Monthly Archives: October 2015
A new beginning by the Supreme Court GOPAL SUBRAMANIUM 17-10-2015
The verdict on NJAC not only restores the credibility of the apex court but also reinforces its ability to introspect. The judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on Friday striking down the Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 and the National … Continue reading
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Why the Ban on Cow Slaughter is not Just Anti-Farmer but Anti-Cow as Well Sagari RamDas 27-10-2015
Depleting grazing lands, the disappearing role for indigenous cattle breeds in agriculture production as providers of milk, energy, manure and beef, coupled with a ban on cattle slaughter have led to plummeting cattle populations The recent killings of Mohammad … Continue reading
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BJP govt is Congress plus a cow, never seen a weaker PMO: Arun Shourie 27-10-2015
In a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government, BJP leader Arun Shourie on Monday contended that it believes that managing economy means “managing the headlines” and that people had started recalling the days of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. … Continue reading
SECULARISM IN INDIA: AN INTERVIEW WITH PARTHA CHATTERJEE
Partha Chatterjee is a preeminent political theorist, anthropologist and historian, and one of the founding members of the Subaltern Studies collective. He is currently a Professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University as … Continue reading
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On Dadri Killings
Low Intensity, High Impact Communalism Targeting better off Muslims: Janhastakshep Report on Dadri killing In Kafila 22-10-2015Posted By NIVEDITA MENON ANHASTAKSHEP REPORT: On 2nd October 2015 a team of Janhastakshep comprising of academics, journalists and a student went to Basehada village … Continue reading
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The Hindu Terror : Anantanad Rambachan
Is Rajiv Malhotra the sole spokesman of Hindu thought? An argument against the culture of fear Rajiv Malhotra at a Hinduism summit in New Jersey, United States, 2012 I am the chief ‘villain’ in Rajiv Malhotra’s Indra’s Net: Defending Hinduism’s … Continue reading
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A Lynching in Dadri: Open (Mag ) 9-10-2015
BY Ullekh NP EMAIL AUTHOR(S) TAGGED UNDER | Narendra Modi | RSS | Muslim | beef | Dadri killing | Bishada |Mohammad Akhlaq COVER STORY A Muslim family in the village of Bishada in Uttar Pradesh (Photo: T NARAYAN) Kaalu Thakur, … Continue reading
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Don’t Blame the Cow : Shiv Visvanathan OPEN 9-10-2015
A Hindu devotee crawls under a cow on the eve of Gopastami in Hyderabad (Photo: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Anthropologists have always been fascinated by the relations between man and beast. Man and cattle have existed in solidarity whether it is … Continue reading
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Beefed-up curbs, feeble resistance : ANUP SURENDRANATH THE HINDU 9-10-15
The restrictions on beef consumption are part of the same narrative that legitimises ‘offence’ as a tool to curtail rights and freedoms. The legislatures, the courts as well as the public are all guilty of giving credence to such narratives … Continue reading
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Out of six largest meat suppliers in India four are Hindus 4-12-2014 Muslim Mirror
By Muslim Mirror Special Correspondent , New Delhi, 4 Nov 2014 :Muslims are unnecessarily blamed maligned and targeted for excessive meat consumption while the fact is that Christians and Jews are the highest meat consumer communities. The world’s largest … Continue reading
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