-TheWire.in On the anniversary of the day the Act came into effect, a look at that 'heaven of freedom' that will sustain even the most oppressed and marginalised people. Right to Information users, like dissenters and democratic activists in India’s troubled democracy, have been under siege. As the right to information (RTI) Act completes 16 years it becomes increasingly clear that democracy, and the right to information are inextricably linked to one another....
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Gail Omvedt: An extraordinary scholar who researched on Phule-Ambedkarite tradition -Vidya Bhushan Rawat
-Counterview.net Gail Omvedt is no more. She passed away on August 25, 2021 in Kasegaon. On August 18, I went to see her along with my dear friend Rahul Nirmal. Her condition was deteriorating and her partner Bharat Patankar was doing everything to serve her at their ancestral house in Kasegaon, Maharasthra, where Gail and Bharat decided to live and work for the people. Gail is known for her extraordinary documentation of...
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-Counterview.net We salute Dr Gail Omvedt for her revolutionary spirit. Dr Gail Omvedt, committed and courageous, prolific writer and powerful social scientists who brought to the fore Phule-Ambedkar legacy in the context of rising social movements in the post emergency period is no more. Please click here to read more. ...
More »What Indians think about religion and religious differences, in five charts -Rukmini S
-Livemint.com The coexistence of people of multiple faiths, often in close proximity, is often seen as one of the successes of modern India. A new report shows that deep suspicion and even antipathy underlies this coexistence. Indians profess respect for all religions but want to live their own lives among co-religionists, a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre shows. A majority across religions believe that stopping inter-religious marriage should be...
More »Meet Aman Wadud, a human rights lawyer assisting people to fight citizenship battle in Assam -Mahibul Hoque
-TwoCircles.net While the Constitution of India ensures the fundamental rights and dignity of every individual, in Assam thousands of people are fighting the legal battle for citizenship. To fight these legal cases and to communicate the Constitutional rights, Guwahati based human rights lawyer Aman Wadud has been leading the initiative called Samvidhan Kendra or Constitution Centres in various parts of Assam. A TCN Ground Report features the lawyer and his work. GUWAHATI...
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