Years ago, I read Kitne Pakistan, a novel by Hindi writer Kamleshwar that articulates the fractious, discriminatory and power-hungry tendencies of Indian society. The exodus from Murshidabad following riots in the wake of the passage of Waqf Amendment Act has again forced us to ponder whether we can ever bridge this mindset of separation. Do…
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Muslim clerics in India, is organising a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill at Jantar Mantar in the national capital today, March 17. The board said that the proposed legislation was a “direct attack” on Muslims and would pave the way for the “usurping”…
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Tuesday that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal should apologise for an incident of a man attempting to vandalise a statue of B R Ambedkar in Punjab’s Amritsar. Further, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the vandalisation of Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s statue…
Caste Census in India: A debate on Caste Census in India broke on Monday, as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar branded the exercise as a âsensitive issueâ. Following this Congress quickly took to X, claiming âRSS has openly opposed the caste census.â. On Monday, RSS chief spokesperson was addressing a gathering…
