Visitors: 431 Vivek Sakpal [themify_hr color=”red”] Well known, political commentator, human rights defender and a humanist, Vidya Bhushan Rawat launched his latest book “Contesting Marginalisations | Conversations on Ambedkarism & Social Justice” which is a compilations of Interviews conducted by Vidya Bhushan Rawat with eminent Ambedkarites and human rights intellectuals in the past 15 years. […]
Visitors: 212 [themify_quote]Shabnam Hashmi returned the National Minority Rights Award-2008 on 27th June 2017 to National Commission for Minorities, NCM. [/themify_quote] Shabnam Hashmi’s statement: I return today the National Minority Rights Award conferred on me in 2008 by the National Commission for Minorities. I am returning it in the memory of the innumerable innocent victims […]
Visitors: 260 Report on Round Table Discussion on “Future of Democracy, Social Justice and Secularism in India” Introduction The Round Table Discussion on Future of Democracy, Social Justice and Secularism in India, was organized by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), Mumbai, on 28th May at GD Parikh Hall, University of Mumbai, Santacruz, […]
Visitors: 331 Dr Ram Puniyani On May 26, 2017, the Modi Government completed three years in office. Various programmes such as the Modi fest were organised at various places and there are plans to celebrate them in different cities across the country. The underlying message of these programmes is that Modi government has done remarkable […]
Visitors: 340 Mr Rahul Pandit, President of Swarna Bharat Party, India’s only liberal party, said that tuberculosis is a totally preventable Third World disease. It is basically a disease of acute misgovernance. It is a great shame that five lakh Indians die from this preventable disease each year. And yet the government is doing nothing […]
Visitors: 223 While addressing the farewell Programme of the second batch of 43 social work professionals from NEISSR, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Chhabra, the Principal of Unity College, Dimapur said that we need more and more social entrepreneurs to transform the society. As the Chief Guest of the function he appreciated the initiative of the Catholic […]
Visitors: 172 [themify_box]The demolition of Babri Masjid will be completing 25 years on 6th December. Indian Journal of Secularism will be publishing a special issue on the occasion carrying articles based on memories of the event 25 years ago and will be guest edited by Dr. Sameena Dalwai and Ramu Ramanathan. Kindly refer to the […]
Visitors: 585 [themify_box]Vidya Bhushan Rawat[/themify_box] [themify_quote]Communal politics in India is primarily due to absence of land reforms; absence of process of secularization and failure to reduce the hold of clergy: Dr Ram Puniyani[/themify_quote] [themify_quote] Dr Ram Puniyani has been one of the foremost voices against communalism and has been active in promoting communal amity and […]
Visitors: 383 About the Book “Partition, Indo-Pak Relations and Kashmir is a book that says, the only solution to the Kashmir imbroglio can be and has to be peaceful. Looking at the issue in the context of the subcontinent’s partition, it notes how Indo-Pak relations are held hostage to Kashmir and the vice-versa. The book […]
Visitors: 407 Two prominent philanthropists and social activists who have been serving the people in the society for their upliftment, education and welfare activities were conferred Rotary National Peace Award at the hands of RTN Paul Netzel ( Trustee Chair Elect, The Rotary Foundation) on the occasion of International Understanding and Peace Symposium (IUPS) […]
Visitors: 353 Two prominent philanthropists and social activists who have been serving the people in the society for their upliftment, education and welfare activities were conferred Rotary National Peace Award at the hands of RTN Paul Netzel ( Trustee Chair Elect, The Rotary Foundation) on the occasion of International Understanding and Peace Symposium (IUPS) […]
Visitors: 242 [themify_hr color=”red”] Just a few days back one of the cows at our Prerna Kendra delivered a male calf. My colleague called me to inform about the birth of it. Everyone there was waiting for the cow to deliver and as usual each one was expecting a female calf. My colleague was sad […]
Visitors: 208 [themify_hr color=”red”] Just a few days back one of the cows at our Prerna Kendra delivered a male calf. My colleague called me to inform about the birth of it. Everyone there was waiting for the cow to deliver and as usual each one was expecting a female calf. My colleague was sad […]
Visitors: 250 [themify_box] Irfan Engineer Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism [/themify_box] Heightened media coverage on the issue of triple talaq along with the statement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister of UP Yogi Adityanath is causing harm to the struggle for gender justice within the Muslim community. Media […]
Visitors: 247 [themify_box] Irfan Engineer Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism [/themify_box] Heightened media coverage on the issue of triple talaq along with the statement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister of UP Yogi Adityanath is causing harm to the struggle for gender justice within the Muslim community. Media […]
Visitors: 292 Vidya Bhushan Rawat ‘If you are black or you are brown or you are gay or you are lesbian or you are Trans or you are Introvert , Anyone that is treating you unkindly , It’s only because they are afraid or they have been taught to be afraid of how important you […]
Visitors: 320 Vidya Bhushan Rawat What is the meaning of victory of Farooq Abdullah from the Srinagar constituency where not even 7% votes polled. In many of the booths merely 2% votes were polled. I know there are past precedences of such a situation in at least three Indian states when people boycotted and government […]
Visitors: 274 Dr Moin Qazi [themify_quote]“The increasing tendency towards seeing people in terms of one dominant ‘identity’ (‘this is your duty as an American’, ‘you must commit these acts as a Muslim’, or ‘as a Chinese you should give priority to this national engagement’) is not only an imposition of an external and arbitrary priority, […]
Visitors: 363 New Delhi, 09th April 2017 Khudai Khidmatgar, a social organisation organised a condolence meeting and a candle vigil in front of Gandhi Samadhi, Rajghat, New Delhi, for the brutal killing of 55 year old muslim man Pehlu Khan, who was transporting cattle has died after being beaten by a mob of about 200 cow protection vigilantes […]
Visitors: 333 This has reference to the news items that the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will arrive in New Delhi today on a four-day visit. It is widely expected that he will advocate for, among other things, increased coal and Uranium export from Australia to India. The issue of coal export to India gains significance […]
Visitors: 282 North East Institute of Social Science and Research (NEISSR) commemorated the World Health Day on 7th April, 2017 on the theme “Depression- let’s talk” .The programme was conducted to signify the importance of health which is not only the absence of disease but a state of complete physical, mental and social being and […]
Visitors: 476 For over 40 years Anand Patwardhan’s documentary films have stood for freedom of expression. He faced censorship on numerous occasions, took the government to court, and won each time. Anand is not just a filmmaker but an activist in the cause of Indian democracy, clearly under threat today. In this candid conversation with […]