Kangana & Anurag are a lesson for all of us. We are the “Outsiders”. We need to keep our head low, hang low and not really be seen. The ‘perks of being a wallflower’ is what we need to learn. Rangoon & Bombay Velvet were not bad films. They have been classified as the worst because Icarus (Read Outsiders) tried to get too close to … Continue reading Kangana know your place-Deepak Venkatesha
On April 28th, 2016, a video of Gurmehar Kaur, the daughter of a Kargil martyr, went viral. In this video, she appealed the Governments of India and Pakistan to find ways to make peace. This video has been watched by over 1.5 million people on the Facebook page it was initially posted on and tens of thousands of times on other platforms such as Youtube. … Continue reading Gurmehar Kaur’s message of peace had 347 words. Sehwag, Randeep Hooda and Modi Bhakts read only 9 of those – Pratik Sinha
Asghar Farhadi was conspicuous with his absence this Sunday when he received Academy award in the foreign film category for his film The Salesman. His award was received by an Astronaut and a NASA scientist. The NASA scientist explained that Farhadi chose them over many other American Iranians to receive the award to send a message to the present political dispensation that when you … Continue reading Asghar Farhadi sends an Astronaut to receive his academy award
Teesta Setalvad has been fighting a brave battle for citizens’ rights and justice for people who have been abandoned by the system. Her memoir, Foot Soldier Of The Constitution, was released on Friday, February 24 at G5A, the wonderful new space at Mahalaxmi as part of the Literature Live! Evening curated by Anil Dharker. She is seen here in conversation with Sidharth Bhatia. Produced by: … Continue reading Must Watch: Sidharth Bhatia in conversation with Teesta Setalvad
Lalita Ramdas was Former Board Chair at Greenpeace International. She was also Director at Ankur society for alternatives in education. Swara Bhaskar…proud of you..what an ambassador for Peace. And proud of the support she gets from her Navy parents and grand parents! By the way Swara is the daughter of Commodore Uday [Sylvie] Bhaskar, and Ira Sinha. And grand daughter of Cmdr S … Continue reading Swara Bhaskar you rock-Lalita Ramdas
Masooma Ranalvi, Convenor Speak Out On FGM writes for Hillele.org This is a deep dark secret of a well off community living in India and overseas. It is a chilling story in which hundreds of women from my community have had their genitals cut at the tender age of seven. A medieval practice called khatna, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) is being … Continue reading Khatna, a deep dark secret of a well off community-Masooma Ranalvi
प्रश्न गहरा है— मांगना क्या है? सवाल अगर दर्शनशास्त्र से जुड़ा हो तो जवाब हो सकता है- मांगना धर्म है। समाजशास्त्र से जुड़ा है तो जवाब होगा— मांगना आदत है। सवाल इतिहास का है तो फिर मांगना हमारी परंपरा है और अगर सवाल व्याकरण का है तो फिर मांगना एक क्रिया है। अब अगला प्रश्न- मांगना अच्छा है या बुरा? यह निर्भर इस बात पर … Continue reading …फकीरा चल चला चल – Rakesh Kayasth
छुट्टी पर भेजे गए बस्तर के विवादित आईजी शिवराम कल्लूरी पर हुई कार्रवाई के बाद मशहूर मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता बेला भाटिया ने कहा है कि उनकी लड़ाई किसी अफसर से नहीं बल्कि उन नीतियों से है जहां बेगुनाह आदिवासी आए दिन मार दिए जाते हैं. उन्होंने कहा, ‘आईजी साहब जाते-जाते कह गए हैं कि बेला भाटिया जीत गई, लेकिन मामला जीत-हार से ज्यादा बेगुनाह आदिवासियों के … Continue reading कल्लूरी पर हुई कार्रवाई के बाद बेला भाटिया ने कहा बस्तर का हर आदिवासी सुरक्षित होना चाहिए
छत्तीसगढ़ में मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ताओं पर हमलों को देखते हुए राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग ने छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार को फटकार लगाई है, छत्तीसगढ़ में 14 साल से भाजपा की सरकार है, इस सरकार ने लोगों के मानवाधिकार को कुचलने का विश्व रिकॉर्ड बनाया है, सरकारी सिपाहियों के द्वारा जितनी बड़ी संख्या में आदिवासी महिलाओं से बलात्कार किए गए हैं, जितने निर्दोष लोगों की हत्या की गई, जितने … Continue reading भाजपा सरकार द्वारा राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार आयोग को दिए गए आश्वासन पूरी तरह धोखेबाज़ी है- Himanshu Kumar
February 3, 2017 Javed Anand and Teesta Setavad will appear in response to a summons before the CBI Court (Kila Court) Mumbai. They have been charge sheeted for ‘violating provisions of the FCR Act’ a charge they have consistently denied. The case relates to a Consultancy with Ford Foundation and Sabrang Communications & Publishing Pvt Ltd. The CBI charge sheet follows the raid on their … Continue reading It’s Teesta – Javed Haazir Ho on 3rd Feb, 2017
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