Despite India's global posturing, blind religiosity persists
https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/despite-india-s-global-posturing-blind-religiosity-persists/cid/1719547
#Secularisation #Communalism #Religion #ChallengesToSocialTransformation
https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/despite-india-s-global-posturing-blind-religiosity-persists/cid/1719547
#Secularisation #Communalism #Religion #ChallengesToSocialTransformation
The Telegraph
Despite India's global posturing, blind religiosity persists
There is little sign of the ‘enlightened Hindu electorate’ that the sangh parivar’s 1987 Nagpur conference dreamt of
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/bin-this-bill-proposed-citizenship-amendment-bill-exemplifies-the-propensity-to-over-legislate/
#Citizenship #Communalism #Religion
#Citizenship #Communalism #Religion
Times of India Blog
Relook needed: Proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill should embrace persecuted people of all religions
At the recent Palkhivala Memorial Lecture Bibek Debroy, chairman of the PM’s Economic Advisory Council, rightly deplored Indian legislators’ tendency to pass a law for every problem. This proclivity can lead to cures that are worse than...
#Caste_System
#communalism
The genesis of communal divide in India
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rss-mohan-bhagwat-british-rule-hindu-muslim-divide-secularism-7544730/ Who is responsible for the communal divide in India?
#communalism
The genesis of communal divide in India
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rss-mohan-bhagwat-british-rule-hindu-muslim-divide-secularism-7544730/ Who is responsible for the communal divide in India?
The Indian Express
Who is responsible for the communal divide in India?
Balbir Punj writes: British furthered Hindu-Muslim divide, but role of Islamic invaders must not be glossed over.
#Religion_and_Society
#communalism
Deepening of the communal divide
Targeted attack on Hindus in Kashmir & Bangladesh
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/violence-and-communalism-south-asias-disturbing-commonality-7580597/
#communalism
Deepening of the communal divide
Targeted attack on Hindus in Kashmir & Bangladesh
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/violence-and-communalism-south-asias-disturbing-commonality-7580597/
The Indian Express
Violence and communalism: South Asia’s disturbing commonality
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Fundamentalists, even as they create walls between communities, recognise that South Asia has a connected destiny: They bank on it to achieve their ends
#communalism
#religious_conflict
#fundamentalism
A region of rising intolerance
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-region-of-rising-intolerance/article37167200.ece
#religious_conflict
#fundamentalism
A region of rising intolerance
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-region-of-rising-intolerance/article37167200.ece
The Hindu
A region of rising intolerance
It is time for South Asia’s political leadership to form a united front against all forms of religious extremism
#politics_and_society
#identity_politics
#communalism
How dalit politics keeps caste discrimination alive
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-dalit-politics-keeps-caste-discrimination-alive/articleshow/90815525.cms
#identity_politics
#communalism
How dalit politics keeps caste discrimination alive
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-dalit-politics-keeps-caste-discrimination-alive/articleshow/90815525.cms
The Times of India
How Dalit politics keeps caste discrimination alive | India News - Times of India
India News: In this excerpt from his essay in a new book, the independent MLA from Gujarat critically examines why ‘Dalit politics’ has not been able to organise
#Family_and_marriage
#caste_discrimination
#communalism
#constitution_law_and_social_change
Case Study: The menace of Honour Killing in India
Hyderabad honour killing: Laws won't help much unless there is social transformation
https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/hyderabad-honour-killing-laws-wont-help-much-unless-there-is-social-transformation-169005
#caste_discrimination
#communalism
#constitution_law_and_social_change
Case Study: The menace of Honour Killing in India
Hyderabad honour killing: Laws won't help much unless there is social transformation
https://www.news9live.com/state/telangana/hyderabad-honour-killing-laws-wont-help-much-unless-there-is-social-transformation-169005
News N9NE
Hyderabad honour killing: Laws won't help much unless there is social transformation
Nagaraju, a Dalit man, who was allegedly killed by his wife's brother, is one among the many victims of hatred for inter-faith marriages
#caste_discrimination
#communalism
#Politics_and_society
Casteism threatens constitutionalism
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2022/jun/11/casteism-threatens-constitutionalism-2464146.amp
#communalism
#Politics_and_society
Casteism threatens constitutionalism
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2022/jun/11/casteism-threatens-constitutionalism-2464146.amp
The New Indian Express
Casteism threatens constitutionalism
Indians have exported the prejudices of casteism abroad and the oppressed castes across the world need legal protection against this menace.
#Caste_system_in_India
#communalism
The Influence Of Caste And Religion On Education In India
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/08/31/the-influence-of-caste-and-religion-on-education-in-india/
#communalism
The Influence Of Caste And Religion On Education In India
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/08/31/the-influence-of-caste-and-religion-on-education-in-india/
Feminism in India
The Influence Of Caste And Religion On Education In India
The suicides of minority and oppressed caste students in higher educational institutions has drawn attention to the systemic hate in campuses
#Caste_system_in_India
#inequality_exclusion
#communalism
Alarming Casteism In Schools In India: A Painful Warning
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/09/01/casteism-in-schools-in-india/
#inequality_exclusion
#communalism
Alarming Casteism In Schools In India: A Painful Warning
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/09/01/casteism-in-schools-in-india/
Feminism in India
Alarming Casteism In Schools In India: A Painful Warning
In schools across India, Dalit and Muslim students face caste and religious discrimination and violence limiting their access to education
#Caste_system_in_India
#secularism
#communalism
The politics of a caste census, its impact on secularism
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-politics-of-a-caste-census-its-impact-on-secularism/article67443491.ece
#secularism
#communalism
The politics of a caste census, its impact on secularism
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-politics-of-a-caste-census-its-impact-on-secularism/article67443491.ece
The Hindu
The politics of a caste census, its impact on secularism
Why Hindutva seems reluctant to have a caste census is because it believes it might open a Pandora’s box of claims and counter-claims relating to positions and power
#Caste_system_in_India
#communalism
Sorry state of caste atrocities highlighted by a new report
https://theleaflet.in/sorry-state-of-caste-atrocities-highlighted-by-a-new-report/
#communalism
Sorry state of caste atrocities highlighted by a new report
https://theleaflet.in/sorry-state-of-caste-atrocities-highlighted-by-a-new-report/
The Leaflet
Sorry state of caste atrocities highlighted by a new report – The Leaflet
A report by the Citizens’ Vigilance and Monitoring Committee highlights the deficiencies in the implementation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. — CASTE continues to be a fundamental episteme of Indian society.…
#Caste_system_in_India
#communalism
Caste violence should be classified as an act of terrorism
https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/opinion-caste-violence-should-be-classified-as-an-act-of-terrorism
#communalism
Caste violence should be classified as an act of terrorism
https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/opinion-caste-violence-should-be-classified-as-an-act-of-terrorism
The News Minute
Opinion: Caste violence should be classified as an act of terrorism
During the State level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee (SVMC) meeting held on April 11, 2023, a presentation by the Tamil Nadu government revealed alarm
#Caste_system_in_India
#communalism
Lesson from rat-hole miners — religion should not matter
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/express-view-lesson-from-rat-hole-miners-religion-should-not-matter-9049276/
#communalism
Lesson from rat-hole miners — religion should not matter
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/express-view-lesson-from-rat-hole-miners-religion-should-not-matter-9049276/
The Indian Express
Express View: Lesson from rat-hole miners — religion should not matter
In times of crisis, identities that otherwise seem dominant shrink and become smaller. It is this sentiment that the country should carry forward
#Violence_against_women
#communalism
Crimes against women, children, SC/STs and cyber cases rose.
4% rise in crimes against women in 2022-NCRB
https://scroll.in/latest/1060054/crimes-against-women-children-sc-sts-and-cyber-cases-rose-last-year-shows-ncrb-report
#communalism
Crimes against women, children, SC/STs and cyber cases rose.
4% rise in crimes against women in 2022-NCRB
https://scroll.in/latest/1060054/crimes-against-women-children-sc-sts-and-cyber-cases-rose-last-year-shows-ncrb-report
Scroll.in
Crimes against women, children, SC/STs and cyber cases rose last year, shows NCRB report
Delhi recorded 14,158 incidents of crime against women in 2022, the highest figure for the third consecutive year among 19 metropolitan cities.