Economic and Political Weekly, Vol - XLVIII No. 50, December 14, 2013
Reassessing Secularism and Secularisation in South Asia
by Humeira Iqtidar and Tanika Sarkar
Revisiting Secularisation
Secularisation, once a key concept in debates about modernisation and modernity, has received very little academic attention over the last half century. In fact, it is often seen as a subset of or
Showing posts with label secularism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label secularism. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Monday, 11 November 2013
India: transcript of NDTV Debate: Politics of 'Secularism' vs 'Communalism'
url: http://tinyurl.com/o62v47q
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
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
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
Saturday, 5 October 2013
India: six decades and more secularism has gradually been reduced to nothing more than a creed that is more professed than practiced
From: The Hindu
New Delhi, October 5, 2013
Heritage bartered
Sohail Hashmi
Can protected monuments be handed over to claimants? In Delhi, that is precisely what has been done
It is easy to inscribe secular on your constitution, it is easier to profess it and chant it ritually. But to adhere to the basics of secular conduct is no child’s play, more so in countries where the population is
New Delhi, October 5, 2013
Heritage bartered
Sohail Hashmi
Can protected monuments be handed over to claimants? In Delhi, that is precisely what has been done
It is easy to inscribe secular on your constitution, it is easier to profess it and chant it ritually. But to adhere to the basics of secular conduct is no child’s play, more so in countries where the population is
Friday, 6 September 2013
Beyond Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s secularism
From: Deccan Chronicle
Beyond Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s secularism
Jawed Naqvi | 6 September 2013
That Muhammad Ali Jinnah was secular is old hat. Two of his recently unearthed radio broadcasts that lay hidden in the archives of All India Radio testify yet again to the sometimes confusing but secular idealism which he shared with his two great rivals in the Congress, Gandhi and Nehru.
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Beyond Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s secularism
Jawed Naqvi | 6 September 2013
That Muhammad Ali Jinnah was secular is old hat. Two of his recently unearthed radio broadcasts that lay hidden in the archives of All India Radio testify yet again to the sometimes confusing but secular idealism which he shared with his two great rivals in the Congress, Gandhi and Nehru.
True
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