by Anup Sahu
I am perturbed by the recent increase in sexual and violent crimes against women. What has been more disturbing is the increasing level of brutality in such incidents. Last Friday (February 24), a minor girl was allegedly raped (...)
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Paying the Price for being a Woman…
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Status of Tribal Women in India
13 March 2012, by J.J. Roy BurmanTribals or adivasis, as they are popularly known as a symbol of self-assertion, comprise of around 8.2 per cent of the national population. The tribals are concentrated mostly in the central belt of India and parts of the North-East. The status (...) -
Deliberative Democracy is the Answer
13 March 2012Multiculturalism, Secularism and Politics of Veiling
by Tamanna Khosla
Multiculturalism has taken a back-seat in Europe, especially after the London bombings as well as the killing of Theo Van Gogh and the Madrid bombings. The two major (...) -
On Secularism and Space for Religion in Politics in South and South-East Asia
13 March 2012, by Ajay K. MehraBOOK REVIEW
The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia, edited by Ishtiaq Ahmed; London and New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group; pp. 268.
“For me, politics bereft of religion are absolute dirt, ever to be shunned. Politics (...) -
Kuwait: Best House in Bad Neighbourhood
13 March 2012In a region surrounded by democratic desert, Kuwait is a shining example of democracy albeit limited. On gaining independence from Britain in 1960, Kuwait took only a year to hold democratic elections for a Constituent Aassembly which drew up (...) -
West Bengal: The Mukherji Commission Report on Sainbari Murders Revisited
13 March 2012, by D. BandyopadhyayThe Government of West Bengal constituted a Commission of Inquiry into the Sainbari Murder Affairs under Justice (Retd) T.P. Mukherji on April 28, 1970. The Mukherji Commission submitted its report on July 27, 1970. The government, by a (...) -
NGOs and Kudankulam Protests
13 March 2012, by Bharat DograThe recent controversy over anti-Kuodan-kulam (nuclear plant) protests and the filing of cases against NGOs has four important aspects. Firstly, the justification or otherwise of anti-nuclear power protests. Secondly, there is the question of (...) -
Islamic Banking an Anathema to
Pakistani Democracy
13 March 2012A Rejoinder from Pakistan
by Mohammad Farooq
[(We have just received the following article from Karachi with a letter that reads:
“Dear Sumit,
I was so pleasantly surprised to read an article titled ‘Islamic Banking in India at the Service of Pan (...) -
Labour Strike, Kudankulam, Gujarat
4 March 2012, by SCThe last few days have been witness to several major developments capped by the February 28 general strike across the country the call for which came from all the central trade union organisations and independent federations. This strike, which (...) -
Clean up Wounds, Tell the Truth, Ensure Justice
4 March 2012by HOSBET SURESH
The following is the statement of Justice Hosbet Suresh at a press conference held at the Gulberg Society, Ahmedabad on behalf of the Sabrang Trust and Citizen’s for Justice for Peace on February 27, 2012
How does one live with (...)
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