Protests by RSS student wing ABVP have forced Ravenshaw University in Cuttack to drop from its ongoing film festival two documentaries, one of them Shabnam Virmani’s ‘Had Anhad’ on Kabir and his views about Ram and the other Debalina Majumder’s ‘Gay India Matrimony’ on samesex marriage. It is learnt that once the organisers of the […]
A report by Mohit Ranadip and Subha Protim. On 25th, 29th and 30th March of 2022, we went to North-east Delhi’s Shiv Vihar, on behalf of Aamra Ek Sachetan Prayas. We wanted to interact and converse with riot-victims of Delhi, who were at the receiving end of the ghastly riot that happened in February […]
In the wake of alarming developments in India, senior journalists and media persons from all over India, have issued this Collective Appeal to all Constitutional Institutions in India. The names of all signatories are listed at the end of the appeal. March 23, 2022 Wednesday An Appeal to India’s Constitutional Institutions As […]
Supreme Court Must Stay Karnataka HC Verdict Which Will Result In Exclusion Of Hijab wearing Muslim Girls From Accessing Education 15th March 2022 The Karnataka High Court in its order today has held that wearing of hijab is not essential to the practice of Islam; that College Development Committees (CDCs) have a right […]
The Anti-Conversion law, ironically officially called Freedom of Religion Act, has become a justification for the persecution of the minorities and other marginalized identities. The attacks on the minorities grew sharply in recent years since this law was used as a weapon targeting the dignity of Christians and Muslims particularly belonging to Adivais, Dalits and women. New […]
In the recent years, much of Hindutva politics has revolved around what might be termed as a kind of “culinary fascism.” Such forms of culinary fascism manifest itself often through prohibitions around food, the most horrific examples of which are the instances of lynching of Muslim men, often committed through a criminalization of beef consumption, […]
আগামী ২৫শে নভেম্বর ত্রিপুরায় পুরভোট, শাসক বিজেপি অনেকটাই ব্যাকফুটে। কিছুদিন আগে শেষ হওয়া এডিসি নির্বাচনে তিপ্রা মথার কাছে পরাজিত হতে হয়েছিল তাঁদের। এই অবস্থায় দুর্গাপূজায় বাংলাদেশে হিন্দু সংখ্যালঘুদের উপর আক্রমণ এবং মন্দির ভাঙ্গার ঘটনাকে কেন্দ্র করে ত্রিপুরায় মুসলমান সংখ্যালঘুদের উপর সমপ্রতি হিন্দুত্ববাদীদের আক্রমণ বিজেপির ধর্মীয় মেরুকরণের রাজনীতিকে জাগিয়ে তোলার পরিকল্পনাই মনে হচ্ছে। কারণ উগ্র জাতীয়তাবাদ […]
The recent decision by St Aloysius Institutions, to name a park in one of their institution premises, in the outskirts of Mangalore city, after Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, has come in for opposition from right-wing groups like Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal. […]
Recently, a Bishop from Kerala directly accused Muslims for making ‘Catholic’ girls in the State, victims of ‘love and narcotic jihad’; on 10 September the CM of Gujarat (who has since resigned for other reasons) said that his Government is “dealing strictly with those who trap Hindu girls and elope with them.” Both the Bishop […]
On Tuesday, over 150 citizens from all walks of life have issued a press statement extending unequivocal support to poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar and actor Naseeruddin Shah and have strongly condemned the hounding and attempts to intimidate them for expressing their views on the Taliban issue. Both Akhtar and Shah have drawn flak from different quarters […]
This article authored by Fr. Stan Swami and originally published in Praxis Review is being re-published in his memory. “Without awakening Vanvasis, Bharat cannot become Vishwa-Guru” “Awaken hindutva, make Bharat Vishwa-Guru” … so spoke Mohan Bhagwat the RSS Chief in Ranchi on 14 March 2014 at the completion of 25 years of Ekal Vidyalayas […]
রাজ্যে সাম্প্রদায়িক ভাগ-বাঁটোয়ারার প্রচেষ্টা অব্যাহত। সমগ্র নির্বাচন পর্ব জুড়েই সাম্প্রদায়িক বিদ্বেষমূলক প্রচার, বিভাজনের রাজনীতির প্রকটভাব আমরা লক্ষ করেছি। মন্দিরে বা মসজিদে ধর্ম-নিষিদ্ধ পশুমাংস ফেলে দাঙ্গা লাগানো সাম্প্রদায়িক সংগঠনগুলির এক শতাব্দী প্রাচীন ষড়যন্ত্রমূলক কুকর্মপদ্ধতি। ১৫ মে ২০২১ তারই এক স্পষ্ট লক্ষণ দেখা গেল নদিয়া জেলার শান্তিপুরে। পুলিশ-প্রশাসনের সময়োচিত দ্রুত পদক্ষেপের জন্য পরিস্থিতি আয়ত্তের বাইরে যায়নি। ১৯ […]
বিজেপি এখন ৭৭টি আসন নিয়ে দ্বিতীয় বৃহত্তম দল বাংলায়। ফলে নিজেদের সাময়িক হতাশা কাটিয়ে দাঁতনখ বের করে মেরুকরণের রাজনীতির বীজ বুনতে বুনতে যাবে। এখন দেখার বাংলার সম্প্রীতির ঐতিহ্য দিয়ে বাংলার মানুষ কতটা এর বিরুদ্ধে লড়াই করতে পারে। ক্ষমতায় আসীন মমতা সরকার গত দশ বছরের স্বৈরাচারী নীতি দিয়ে জনগণের উপর আবার রোলার চালাতে থাকলে যে ক্ষোভ […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what had actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence, and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second report […]