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अहमद फ़राज़ का इंकलाबी पहलु
अमूमन यह तरीका होता है कि हम किसी व्यक्ति/कलाकार को समग्रता में नहीं देखते बल्कि उसके किसी हिस्से को, बहुत संभव है, कि वह हिस्सा काफी महत्वपूर्ण भी हो, ज्यादा उभार कर ऐसे प्रस्तुत करते हैं। इस प्रक्रिया में उस व्यक्ति/ कलाकार के दूसरे हिस्से अनदेखे रह जाते हैं। अहमद…
Read More »India’s Health and Food systems, Review Reflection and Reality Check
On the 75th anniversary of the transfer of power from British rule, a reality check is of utmost necessity in the area of healthcare because the current government has charted a ” Health Care 2022 and Beyond” program to mark the 75th year celebration. It’s an ambitious project, to say…
Read More »The Rampant Cases of Untouchability and Caste Discrimination
The murder of a child belonging to the scheduled caste community in Saraswati Vidya Mandir school, Sayala, in district Jalore is a crude reminder about the caste system and untouchability persisting in our educational institutions even after the 75th year of independence. This is utterly disgraceful and outrageous. All the…
Read More »Advancing Pseudo-Science in Covid Pandemic to Locating Modern Science in Ancient Indian texts – That is the Hindutva “Medicine”
While conducting an interactive session last Sunday at a local youth club on the eve of Science day, I was astonished at the kind of queries my next generation put forth. I was up for a discussion on topics ranging from the ‘Raman Effect’ up to recent advances in medical…
Read More »Dr Ambedkar’s Analysis of the Muslims in India
Whether you agree or disagree with Dr Ambedkar's analysis, anyone genuinely working on social or political strengthening of the Muslim community in India must not ignore it. It is time we stop judging one of the greatest humanitarians by fringe quotes and focus on trying to develop an understanding of…
Read More »On Attempts to label Dr Ambedkar as an Islamophobe
If you contend that Dr Ambedkar, as an outsider, should not have made his analysis on the Muslim community I will insist that you turn back now. As per my reading, it is one of the most needed analyses and needs to be discussed more often and taken seriously by…
Read More »हिजाब विवाद, मुद्दा एक नज़रिए अनेक
सामाजिक पहचान, जातिगत हो या धार्मिक, उसका निर्माण सामाजिक प्रक्रिया से ही होता है। सामाजिक पहचान के निर्माण की प्रक्रिया में बहुत सारे ऐतिहासिक, सामाजिक और राजनैतिक फैक्टर शामिल होते हैं। किसी भी सामाजिक पहचान को मज़बूत होने के लिए समाज के ही कुछ हिस्सों को अपने अंदर से निकाल…
Read More »Is Ethnocracy Invading India’s Democracy?
As India approaches its Republic day, annual rituals of guns salute and unfurling of the national flag followed by republic day parade will be held at Delhi. We all Indian citizens will be made feel proud of our democracy. US President Joe Biden, at the recent Summit for Democracy, emphasised…
Read More »सम्राट अशोक का अपमान राष्ट्र के लिए घातक
सम्राट असोक के माध्यम से दुनिया भर में भारत की नैतिक विजय का जो गौरव हासिल हुआ है, उसकी दीप्ति बाईस सौ साल के बाद भी धुँधली नहीं हुई है। दुखप्रद है कि कुछेक लोग उस दीप्ति को धुँधली करने पर आमादा हैं
Read More »Dr Ambedkar’s Burning of Manusmriti: Shaking the Foundations of an Oppressive Order
Besides being associated with the birth of the Son of God, December 25 is memorable to Indians for an event that acquires more and more resonance as days pass by. It was on this day in 1927, in the wake of Mahad Satyagraha, Babasaheb Ambedkar publicly burned a copy of…
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