Tag: communalism

The Forbidden View: ‘Satluj’ chases truth of Punjab’s bounty killings

Sutlej’s message is that a ‘cash-for-kill’ does not eliminate militancy, it end up killing innocents and spreading militancy. It makes criminals out of security force personnel Bharat Bhushan The allure of banned films often achieves the opposite of its intent. That is precisely what is happening with Satluj, pulled down by the government after 48 hours after it released… Read More The Forbidden View: ‘Satluj’ chases truth of Punjab’s bounty killings

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Extra-legal status of the RSS/BJP. Abhay Dubey & Vinod Sharma discuss the Ram Mandir scandal

NB: The rule of law has been replaced by the rule of ideology; moving the Indian Union toward totalitarian tyranny. The RSS is functioning as an extra-constitutional authority; a country within a country, answerable to no one but itself. When the accused can appoint themselves judges, it becomes a fixed match: even a child can… Read More Extra-legal status of the RSS/BJP. Abhay Dubey & Vinod Sharma discuss the Ram Mandir scandal

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नागपुर से सुप्रिया का सनसनीखेज खुलासा! – Supriya Shrinate on Ram Mandir / चंपत राय अभी कई लोगों के राज खोलेंगे, मोदी-RSS पर फटेगा ‘बम’? Abhay Dubey

नागपुर से सुप्रिया का सनसनीखेज खुलासा! | Supriya Shrinate | Ram Mandir Ram Mandir के चढ़ावे में डकैती को लेकर फायर हुईं Supriya Shrinate, RSS-BJP को सुनाई खरी-खरी चंपत राय अभी कई लोगों के राज खोलेंगे, मोदी-RSS पर फटेगा ‘बम’? Abhay Dubey

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Theft in Ram Temple First Detected and Reported in 2021, Trust Removed the Whistleblower Instead 

A news report in The Indian Express has corroborated the systemic nature of this organised theft, citing sources who revealed that the matter only became public due to infighting between two trust members over recruitment and the stolen funds.The Wire staff New Delhi: The massive theft of public donations from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was… Read More Theft in Ram Temple First Detected and Reported in 2021, Trust Removed the Whistleblower Instead 

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Constitution’s silent retreat as Punjab’s lawmakers genuflect before Akal Takht 

 A constitutional problem arises when religious authorities effectively dictate what laws to enact and in formulating State policy Bharat Bhushan On June 15, when the Akal Takht ordered all Sikh legislators across party lines and Punjab’s Sikh Cabinet ministers to physically appear before it, 78 MLAs and nine ministers complied. They were reprimanded for passing the controversial anti-sacrilege… Read More Constitution’s silent retreat as Punjab’s lawmakers genuflect before Akal Takht 

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Unveiling the RSS

Felix Pal December, 2025 For decades, two parallel understandings of the Sangh have been allowed to proliferate. The first sees the different constituents of the Sangh as inchoately and fuzzily connected, strung together only by a shared ideological goal… The second, on the other hand, understands the Sangh as, in fact, less shaped by conformity… Read More Unveiling the RSS

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Suhas Palshikar: Anatomy of India’s New Regime

NB: An instructive essay on our current dispensation. I would sum up this regime’s method as a confusion of wisdom with cunning; its speech as unending sophistry (लफ़्फ़ाज़ी); and its goal as the eradication of simple human decency from public life. DS India’s current regime rests on three interwoven factors: Hindutva, a captured civil society,… Read More Suhas Palshikar: Anatomy of India’s New Regime

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Bengal was the First Breeding Ground of Hindu Nationalism

NB: A thought provoking essay to which some caveats could be placed. To begin with, Hindutva is not synonymous with Hindu Nationalism, the latter being more widespread and accomodative than Hindutva. The fascination with violence that characterised early militant nationalist groups was something which held sway in Maharashtra and Punjab as well; and the tendency… Read More Bengal was the First Breeding Ground of Hindu Nationalism

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Blocking justice for Dalit Christians and Muslims / All India Christian Council condemns move to use FCRA to take away Christian properties meant for the development of marginalised people

The ruling tightens the government’s narrative of SC identity as tied to ‘Indic’ religions. Bharat Bhushan The recent Supreme Court ruling that Dalits who convert to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism lose their Scheduled Caste (SC) status should have sent shockwaves across India’s socio-political landscape. However, its significance seems to have been lost in the… Read More Blocking justice for Dalit Christians and Muslims / All India Christian Council condemns move to use FCRA to take away Christian properties meant for the development of marginalised people

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Domination and chaos: India’s radical conservatism

By Dilip Simeon Ideology is the most devilish variation of the lie: Hannah Arendt To speak of reaction is to counterpose it with progress. This terminology is not helpful. Stable issues of political life, such as legitimate authority, justice, transparent government, clarity on the means vs ends problem; along with issues of character such as… Read More Domination and chaos: India’s radical conservatism

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