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Between ‘Minorityism’ and Minority Rights: Analysis of post-Sachar strategies

by Guest Post

‘Minorityism’ of the state implies, privileging questions of culture and identity over and above everyday issues of survival. Intrinsic to ‘minorityism’ is also the occasional showers of sops that make no remarkable impact on the living conditions of the beneficiaries.The Sachar Committee, with its emphasis on issues of equity, marked a clear departure from such minortyism. The state seems to have reverted to ‘minorityism’ of the past in its implementation of the Report’s recommendations.

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If I Were An Indian Hindu

by Zafar Anjum

I find it difficult to blame my “regular Indian Hindu” friend for the way he thinks. It is not his fault—it’s my way of looking at him that makes him appear faulty. But he may not be at fault at all.

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India, Secularism, Whatever

by Mohib Ahmad

Dr. Khalidi’s essay is an affront all those Indians whot are fighting for the rights of fellow Indians every day to make India a better country. It is an insult to millions of Muslims who chose to stay in India because they believed in the idea of India.

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Is India Really A Secular State?

by Kaleem Kawaja

In reading Dr Khalidi’s article, “Why is India not a Secular State”, I find that he has presented irrefutable points to back his basic premise. My difficulty is largely with the wording of the title and the conclusive paragraph of his meaningful essay.

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Discrimination By Housing Societies – Possible Legal Responses

by Guest Post

The discrimination in housing societies is real and alarming. The need is to have policy corrections to avoid disastrous social disegregation

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How Secular Is India Today?

by Asghar Ali Engineer

India is called world’s greatest democracy but recent communal incidents and political indifference has put a question mark on its secular identity.

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Ghalib: Ode to Benaras

by Raza Rumi

It is sad that our ancestors, not in a very distant past, were much more respectful of other religions. Mirza Ghalib at his time wrote glowingly about Benaras during a visit to the Hindu holy city.

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India: A Secular Democracy Strains For Balance

by Kaleem Kawaja

Founders of the modern state of India envisioned a secular democracy and the idea is being tested now as never before.

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Delhi Shootout: Hindustan Times’s Complex Narrative

by Guest Post

Hindustan Times used the police version of the story on the Jamia Nagar encounter as a fact in its reporting unlike other publications.

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The Delhi Police Code

by Zarine Khan

Delhi Police is perpetuating stereotypes by linking Muslim associated symbols to arrested terrorists.

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