch and as scurrilously reported by dubious media channels like India TV, IBN7 and newspapers like the Pioneer with clear links to the ruling dispensation. As states by us in repeated Press Statements since … Continue reading India TV, IBN 7 and Pioneer’s misreport mischiveously in support of Gujrat Police Crime Branch
Justice Sawant on Secularism, Good Judges and Electoral Democracy
Use the creative medium to express dissent which is the essence of patriotism (English Interview)
National Commission for Minorities must visit Trilokpuri immediately says Advocate Grover
Advocate Vrinda Grover, Advocate Aslam and some other activists from Trilokpuri met the National Commission for Minorities and NHRC yesterday. On 27th October,2014, Vrinda Grover had sought an appointment with the National Minorities Commission on the issue of communal violence and tension in Trilokpuri, Delhi, at the request of some local activists and residents. Along with some residents, activists from Trilokpuri, and lawyers, they had … Continue reading National Commission for Minorities must visit Trilokpuri immediately says Advocate Grover
Witness Account of the Trilokpuri Clashes on Saturday
by A.M I with a colleague of mine reached East Delhi’s Trilokpuri by 12:00 am on Saturday. News about alleged clashes had reached us late on Friday night. We were told that the clashes had broken out at around 8:00 pm on Friday but no one was visibly injured. Bricks and empty beer bottles were hurled to and fro interspersed with occasional gunshots. … Continue reading Witness Account of the Trilokpuri Clashes on Saturday
Baba Adhav in conversation with Teesta Setalvad
Born Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav in 1930 in Pune, Baba, as he is known in every side-alley of Pune’s working class areas, is a child of the freedom struggle. After a maternal uncle took him to a Seva Dal meeting while he was still in school, Baba became a committed activist, involved in many of the country’s major political upheavals. In 1952, he joined a satyagraha … Continue reading Baba Adhav in conversation with Teesta Setalvad
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