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Showing posts with label tradition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tradition. Show all posts
October 22, 2018

India: Sabarimala's deeply ironic lesson / Now What? After the Betrayal of Women at Sabarimala

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1. The Telegraph Sabarimala's deeply ironic lesson With 2019 round the corner, the political parties’ concern is understandable, al...
August 30, 2013

India: Editorial comment on Maharashtra govt's ordinance against superstition and black magic

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The Hindu, August 28, 2013 Editorial: Faithful to a cause Public outrage over the brutal slaying of renowned rationalist Narendra Dabhol...
August 20, 2013

India: a complete underestimation of the power of orthodoxy in society

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Source: The Hindu, August 20, 2013 Disinherited daughters Tanika Sarkar/Sumit Sarkar Eminent historians trace the early history of gen...
January 09, 2013

India: Right wing and conservative forces take over anti rape protests at Jantar Mantar (9 Jan 2013)

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Hunger strike tent of Bhagat Singh Kranti sena at Jantar Mantar 9 Jan 2013 (photo: Harsh Kapoor) Hindu religious chanting and ritual...
January 04, 2013

Those who support RSS chief Bhagwat's vision on rape in urban vs rural India

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From: The Times of India Mohan Bhagwat's remark on rape misunderstood, BJP says PTI | Jan 4, 2013, 06.27 PM IST NEW DELHI: Pushed ...
October 23, 2011

The Ramayaana is a continuing, many-sided conversation between cultures and religions (Samhita Arni)

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From: The Indian Express The Many True Kandas Samhita Arni Oct 23 2011, 03:30 hrs New Delhi: The Ramayaana is a continuing, many-sided conve...
October 01, 2009

Defending of the very worst of Hindu obscurantism in the name of choice

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ndtv.com September 30, 2009 , India Do women always face the brunt of tradition? 24 min 55 sec In a shocking incident from Tamil Nadu, thous...
October 26, 2007

Our Inherited Brutalities

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Tehelka full story with pictures: http://tehelka.com/story_main34.asp?filename=Ne271007 In India, tradition is a mask for tyranny. Collectiv...
August 29, 2000

Pragmatics of the Hindu Right (Tanika Sarkar)

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Economic and Political Weekly, No. 31, July 31, 1999 The Rashtrasevika Samiti, the women's wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, wa...