Endorsements are still pouring in for this statement, but we are posting it here with just the first names with which it was sent out. 22 august 2017 We wholeheartedly welcome the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Triple Talaq brought before it by a number of Muslim women and Muslim … Continue reading Women’s groups & concerned individuals welcome Supreme Court judgement on triple talaq
It appears that for women in India, the modern judiciary is fading and in its place, the terrifying face of Brahmanical Dandaneethi is emerging. A ten year old rape victim is denied abortion, women fleeing dowry harassment are to submit to the rule of local elders and leaders of ‘family welfare committees’, and now, … Continue reading The Heavy Footsteps of Brahmanical Dandaneethi : The Hadiya Case
Guest Post by Shehla Rashid on behalf of the signatories We, the undersigned, are deeply shocked by the shameful attempts by JNU Administration to crush dissent in the University through imposition of arbitrary fines on student activists, denial of registration to students engaged in protests against the administration, including the elected President of the Students’ … Continue reading Academic Community stands firmly with JNUSU
Present day Hindus are probably the strongest opponents of Marxism. They are horrified at its doctrine of class-struggle. But they forget that India has been not merely the land of class struggle but she has been the land of class wars. – B. R. Ambedkar, Philosophy of Hinduism. I often find myself in a bind … Continue reading When Charlatans Become Ideologues – The Real ‘Prisoners of the Binary’
Guest post by DEBADITYA BHATTACHARYA and RINA RAMDEV *Disclaimer: Even as news pours in of Pahlaj Nihalani’s ouster as CBFC chief, consider this essay an earnest tribute to the man who is ‘alleged’ to have beeped sense out of Indian cinema.
A version of this piece appeared yesterday in The Wire “I would like to thank Huddersfield University for enabling me to have a sabbatical semester to work on this revised edition and for providing such a supportive environment. Thanks to many of the students on my Women, Power and Society module for their hard work … Continue reading “No research please, we are college teachers” – On the HRD Ministry’s latest bright idea.
In the midst of all the cacophony and shrill pseudo-nationalist rhetoric that is destroying the fabric of a plural India, often in the name of the Armed Forces, 114 veterans of the Indian Armed Forces have spoken out. They have spoken out in no uncertain terms against targeted attacks on Muslims and Dalits and against … Continue reading Armed Forces Veterans Speak Out – ‘Act Now to Uphold the Constitution’
Guest post by VAIBHAV SINGH भारत खुद को भले किसी महान प्राचीन ज्ञान-परंपरा का वारिस समझता हो पर उसके विश्वविद्यालयों की दशा चंद चमकदार अपवादों के बावजूद खस्ताहाल है। उच्चशिक्षा की हालत किसी मरणासन्न नदी जैसी है जिसपर पुल तो बहुत बड़ा बन गया है पर पानी सूखता जा रहा है। भारत अपने साथ ही … Continue reading विश्वविद्यालय, अंध राष्ट्रवाद और देशभक्ति : वैभव सिंह
Following the bizarre idea, earlier mooted by retired army officials, now taken up by the Vice Chancellor of JNU, to install a tank on university campus, ostensibly to instill nationalism in the university community, the JNUTA has issued the following statement: The JNUTA is amused by the JNU VC’s earnest desire that a tank be … Continue reading JNUTA Statement on JNU VC’s ‘Tank’ Talk
Following is the text of the open letter by members of the EPW Community addressed to Sameeksha Trust As long-standing well-wishers and members of the intellectual community served by the EPW, we are appalled and dismayed by the recent events leading to the abrupt resignation of the Editor, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. We are distressed … Continue reading Open Letter to the Board Members of the Sameeksha Trust
