India: transcript of NDTV Debate: Politics of 'Secularism' vs 'Communalism'

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The NDTV Dialogues: Politics of 'Secularism' vs 'Communalism'


New Delhi: On this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we focus on an issue that has increasingly been dominating our headlines, 'Communalism', the rise in communal violence in the run-up in the 2014 elections.

Following is the full transcript of the show:

NDTV: Good evening and welcome to the NDTV

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India: on social media or TV, vigilantism rules | Bharat Bhushan

From Outlook Magazine | Oct 21, 2013

opinion
The 10 PM Soliloquies
At political fairgrounds, on social media or TV, vigilantism rules
by Bharat Bhushan

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India: Fatwa banning cartoons issued by clerics

From: The News, September 02, 2013

NEW DELHI: India’s leading Islamic seminary, the Darul Uloom, issued a fatwa (a religious decree) declaring that watching cartoons on television is un-Islamic, and a violation of sharia law, according to a report issued Aug. 27.

Senior cleric Mufti Arif Quasmi explained the ruling by saying: “[A] cartoon is a picture. Besides, it is not for the children. It