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All strangely quiet on the secular, liberal front – Suruchi Mazumdar

The launch of Dusshohobash, a tele serial based on stories by Taslima Nasreen, was cancelled by a privately-run Bengali channel, following objections raised by Muslim groups in Kolkata. The series promised to feature tales of women’s struggle for rights and their protests against issues like dowry and rape, condemnation of which is non-controversial in the current socio-political milieu. Muslim groups in Kolkata are in favour … Continue reading All strangely quiet on the secular, liberal front – Suruchi Mazumdar

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Jan Myrdal’s Red Star Over India – Suruchi Mazumdar

  Excerpts from an interview with Swedish writer Jan Myrdal at the opening of his book Red Star over India at Kolkata Book Fair in January 2012 1. Maoist groups now extend support to people’s movements in defence of right to land and forest in tribal areas and have reoriented their politics. Does that make the movement stronger than before? 32 years ago, I visited … Continue reading Jan Myrdal’s Red Star Over India – Suruchi Mazumdar

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