Dalits Media Watch

  English News Updates 01.02.16 Dalit students from Bihar threaten suicide over non-payment of scholarship money – Catch news http://www.catchnews.com/social-sector/dalit-students-from-bihar-threaten-suicide-over-non-payment-of-scholarship-money-1454292689.html At Trichy rally, dalit Christians seek scheduled caste status – The times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/At-Trichy-rally-dalit-Christians-seek-scheduled-caste-status/articleshow/50800897.cms Rohith was a dalit, says SC|ST panel chief – The times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Rohith-was-a-dalit-says-SCST-panel-chief/articleshow/50800271.cms Reservations demand in AP leads to burning of trains – Catch news   http://www.catchnews.com/wire-daily-news/your-wire-on-1-february-1454297316.html Dalit intellectuals … Continue reading Dalits Media Watch

Mumbai University Students show solidarity with FTII student protest

A protest demonstration was organized today under the banner of UCDE at main gate of Kalina campus, MU against the brutal police lathicharge and arrest of 40 FTII students. On 7 January the students of FTII had organized a protest at the main gate against what they called “the autocratic attitude of the government in foisting people with shady credentials on posts of vital importance”. … Continue reading Mumbai University Students show solidarity with FTII student protest

सब गाइए…कौन गाएगा? – Mayank Saxena

पंच हुए बेईमान, दिया वरदान बने हैं ठग देखो परधान राजा है अनजान प्रजा परेशान शरम से झुक्का हिंदुस्तान तर्क की होती हार है बंटाधार हुआ अंधों का बेड़ापार रात हुई घनघोर मचा है शोर करे है मन की बात से बोर भक्तों की पहचान है गालीदान बड़े जन करते चारणगान जंगल में है सोग है फैला रोग करे है डाकू संत को ढोंग पढ़ी … Continue reading सब गाइए…कौन गाएगा? – Mayank Saxena

I’m a proud Hindu: Rishi Kapoor hits back at trolls

Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor minces no words when it comes to expressing his views on sensitive matters — be it blind religious beliefs as well as the meat and beef bans. That, he says, does not make him “anti-Hindu”. Rishi got in a Twitter spat with a user, who wrote: “@chintskap Fools like Rishi kapoor eat beef; have a mini church at home and … Continue reading I’m a proud Hindu: Rishi Kapoor hits back at trolls

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

अंधायुग

गरीब – नेता जी…हम ने आपको वोट दिया था… पीएम – मितरों, ये देश आपका आभारी है…इस देश की गौरवशाली संस्कृति का नाम हिमालय से लेकर… गरीब – लेकिन पीएम जी, हम भूखे हैं…. पीएम – हम ने गोवध को रोका…इस देश में गाय को मां का दर्जा…. गरीब – नेता जी, हमारे बच्चों के लिए स्कूल नहीं है… पीएम – और राम-कृष्ण की कहानियां…गुरुकुल … Continue reading अंधायुग

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

Golwalkar- The Guru Of Hate – Ramachandra Guha

First Published in The Hindu, 28 November, 2006 This column generally deals more — much more — in appreciation than in depreciation. However, it is obligatory on the historian to also (occasionally) notice individuals whose influence on history was malign rather than salutary. One such person was the Hindutva (A Right Wing ideology NOT to be mistaken for Hinduism the religion) ideologue M.S. Golwalkar, whose birth anniversary … Continue reading Golwalkar- The Guru Of Hate – Ramachandra Guha

NOAM CHOMSKY, ROMILA THAPAR & IRFAN HABIB IN SOLIDARITY WITH TEESTA AND JAVED

Politics of Vendetta Shall not Defeat the Cause of Justice   Statement in Solidarity with Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand,who have fought a long and heroic battle to advance the cause of justice for Gujarat’s 2002 pogrom, face possible prosecution on charges of financial misappropriation. We see this as a clear case of the politics of vendetta launched with explicit … Continue reading NOAM CHOMSKY, ROMILA THAPAR & IRFAN HABIB IN SOLIDARITY WITH TEESTA AND JAVED