The Hindu Right is analogous to Right-wing regimes elsewhere. As Brazil’s Far Right rises, army man Ustra (who died in 2015), who tortured hundreds, is becoming a cult figure of a kind. Image Courtesy: Wikipedia The popularity of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, which present female role models before young readers, has proved rather phenomenal. … Continue reading India’s Answer to Brazil’s Ustra →
The gradual erasure of the words ‘Babri Masjid’ from our everyday memory actually began in 1986, when the Hindu community was granted the exclusive right to worship there. This happened without any regard ownership disputes the and illegal conversion of this mosque into a temple in 1949. This story of the dispute itself is disputable. … Continue reading What’s in a Name? The Demolition of ‘Babri Masjid’, the Name and the Mosque: Hilal Ahmed
For a law against Superstition at the National Level ( Image Courtesy : http://antisuperstition.org/faith-in-time-of-rationality/) These are really ‘bure din‘ for the spiritual gurus of India. While the likes of Ram Rahim, Asaram Bapus and Rampal are cooling their heels behind bars for their not so spiritual acts, Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakoot Wale who is … Continue reading Time for Akhara ‘certified’ Babas?
