Communalism Watch

Regional chauvinism must be fought

2009-11-10T00:34:00.001+01:00

Mail Today, November 9, 2009EditorialMADHYA Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s call, later retracted, to keep “ Biharis” out of jobs in the state was not an idle slip of the tongue. It is a manifestation of a serious malaise with the country’s politics and its politicians.Some months ago, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, too, made a similar remark when she claimed that Delhi’s

Muslims wear perfume, Maoists use Dettol!

2009-11-09T21:38:00.003+01:00

Dawn, 9 November, 2009by Jawed NaqviMr P. Chidambaram’s state is programmed to see organic signs of conformism and dissent. –Photo by ReutersLet me share with you Prashant Rangnekar’s report in the Sunday Express (8th Nov) headlined: Goa bombers tried to leave Muslim imprint [Posted Below]. Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram too should read Rangnekar’s dispatch from Mumbai. After all, as a

RSS dictation to the BJP

2009-11-09T02:04:00.002+01:00

Deccan Chronicle, November 8th, 2009EditorialRSS shock and awe in BJPRarely, if ever, has the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) expressed itself as unambiguously on the selection and composition of the top leadership of the BJP, a party it has spawned but has kept a formal distance from for the sake of appearances, as Mr Mohan Bhagwat, the organisation’s chief, did on Friday, leaving BJP leaders

Sanatan Sanstha merely a 'harmless' religious organisation or a dangerous cult

2009-11-08T19:33:00.001+01:00

From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 43, Dated October 31, 2009 terrorismDeceptive PietyIs Goa blast accused Sanatan Sanstha merely a harmless religious organisation or a dangerous cult that will stop at nothing? RANA AYYUB finds out[image]Scrapped Plans Wreckage of the Sanatan Sanstha member’s scooter that was being used to transport IEDs.PHOTOS: ARVIND TENGSEA HINDU ORGANISATION, the Sanatan

Kerala: "Love Jihad (Alert) Campaign" Seeks Minds for Poisoning..

2009-11-08T19:13:00.001+01:00

HOW SAD IT IS, IF WE REALLY LOVE TO BELIEVE THAT THESE EDUCATED HINDUGIRLS ARE HARE WITTED AND LESS BRAINY THAN THEIR PARENTS, POLICE ANDTHEIR 'JEHADI' PREDATORS, TO BE CHEATED BY LOVE..!OR ,DOES IT RATHER SUGGEST SOMETHING LIKE AN O-C-D (Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder) ROOTED IN (lack of)LOVE, FAMILY AND SECURITY?Protectionist attitude toward women in Kerala is now seeing thelimits of

Shiv Sena's debacle in Maharashtra elections of 2009

2009-11-08T19:08:00.001+01:00

Frontline, November 07-20, 2009Wounded tigerPTIShiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray casting his vote at a polling station at Bandra in Mumbai.SHIV SENA supremo Bal Thackeray is furious, hurt and disillusioned, if one goes by an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece Saamna. Commenting on his party’s debacle, he says: “It is not outsiders but Maharashtrians themselves who have stabbed me in the back.”The

While BJP sinks, RSS is seen as expanding

2009-11-08T19:03:00.003+01:00

[A Times of India report below, that picks up mostly what the RSS propaganda journal has to say in this regard.]The Times of IndiaRSS service projectsmultiply ten-foldTNN 4 November 2009, 07:58am ISTPrint Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: | NAGPUR: It's political offshoot, Bharatiya Janata Party, may be in a disarray and desperately trying to get out of the knots it has

The Myth of Love Jihad

2009-11-07T06:35:00.001+01:00

Lamb Allies with Wolf!The Myth of Love JihadRam PuniyaniAt a point of time there was a slogan by RSS combine, Pehle Kasai Phir Isai (First the Muslims then the Christians). And lo and behold that was the pattern of communal violence. First it began against Muslims and in the decade of 1990s Christians were also put on the chopping block. It must be a real ingenuity of RSS combine, popularly

Sign the Petition to Indonesia to Rescind Its Invitation to Narendra Modi

2009-11-06T22:34:00.004+01:00

To: Government of IndonesiaEmbassy of the Republic of Indonesia50-A, ChanakyapuriNew Delhi - 110 021INDIAEmail: iembassy@giasdl10.vsni.net.inYour Excellency, Mr. Ambassador:This is in reference to a published report on October 9th, 2009 by DeshGujarat (http://deshgujarat.com/2009/10/09/gujarat-cm-narendra-modi-accepts-invitation-to-visit-indonesia/) that the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr.

India: With BJP on the wane RSS looking at other political formations to back its agenda for creating a Hindu rashtra

2009-11-03T22:22:00.006+01:00

HardnewsHidden hand that dividesby Sanjay KapoorThe advantage of getting old is that one can spot charlatans, turncoats easier. You can also see writers, journalists, TV talking heads, and columnists change their tune when their chosen party has taken a beating. Supporters of Hindutva have been particularly good at it. Members of the BJP think tanks are going around as objective news commentators

India: Ulema train homosexuality gun on Congress

2009-11-03T21:52:00.001+01:00

The TelegraphNovember 3 , 2009 Jamiat trains homosexuality gun on CongressTAPAS CHAKRA BORTYLucknow, Nov. 2: Jamiat-e-Ulema, an influential Muslim body, today issued a veiled ultimatum to the Congress, saying it will not tolerate any legal sanction to homosexuality.The Jamiat, which has an age-old political bond with the Congress, said any attempt to “liberalise” the moral fabric would be

Kerala caught unawares in 'love jehad' controversy

2009-11-03T18:47:00.001+01:00

FrontlineNov. 07-20, 2009Divisive debateR. Krishnakumarin ThiruvananthapuramKerala has been caught unawares and is at a loss about the dangerous portents of the 'love jehad' controversy.THULASI KAKKATYoung people at workplaces and in educational institutions now have more opportunities to meet and stay in touch. Here, the campus of MES College, Marampilly, Kochi.THEY may sound silly, the

India's Leading Artist MF Hussain Needs Protection from Unrelenting fanatics

2009-11-02T18:57:00.001+01:00

Mail TodayNovember 2, 2009End Husain’s agony nowThe artist has sincerely apologised and removed all paintings in his control from viewMAQBOOL Fida Husain, an art icon, has become a political toy.The Congress led Union Government has flashed support for his return to India. On 29 October 2009, it declared that it would approach the Supreme Court for a quick disposal of his cases. On 30 October

BBC Report: Memories of the 1984 anti sikh massacre

2009-11-02T18:47:00.003+01:00

Was The Indian Socialist Lohia a Hindiwalla and a Hindi chauvinist?

2009-11-01T17:50:00.002+01:00

Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 44 No. 43 October 24 - October 30, 2009 Was Lohia Parochial and Monolingual?by Yogendra YadavRammanohar Lohia has been incorrectly portrayed as a Hindiwalla and a Hindi chauvinist. A perusal of his writings on the language subject clearly shatters such a portrayal. Read More

What to make of electoral debacle of the Hindutva parties?

2009-11-01T17:46:00.001+01:00

Mail Today 30 October 2009Neither surgery nor chemo will help BJPby Bharat BhushanTHOSE debating whether the Bharatiya Janata Party’s illness can be cured by “ medicine, surgery or chemotherapy” do not seem to realise that the Hindutva moment in Indian politics has passed. This should be clear enough from its electoral performance in two consecutive general elections and the latest state assembly

A Take on Electoral Losses of The BJP, a Political Party of India's Far Right

2009-11-01T17:37:00.003+01:00

Daily Times30 October 2009HUM HINDUSTANI: Paratha, pizza, politics by J Sri RamanThe BJP is not going to appear more democratic to the masses just by becoming less “desi” or indigenous in the apparel and language of its leaders. The Far Right cannot hope to transform itself by adopting the techniques of a fast-food restaurantThis is about a current political debate in India, featuring two popular

And now politics of cultural virginity

2009-11-01T17:09:00.003+01:00

Mail TodayNovember 1, 2009by Charu GuptaTHE Hindu Right seems to have found a new agenda to arouse passions through the alleged ‘love jihad’ movement, supposed to have been launched by Muslim fundamentalists, to convert Hindu and Christian women through trickery. It is ironical that there is an uncanny resemblance of the issue and its language with similar ‘abduction’ and conversion campaigns

Resurgent Hindutva Terror in India - Whether The Goa Bomb Blasts Investigations Would Also Go The Kanpur (or Nanded) Way?

2009-11-01T12:16:00.001+01:00

The Hindu rightwing organisation Santan Sanstha may be part of larger conspiracy?

2009-11-01T12:13:00.002+01:00

The Hindu, 1 November 2009Sanatana Sanstha activists arrested in Verna IED caseSpecial CorrespondentThe organisation’s role is suspected in Margao blast casePANAJI: The on-going investigations in the Margao blast case took an interesting turn on Saturday following the arrest of two persons associated with Sanatana Sanstha for their alleged direct involvement in the Verna improvised explosive

Anti Sikh Riots of 1984: Erosion of confidence in justice delivery

2009-11-01T12:11:00.001+01:00

The Hindu, 1 November 2009Many of the 1984 accused yet to be chargesheetedSpecial CorrespondentLittle relief by way of inquiry panels, say victimsErosion of confidence in justice deliveryThere was conviction in only nine murder casesNEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the fact that two Commissions of Inquiry and eight government-appointed committees have till date been constituted into the 1984 riots,

1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Twenty-five years on, the wounds are still fresh

2009-11-01T12:08:00.002+01:00

The Hindu, November 1, 2009She still feels the void left by father’s deathManisha Jha‘The children of the riots-affected people have borne the brunt’— Photo: Shiv Kumar PushpakarNirpreet Kaur, who lost her father during the 1984 riots in Delhi, at her residence in New Delhi.NEW DELHI: From losing her home and father to joining the Khalistan movement in Punjab, from being jailed and picking up the

BBC Photos of 1984 Massacre of Sikhs after Indira Gandhi's assasination

2009-11-01T09:24:00.001+01:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8319737.stm

Commemorate 25 Years of Sikh Massacre in Delhi, Demand Justice for the Victims

2009-10-31T12:56:00.001+01:00

CJP Sabrang Commemorate Years of Sikh Massacre, Demand Justice for the VictimsTwenty-five years ago Delhi, India’s capital, burned and no Sikh was safe. Eminent writer Khushwant Singh sought shelter at the Swedish embassy in Delhi, Justice SS Chadha of the Delhi high court had to move to the high court complex. His residence was not safe. Even General JS Arora, the hero of the Bangladesh war, had

Ishq Vishq Pyaar Vyaar -- Or Holy War?

2009-10-30T13:10:00.001+01:00

Herald, 30 October 2009When it comes to love and sex, communal politics acquires a particularly vicious and misogynistic edge, says VIDYADHAR GADGILLove conquers all – or so Bollywood would have us believe. Bollywood is adept at resolving complex social issues through simplistic solutions, deploying the alleged power of love to break social barriers. Class contradictions are resolved in one