How Hindus and Muslims together built India’s composite culture
WEBMay 5, 2018 — The Hindu art of mural painting underwent a remarkable change with the arrival of the Mughals. The themes of the paintings were varied and often focused on religion and mythology. Towards the later part of the Mughal rule, the Rajput School and Pahari School of painting began to develop under local patronage.
Mamata launches a public grievance cell to ensure efficacy of ...
WEBJun 21, 2019 — Image Courtesy: TOI. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government (TMC) has set up a ‘grievance cell’ and a toll free number, owing to the inefficient delivery of welfare schemes with complaints of irregularities and corruption. This has come in the wake of the overwhelming win of the Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) in …
Unmasking the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Teesta Setalvad’s Deep …
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Join us for an eye-opening analysis by Senior Journalist and Human Rights activist Teesta Setalvad as she dissects the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Delivered at the South Asian Diaspora Action Collective meeting, this speech covers the Election Commission’s role, election controversies, hate speech by …
Unravelling India's Legal Evolution: LGBTQIA+ Rights and the …
WEBAug 30, 2023 — This judgment reverberates as a milestone in the legal journey towards equality and inclusion for the LGBTQIA+ community, paving the way for future cases and affirming the importance of nuanced consideration in shaping policy and rights frameworks. II. Allahabad High Court Judgment: Pioneering Transgender Rights.
161 Years Ago, When a War against Oppression First Began: The …
WEBJul 1, 2016 — Today, June 30, 1855, one hundred and sixty one years ago, the Santhal rebellion broke out under the dynamic leadership of tribal leaders like Sidhi Kano. Santhals take universal pride in the Santhal rebellion of 1855 have 1000 of Santhal and leading of Sidho and Kanho Murmu stood against oppression; fought …
Sangh Parivar’s tortured bid to appropriate Dr Ambedkar
WEBJan 22, 2024 — First published on: NOVEMBER 18, 2016. An excerpt from Ram Puniyani’s latest book, Ambedkar, Hindutva and RSS. As the country came forward to celebrate the 125 th birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Babasaheb Ambedkar, (14 th April 2016) there was a sort of competition amongst different political and social groups to hold the anniversary programs. While dalit groups have been organizing these ...
20 years after they were destroyed, Bamiyan Buddha resurrected ...
WEBMar 11, 2021 — The Bamiyan Buddha rose in resurrected glory, twenty years after it was reduced to dust and the world was left shocked. The massive Buddha statue hewn into rocks in the hillsides of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan valley, glowed in renewed resurrection. The ‘statue’ was brought to life a projection topped off a day commemorating the 20th ...
Moderate or Conservative: Who represents the Indian Muslim?
WEBSep 27, 2021 — Moderate or Conservative: Who represents the Indian Muslim? September 27, 2021. Who represents the Indian Muslim? What is the meaning of being a Muslim and an Atheist? Who is responsible for the socio-eco-educational marginalisation of the Indian Muslim? Watch Javed Akhtar and Asad Ashraf participate in this debate moderated by Teesta Setalvad.
Despite Green Revolution success, rate of malnutrition in India …
WEBJun 28, 2019 — Excerpts from “Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, India, 2019”, jointly prepared by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation & The World Food Programme: The Green Revolution in India which took place in the 1960’s was responsible for increasing agricultural productivity and overall food production in the country. As a result, India had a surplus […]
How did Uttarakhand govt allow calls for Muslim genocide in …
WEBDec 23, 2021 — A ‘Dharma Sansad’ held between December 17-19 was a platform for Hindutva 'leaders’ to spew hate speech and call for communal violence. Questions need to be asked of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Uttarakhand government headed by Cheif Minister Pushakr Dhami, on how a Hindutva conclave held in …