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Oct 14, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Ranjan Solomon |Dimple Oberoi Vahali |Sujauddin S K |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
On 5th October, Goa was left disrupted and in political stress based on an arrogant and acutely communal statement from the former RSS Chief Subash Velingkar aimed stoking tensions between religious communities. The entire issue could have well been blown out of proportion and violence could have hundreds of people bleeding and punished only because they chose inter-religious harmony.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Dimple Oberoi Vahali |Sujauddin S K |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi |Ramya Ramanathan
We hail the large-scale participation in the peace and unity march by members of the civil society and democratic groups on 27th September 2024 in Shimla and Solan against the rising communalism there vis-à-vis the Muslim community. This confluence of secular voices was extremely necessary in these trying times when Hindutva groups had started a conflagration against the peace and harmony of Himachal.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Sujauddin S K |Dimple Oberoi Vahali |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi |Ramya Ramanathan
Abstract: Religious nationalism is a subject of critical importance in much of the world today. As the resurgence of religious nationalism in various parts of the world is a phenomenon that has captured the attention of policymakers, scholars and concerned citizens alike. Which is characterized by the fusion of religious identity with the national identity.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Dimple Oberoi Vahali |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi |Ramya Ramanathan |Bharat Dogra
Godi media channels and websites are carrying out a propaganda campaign these days. It is claimed that Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) and Delhi Waqf Board (DWB) want to grab Hindu temple lands. This propaganda is an attempt to derail the current discussion on Waqf. This campaign falsely claims that the DMC has suggested and DWB has demanded lands of Hindu temples.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi |Ramya Ramanathan |Bharat Dogra |Dimple Oberoi Vahali
We belong to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and are deeply aggrieved by the gravity of circumstances that have built up in the last few weeks around the Mosque in Sanjauli, Shimla. It is a matter of serious concern that there has been mass mobilization against a religious minority community in our city. At an apparent level, Shimla has so far been a relatively peaceful place with the co-existence of many cultures, religions and ethnic identities.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi |Ramya Ramanathan |Bharat Dogra |Manas Jena
Odisha, India – The Ganatantrik Adhikar Suraksha Sangathan (GASS) expresses concern over the rising communal tensions in Odisha, a state traditionally known for its peace and harmony. Recent developments, including the incident in Balasore, attacks on minorities from neighboring states, and the spread of rumours in Kandhamal, fuelled by the rise of the Sangh Parivar, have pushed Odisha toward the brink of communal unrest, threatening the safety and livelihoods of its citizens.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
‘The Bicycle in India: Selected Articles and Stories’ by T. Vijayendra. Hyderabad, 2024, Ecologise Hyderabad. Price Rs. 100/ This is a book about the bicycle in India in the context of the poly crisis of global warming and resource depletion and a transition for a better future. There are twelve essays and four short stories. The essays are divided into two groups – six shorter essays on the Promotion of the Bicycle and six longer essays on the Politics of the Bicycle. The short stories are utopian.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
Published in 1974, The Black Book is not just an anthology or a historical document; it is a profound and multifaceted cultural artefact that encapsulates the African American experience from the dawn of slavery in America to the vibrant mid-20th century. Edited by Toni Morrison while she was an editor at Random House, The Black Book is a groundbreaking work that defies easy categorization.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vidyadhar Date |Monish R Chatterjee |Vikas Meshram |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi
A big crowd collects every day outside film star Shah Rukh Khan’s building at Bandra Band Stand near the Bandra fort in Mumbai. People come from different parts of the country just to be there, if he gives darshan, waves his hand, it is a big thing for them. It is a heavily guarded structure, the front portion is a heritage building and behind it is an ugly glass steel structure that was added after he bought the old property.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Monish R Chatterjee |Vikas Meshram |Viswabhadrananda Shaktibodhi |Aijaz Ahmed
The author, poet and essayist John D Rachel (JDR), whose political philosophy and leanings are rooted in the ideals of a world without war and anti-imperialism and militarism, published a compilation of critical and insightful responses from a distinguished panel of political thinkers and public figures under the title US and Perpetual War (Literary Vagabond, also Lulu.com, ASIN B0C5CCL854, ISBN-13 9781312561571) in May, 2023 .
