The scene of violence in the name of emotive issues has been continuously throwing new patterns of instigating and orchestrating violence. In recent times we saw the major violence following the demolition of Babri Mosque (1992), Godhra train burning (Gujarat…
The United Nations: Challenges and Leadership | Rene Wadlow
The United Nations remains the only universally representative and comprehensively empowered body the world has to deal with challenges to the security…
Barbarism normalised | Vidya Bhushan Rawat
The incidents of lynching, killing and abusing the opponents particularly the Muslims in India have become a norm and the country seems to be either satisfied…
Hate Ideology and rising Intolerance
Swami Agnivesh: Social Reformer Under attack On 17th August (2018), during the funeral procession of the former Prime Minster of India, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Swami Agnivesh was assaulted outside the BJP head office, when Swami was trying to participate…
Tamil Nadu – Turning into a Fascist Laboratory!!!
Voices from the South 4th August 2018| Press Club of India, New Delhi| 2:00 to 6:00pm PRESS RELEASE New Delhi| Over the past couple of months the political and social fabric of Tamil Nadu has been slowly deteriorating under an oppressive government, a violent…
How do we Promote Peace in India, Today? | Ram Puniyani
We are passing through times when Hate against weaker sections of society and religious minorities is increasing by leaps and bounds. The increase in the mob lynching all over the country on the pretext of child lifting is coming on the back of mob lynching…
Four years of Modi and Increasing Communal Divisiveness | Ram Puniyani
The coming to power of Modi in 2014 gave a signal to the so called fringe groups that now it is their Government and they can get away with their hate speeches and action with ease. It was a total uninhibited show by the RSS Combine as for as spreading hatred,…
Of Hindutva and Less Undisciplined and Less Argumentative Indians | Irfan Engineer
General Secretary of the BJP, Ram Madhav (2017) in his article in Indian Express (27th May 2017) titled “India’s Most Trusted” opined that under the Modi Sarkar, “[t]he country is less corrupt, less indisciplined, less violent and, importantly,…
Bridging the communal divides
Ankit Saxena, a twenty three year old young man, was killed by the family of his fiancée, whom he intended to marry. The only son of his parents Ankit was looking at different religious communities with equal respect. His death was a shattering blow to his…
Justice Rajinder Sachar : A life dedicated to people’s movement, socialist vision and human rights
One does not remember Justice Rajinder Sachar when he was the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in 1985 but it is a fact that a forthright person like him was never to the liking of those in power. As a judge in Delhi High Court, he was deeply disturbed…