|
Sri Lankan independence: 60 years of communalism, social decay and war
2008-02-04 23:01:00 World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org read more
The 'communal' scrap-dealer
2008-02-01 00:18:00 A junk-dealer comes at your door and when you ask the price at which he will buy the old newpapers, he says "Don't worry, I will give the right money, I am not like Muslims, who are cheats". Now, if you are a Muslim, will you be angry, hurt or get into a serious introspective mode about yourself, your community and the society?Let me explain the situation. It didn't happen to me. We are the single Muslim family in the entire locality. I was away. My wife was selling the papers and a neighbourhood lady (not Muslim) who was passing by, asked my wife 'yeh log taulne mein be-imaani karte hain' (Take care these people don't weigh properly).It was in this context that Mr Kabaadi said that 'ham nahin karte, yeh sab Musalman karte hain' and a bit more. My wife was too shocked and couldn't control her anger. She said that she was also a Muslim and questioned him, how he could be so judgemental about the entire community. The guy appeared embarrassed but still went on to say...'maiN ...
Orissa Violence - Incendiary Entitlement not Communalism
2007-12-29 08:19:00 If the recent violence in Orissa’s Kandhamal District was all about Hindutva Goons hounding Christian Missionaries why did Orissa Steel and Mines Minister Padmanabha Behera, who hails from the violence-hit Kandhamal district, resign from his post ? In the answer to this question lies the disingenuous template the media has applied in reporting recent events in ...
Whose India Is This, Anyway? - Part II
2007-12-17 02:59:00 In the first part of this article I argued why I consider Hindu militant nationalism practiced by RSS/ VHP brand of politics the greatest threat being faced by Indian nation. Expectedly my observation raised objections ? most of them well meaning- that classifying communalism as minority or majority is self defeating as it tries to ...
Whose India Is This, Anyway? - Part II
2007-12-17 02:59:00 In the first part of this article I argued why I consider Hindu militant nationalism practiced by RSS/ VHP brand of politics the greatest threat being faced by Indian nation. Expectedly my observation raised objections ??? most of them well meaning- that classifying communalism as minority or majority is self defeating as it tries to ...
Babri Masjid - Way Forward
2007-12-07 17:38:00 Presented here is a proposal/plan to amicably resolve the Ram Mandir/Babri mosque issue that continues to ignite communal passions in India for so long. Currently, a bulk of this plan is from the point of view of the Indian Muslims, though it may not be agreeable by all Muslims. Our basic proposal is that the Indian ...
Remembering Babri Masjid
2007-12-06 16:49:00 Who had even heard of it? A nondescript little used mosque somewhere in the city of Ayodhya in central India. On 6 Dec 1992, Babri Masjid became the mosque that no one in India would ever forget, a national wound that 15 years later, still throbs, still pierces the hearts of those who lost forever ...
Flashback 1992: 15th Anniversary Of Babri Masjid Demolition
2007-12-05 09:34:00 In many ways it is just like any other Lucknow winter day. Sun has come up and my mother is watching her pickles dry on the roof. Our neighbor, Shukla-ji?s daughter has come for a lazy winter afternoon conversation with my mother and is oiling her hair. I am struggling with unsolved papers from previous ...
Minority Communalism - A Great Threat to the Nation
2007-12-05 00:00:00 Posted on 04/12/2007minority communalism has engulfed India, which occasionally finds its expressions in various ways at various places of the country. The latest case is the riot in Kolkata and ouster of the Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen from the state of Bengal. There have also been many such cases in the recent past in different stateThe controversial Bangladeshi writer Ms. Taslima Nasreen is on the run. Chased away from her own motherland by the Islamic fundamentalist, Taslima took refuge in Kolkata, the bastion of the left parti
Tasleema Nasreen Vs MF Hussein?s Case
2007-11-28 14:35:00 The current episode of Taslima Nasreen once again has brought out the hypocritical attitude of many Indians. I am amused about the hullabaloos made by the BJP, the Sangh Privar and some others for this Bangladeshi writer. However, when it comes to dealing with the economic migrant from our neighbouring court, the same set of people ...
Tehelka's landmark sting 'Operation Kalank' on Mass Murders in Modi-land: G
2007-10-25 19:16:00 A shocked nation watched in disbelief the revelations about Gujarat riots on Television, it is time Modi is charged with conspiracy and murders.Leaders, and if not leaders, then individuals and NGOs must get case registered against him, if not through police, then through private complaint in the courts, in form of PILs and must get these bloodthirsty killers pay for their sins against humanity. So that never again any group of politicians could dare to plot such killings.1. Narendra Modi had given free hand for three days to VHP, Bajrang Dal activists to kill Muslims across Gujarat.2. Babu Bajrangi, Madan Dhanraj Chawal killing tens of Muslims in cold blood in Ahmedabad including a pregnant woman. Such hate just because she was a Muslim!3. After cutting MP Ehsan Jafri's hands and feet they then phoned Home Minister Govardhan Zadaphia, We have done it, now manage the rest and save us'.4. Arvind Pandya says Modi is hero of Hindutva and talks of bombing Muslim residentialities. Dyn...
Boy holds gun at RSS function: What he is aiming at?
2007-10-21 20:37:00 The photograph shows a child, a member of the RSS, holding a rifle.What he is aiming at, I have no idea. Is this the age for a boy to be handed the weapon? All fundamentalist organisations irrespective of the region and religion, indoctrinate early. I just hope that the boy doesn't believe that all Muslims are his enemies!Urdu Muslim India Islam Poetry Religion Hindu Shairi Ghalib Literature Ada Lucknow Meer Faiz Indian Muslim Blog Cricket Ghazal Blogger Islamic Hindi Kavita Shayar Sahitya
Sachar Fallout - Commission for Equal Opportunity Communalism ?
2007-09-08 16:06:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? In an effort to put on the fast track implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations, the Government has decided to set up an expert group to ...
Where is poet Vali's tomb, asks High Court
2007-07-21 23:09:00 It was five years ago when the tomb of poet Vali Gujarati (also known as Vali Dakni) was demolished and a road was constructed overnight, leaving no trace of the mazaar. The mob that destroyed the heritage of their own state, went ahead with building a temple 'Huladia Godharia Hanuman Mandir' on the spot.Now, the High Court has issued a show-cause notice to the Chief Secretary and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), regarding the status of the shrine and its restoration. The petition has been filed by All Gujarat Minorities Association. The AMC's hand was suspected in the construction of the smooth road and AMC bulldozers were used. The make-shift temple was later removed though. Ironically, the dargaah was just next to the Police Commissioner's office. But when there was no police to save the living, who would have thought about saving the abode of a dead. Alas, he was the man who had sang paens of Ahmedabad, Surat and Gujrat. Urdu Muslim India Islam Poetry Religion Hind...
Fenny Funny - Equal Opportunity Communalism Goa Style
2007-05-28 17:35:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? Goa’s liquor stocks have begun drying up as distributors, wholesalers and retailers have resorted to an indefinite strike. In the run-up to June 2 Assembly ...
Katara takes BJP from ‘communalism to crookery’: CPI-M
2007-04-27 15:28:00 New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babubhai Katara’s arrest in a human trafficking racket underscores the “aggressive communalism espoused by RSS outfits”, says the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). The BJP’s MP from Dahod was caught at New Delhi’s international airport on April 18 while smuggling out a young woman and a teenage boy to Toronto on his family’s diplomatic passports. The latest issue of the CPI-M’s party organ People’s Democracy states in its editorial: “The fact that Katara is a BJP MP and a leading light of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Gujarat casts a different light on the whole affair. It highlights the character of the BJP and the Sangh combine.” It argues: “Aggressive communalism espoused by the RSS outfits encourages its storm-troopers to flout the law to persecute the minorities and play the role of custodians of ‘Hindu’ culture and morality. Intimidat...
By: Latest News
|
|
 |
|
 |
