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Cancellation of FCRA of Sabrang Trust to stop public justice says Teesta Setalvad

Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand are considering taking the matter of the FCRA cancellation of Sabrang Trust to court. The big verdict of Gulberg massacre case came on 17th June, 2016 and interestingly Sabrang Trust’s FCRA was cancelled by MHA on the 16th June. In a detailed 24-page response dated October 5, 2015, Sabrang Trust, Mumbai, had challenged the MHA-FCRA department’s September 9 order suspending … Continue reading Cancellation of FCRA of Sabrang Trust to stop public justice says Teesta Setalvad

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Opinion, The Feminist

Mutton, Beef and a man called Akhlaq – Anand Patwardhan

For all those who say, so what if the Dadri meat was beef, please get a reality check. We live in an india maddened by manufactured Hindutva hatred against Muslims. This is election season. The political gains from claiming it was beef are enormous.   In ancient India’s laboratories, an elephant head could be transplanted onto a human body. In Modi’s modern India laboratory certified … Continue reading Mutton, Beef and a man called Akhlaq – Anand Patwardhan

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Civil Rights, Human Rights, The Feminist, Video

Gujarat Files-1: “शाह साहब से सीएम को डर लगता है”

राणा अयूब    गिरीश सिंघल के बड़े बेटे हार्दिक ने 2012 में खुदकुशी कर ली थी। उनके करीबी बताते हैं कि सिंघल इस घटना के बाद टूट गए थे। मेरी सिंघल से मुलाकात 2010 की एक सुबह हुई। उस वक्‍त में गुजरात एटीएस के प्रमुख थे। एसआइटी की जांच के चलते सिंघल की हरकतों पर करीबी निगाह रखी जा रही थी। उनकी गिरफ्तारी होनी तय … Continue reading Gujarat Files-1: “शाह साहब से सीएम को डर लगता है”

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Fascism, Freedom of Expression, International, Secularism, The Feminist

Gujarat 2002: Modi Supported the VHP during the Riots to get Hindu Votes, says Former Home Secretary

Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover-Up is a racy political memoir by Rana Ayub. In it she reminisces about her undercover reporting in Modi’s Gujarat in this book. Rana Ayyub, formerly with Tehelka, posed as  ‘Maithili Tyagi’, a USA-born filmmaker and interviewed key figures in the state, including senior police officers. Tehelka’s first such sting by Ashish Khetan, Operation Kalank, has been used as valuable evidence … Continue reading Gujarat 2002: Modi Supported the VHP during the Riots to get Hindu Votes, says Former Home Secretary

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The Feminist, Video

Teesta Setalvad: RSS is A Fascist Group That Collects Foreign Funds by Calling itself Cultural

Published on Apr 24, 2016 The meeting titled “Student-Youth Assembly Against Discrimination” was organised by SFI AISF AISA PSF CHHATRABHARATI AIDSO RYA AIYF DYFI and saw overwhelming response from Mumbaikars despite attempts to scuttle it. Venue: Adarsh Vidyalay Hall, near TIlak Nagar Station (E), Mumbai Camera: Satyen K. Bordoloi Produced by: Vivek Sundara Continue reading Teesta Setalvad: RSS is A Fascist Group That Collects Foreign Funds by Calling itself Cultural

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The Feminist, Video

Conversation- Mrinalini Sarabhai

In classical Indian dance, Mrinalini Sarabhai is internationally recognized as a dancer and choreographer whose reputation for innovation is unmatched. She began her training at an early age in forms of Bharata Natyam. She trained in Java and the United States, studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Sarabhai founded Darpana, an academy of dance, drama and music, in Ahmedabad in 1948. She … Continue reading Conversation- Mrinalini Sarabhai

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Civil Rights, Human Rights, Opinion, Video

RB Kumar on Gujarat Riots

The High Price of Conscience As much at ease reciting from scriptures of the world’s major religions as quoting chapter and verse from the Indian Constitution and Indian laws, former DGP RB Sreekumar of Gujarat, the first and most critical whistleblower exposing high level state complicity behind the carnage of 2002, speaks to Communalism Combat-Newsclick about the fresh challenges he faces. Published first in Communalism … Continue reading RB Kumar on Gujarat Riots

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FCRA Violations by CM Gujarat Anandibehn Patel s trust: Will CBI raid her residence?

NGO founded by Guj CM faces MHA scrutiny? New Delhi: In April this year when the ministry of home affairs (MHA) cancelled registration of nearly 9,000 NGOs for not submitting annual returns from 2009 to 2012, the name of Gramshree Trust, an NGO founded by the current Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel back in 1995, was missing in the list. The second round of crackdown … Continue reading FCRA Violations by CM Gujarat Anandibehn Patel s trust: Will CBI raid her residence?

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Civil Rights, Corruption, Human Rights, Opinion

Honest Indians against corruption follow the case of 27 judges and the land given in Gujarat – Ashish Khetan

So will the story of inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the allotment of government plots to judges go anywhere? Lo and behold. Supreme Court has stayed the notices served to 27 honourable judges, sitting and retired. Reason? More than 5 years have elapsed since the allotment and the high court acted in a hurry. Really? Weren’t the coal blocks allocated more than 5 years … Continue reading Honest Indians against corruption follow the case of 27 judges and the land given in Gujarat – Ashish Khetan

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