The Telegraph, 11 December 2013
TIME FOR CHANGE
- India needs a rights-based redistributive programme
by Prabhat Patnaik
Let us begin by accepting the two propositions that have been generally advanced about the results of the just-concluded assembly elections: one, that there is a strong anti-Congress wave in the country; and two, that this would not necessarily ensure victory for the
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Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Saturday, 23 November 2013
Sunday, 10 November 2013
India: Use of Religion in Politics - Aam Admi Party candidate in Delhi is straight out of a TV soap on the Hindu Epic Mahabharata
Mahabharat's 'Bheem' Praveen Sobti is AAP candidate from Wazirpur
Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mahabharats-bheem-praveen-sobti-to-contest-from-wazirpur-as-aap-candidate/1/322427.html
Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mahabharats-bheem-praveen-sobti-to-contest-from-wazirpur-as-aap-candidate/1/322427.html
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Communal politics - Editorial, Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
Editorial
Communal politics
Nov 7, 2013, DHNS:
The embers of the communal violence that gripped UP’s Muzaffarnagar two months ago are still smouldering and there are signs of fresh trouble again. Those who left or were driven away from their homes are still in relief camps and they do not hope to and want to return any time soon.
But the safety and security of even the
Editorial
Communal politics
Nov 7, 2013, DHNS:
The embers of the communal violence that gripped UP’s Muzaffarnagar two months ago are still smouldering and there are signs of fresh trouble again. Those who left or were driven away from their homes are still in relief camps and they do not hope to and want to return any time soon.
But the safety and security of even the
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
India: The maths of 2014 | Bharat Bhushan
Asian Age, November 6, 2013
by Bharat Bhushan
“Today’s India is not falling apart — it does not need a Sardar Patel to keep it together by force. It needs a conciliator who is accommodative, inclusive and willing to share power with the periphery.”
There can be little doubt that the timing of the 14-party anti-communalism convention in the capital last week had much to do with the rising
by Bharat Bhushan
“Today’s India is not falling apart — it does not need a Sardar Patel to keep it together by force. It needs a conciliator who is accommodative, inclusive and willing to share power with the periphery.”
There can be little doubt that the timing of the 14-party anti-communalism convention in the capital last week had much to do with the rising
Friday, 1 November 2013
India: The Communal Violence Bill Spares Politicians says editorial in DNA
Daily News and Analysis
Editorial
dna edit: A bill that spares politicians
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013, 9:00 IST | Agency: DNA
In providing strict punishments to public servants who condone targeted violence, the Communal Violence Bill gets something right. But not everything.
In the aftermath of the Muzaffarnagar communal violence, that left over 50 dead and several thousand Muslims homeless, the
Editorial
dna edit: A bill that spares politicians
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013, 9:00 IST | Agency: DNA
In providing strict punishments to public servants who condone targeted violence, the Communal Violence Bill gets something right. But not everything.
In the aftermath of the Muzaffarnagar communal violence, that left over 50 dead and several thousand Muslims homeless, the
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
The Sexual Politics of Modi, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar - Leaflet by India Against Fascism
http://www.sacw.net/article6049.html
Thursday, 24 October 2013
India: A Snappy Guide to the Right Wing - Narendra Modi and his Backers
A pocket guide to India’s Right Wing
by Youth Against Fascism
http://sacw.net/article6011.html
by Youth Against Fascism
http://sacw.net/article6011.html
Sunday, 13 October 2013
India: religious platforms cannot be used to induce voters | Aam Aadmi Party supporters at a Durga Puja
From: Indian ExpressEC on lookout, Ramlila & Puja samitis keep politicians away
D K RITURAJ : New Delhi, Sun Oct 13 2013, 01:49 hrs
Aam
Aadmi Party supporters at a Durga Puja pandal in CR Park.
RAVI KANOJIA
The Election Commission's code of conduct came into effect on October 4,
and has diluted the
D K RITURAJ : New Delhi, Sun Oct 13 2013, 01:49 hrs
Aam
Aadmi Party supporters at a Durga Puja pandal in CR Park.
RAVI KANOJIA
The Election Commission's code of conduct came into effect on October 4,
and has diluted the
Saturday, 12 October 2013
The BJP: Political Mobilization for Hindutva - Manini Chatterjee
The Communal Problem in India, Part I: Secularism and Communalism: Political Assessments, Theoretical Explorations:
Manini Chatterjee
The BJP: Political Mobilization for Hindutva Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East Spring 1994 14(1): 14-23; doi:10.1215/07323867-14-1-14
http://cssaame.dukejournals.org/content/14/1/14.full.pdf+html
India: BJP plays with Religious events for propaganda; Now 'Modified' Durga Puja Pandals in Bihar
Narendra Modi to be given God-like presence at Bihar puja pandals
Puja pandals and politics have been strange bedfellows in eastern India,
particularly in West Bengal. In the 1980s, images of the Bofors guns
were put up at puja pandals, a Bihar politician recalled.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-10/news/42903164_1_puja-pandals-hunkar-rally-narendra-modi
Bangladesh: Communalism rooted in people’s minds, political parties
From: Dhaka Tribune, September 21, 2013 at 00:14
‘Communalism rooted in people’s minds, political parties’
Muktasree Chakma Sathi Law & Rights
Communal attack in Ramu did not take place only because of lack of communal harmony there was political reason behind the attack
Communalism in the present context cannot be eliminated from the society as it is very much rooted in people’s mind,
‘Communalism rooted in people’s minds, political parties’
Muktasree Chakma Sathi Law & Rights
Communal attack in Ramu did not take place only because of lack of communal harmony there was political reason behind the attack
Communalism in the present context cannot be eliminated from the society as it is very much rooted in people’s mind,
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Secularism in Arts Comes out in Full Glare: Report in People's Democracy on the seminar marking 25th anniversary of Sahmat
People's Democracy, October 13, 2013
SEMINAR ON 25TH SAHMAT ANNIVERSARY
Secularism in Arts Comes out in Full Glare
Amol Saghar
ON the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) organised a three day seminar on ‘Secularism and the Arts’ from September 26 to 28, 2013. This seminar, held in the Sahitya Akademi auditorium, took place at a time when
SEMINAR ON 25TH SAHMAT ANNIVERSARY
Secularism in Arts Comes out in Full Glare
Amol Saghar
ON the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) organised a three day seminar on ‘Secularism and the Arts’ from September 26 to 28, 2013. This seminar, held in the Sahitya Akademi auditorium, took place at a time when
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Religion, Political Identity and Public Goods in India - Apr 20, 2012 - Economics Seminar, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi
www.isid.ac.in/~pu/seminar/20_04_2012.pdf
India - Delhi: ‘Ramlila being used for political activities’
The Hindu, NEW DELHI, October 8, 2013
‘Ramlila being used for political activities’
Staff Reporter
In place of the customary joy, the festival season this year has brought with it trouble for residents of a particular block in North East Delhi’s Mansarovar Park who allege that a Ramlila Committee is using the festival for political activities and is also flouting the norms laid down by the
‘Ramlila being used for political activities’
Staff Reporter
In place of the customary joy, the festival season this year has brought with it trouble for residents of a particular block in North East Delhi’s Mansarovar Park who allege that a Ramlila Committee is using the festival for political activities and is also flouting the norms laid down by the
Brand Modi merchandising Indian politics - Sandip Roy
Firstpost
How brand Modi is merchandising Indian politics
by Sandip Roy Oct 9, 2013
We have failed to present Brand India in front of the world because of some self-created problems,” Narendra Modi told a market summit in Mumbai recently.
Modi himself clearly has no such problems. He is a text book case study of how to sell a brand. In this case, the brand being himself.
The Times of
How brand Modi is merchandising Indian politics
by Sandip Roy Oct 9, 2013
We have failed to present Brand India in front of the world because of some self-created problems,” Narendra Modi told a market summit in Mumbai recently.
Modi himself clearly has no such problems. He is a text book case study of how to sell a brand. In this case, the brand being himself.
The Times of
Monday, 7 October 2013
“Political Hinduism” & Material Culture in North India - Pika Ghosh's Review of In the Name of Krishna
From: Dissertation Reviews, May 28, 2013
“Political Hinduism” & Material Culture in North India
A review of In the Name of Krishna: The Cultural Landscape of a North Indian Pilgrimage Town, by Sugata Ray.
This study examines the consolidation of a ‘political Hinduism’ in British colonial India through the study of the material culture of the pilgrimage town of Brindaban (Vrindavan) in north
“Political Hinduism” & Material Culture in North India
A review of In the Name of Krishna: The Cultural Landscape of a North Indian Pilgrimage Town, by Sugata Ray.
This study examines the consolidation of a ‘political Hinduism’ in British colonial India through the study of the material culture of the pilgrimage town of Brindaban (Vrindavan) in north
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