Modi, Advani and Sangh’s Agenda

Ram Puniyani The nomination of Narendra Modi as the chief of campaign committee of BJP for 2014 elections (June 2013) has created more than a storm in the tea cup. Incidentally it is the first time ever that such a nomination has created 24x7 news and controversy. It has a lot to do with the propaganda machinery, which Modi has created around him. The atmosphere being created is that this nomination is like being nominated as the Prime Ministerial candidate or a prelude to it, which may be...

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Whither Justice: Fabricated Cases and State

Ram Puniyani Rihai Manch, a forum for getting justice to the falsely implicated youth in the cases of acts of terror has currently (June 2013), a protest Dharna (sit in) to demand the arrest of police and IB officials responsible for the death of Maulana Khalid Mujahid, to implement the R.D. Nimesh Commission report and to release the innocent Muslim youth implicated in acts of terror. This campaign is getting broader support from more human rights groups and affected community. This is the major effort by a civic society group to democratically...

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Why Study Ancient Philosophy?

Ramkrishna Bhattacharya "Why do you study ancient philosophy?" I have faced this question so often that it is high time to give a reply in print. The question may be answered rather tartly, following a famous mountaineer: 'Because it's there.' 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE ML MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...

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Ignore Those Who Love to Hate:Hate Speech and Communal Politics

Ram Puniyani Mahatma Gandhi, who laid down his life for communal harmony, who was murdered because he was espousing the cause of building bridges of amity between different religious communities had a statuette with three monkeys. One of the monkeys in this puts his hand on his mouth, signifying that we should not speak evil. While those following the path of peace and amity talk of uniting the different religious communities, those who trade in the politics in the name of religion, base their...

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