It is deeply disturbing that 81 years old poet Varavara Rao did not get bail and now admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. Reports suggest that the said prinson in Taloja, Navi Mumbai have several Covid patient. The family and friends of Varvara Rao actually protested…
Identity as citizenship or citizenship as Identity
Bangladeshi film star Anju Ghosh has recently joined BJP in Kolkata. Nobody raised any objection to her being part of the BJP family. When Anju Ghosh…
I stand with RamPuniyani, govt should ensure his safety.
Dr Ram Puniyani is one of the most prolific authors of our time writing on communalism particular that of the Sangh Parivar variety. At the time, when…
Was Dr Payal Tadvi victim of a hate crime ?
While in truly technical terms Dr Payal Tadvi committed suicide on May 22nd 2019 in her hostel room in Mumbai, but for all practical reasons, I would call it a murder, a crime which was not merely racial hatred but also look like Islamophobia as she seem to…
State apparatus as perpetrator of crime against minorities
Nearly 31 years after the ghastly massacre of 42 Muslims by the goons of the Provincial Arms Constabulary, notoriously known as PAC in the Hashimpura locality of Meerut on May 22nd, 1987, Delhi High Court overturned a lower court verdict which exonerated 16…
Supreme Court in defence of democracy | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Supreme court has protected it's image to come for the rescue of not merely those who have become victims of high-handedness of Maharashtra police but to all the freedom lover, dissenters who respect the constitution and rule of law. The highest court of the…
Jharkhand: Gang rape of 5 adivasi women in Khunti – Fact-Finding Report
Following up on media reports of the gang rape of 5 Adivasi women in Kochang, Araki block, Khunti district while holding street plays on anti-trafficking, WSS constituted a fact-finding team comprising women’s groups from different states and local activists…
Silence enveloping Sexual Harassment at Workplace | Sunil Kumar
Sexual harassment at workplace is often brushed under the carpet. As a society, we live in a state of denial. Either we choose not to see the elephant in the room or maybe we are blind. In either case, justice is a casualty. The passing of The Sexual Harassment…
Hamid Ansari, Jinnah’s Portrait and turmoil in AMU | Ram Puniyani
Recently (May 2018) Hamid Ansari, the ex-Vice President of India, was invited to Aligarh Muslim University to honor him with life membership of AMU Students Union (AMUSU). He had due security with him, still the Hindu Yuva Vahini-ABVP activists could reach…
Rajinder Johar : A life of inspiration | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
The life of Rajinder Johar is victory of human spirit despite all impossibilities that situation put on people. Those of us, who have known to him over twenty years became his admirer for his never die positive attitude which ultimately became his vision in…