Tag Archives: Gujarat

Gujarat: Making Of A Fascist State

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Ram Puniyani

Activists who have been arrested on the charge of being Naxalites are Avinash Kulkarni, Bharat Pawar, Makabhai Chowdhary, Jayaram Goswami and others. Shakeel is 13th amongst the activists who have been arrested on similar charges. The work of some of these activists has been to promote communal harmony, which has been a hindrance to spread of divisiveness being promoted by the likes of Swami Aseemanand of VHP, an RSS affiliate, who is currently absconding for his linkages with the perpetrators of Ajmer terror attack. The happenings in Gujarat show us the deeper designs of the political class of the country, who are executing industrialization without a human face, industrialization on the bodies of the marginalized sections. Hitler did precisely the same. Continue reading →

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Muslims Of Gujarat: The Real Picture

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Kashif

Gujarat government has made many claims about vibrant Gujarat. Recently, it has also made claims that Muslims in Gujarat are in much better condition that many other states of India. For no other state, security was such an important issue as Muslims of Gujarat, they ranked it as their third most important issue (16%) while the all India level this issues was placed fifth out of the nine categories. Gujarat government has not released data to see if Muslims in the state has prospered in the “Vibrant Gujarat.” Even state government’s own ad had to resort to Sachar Committee data to make its claim. Notwithstanding that most of Sachar data is from 2001 and earlier, before Mr. Narendra Modi took office as the chief minister. Continue reading →

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Narendra Modi: Travails Of Travel Abroad

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Ram Puniyani

A group of German MPs justified the denial of visa to Modi.One member of delegation pointed out that he was shocked by parallels between Germany under Hitler and Gujarat under Modi.Who will know it better than Germans who have suffered the political tragedy of fascism for bad many years? Modi’s point that he is an elected person again matches so well with Hitler. Continue reading →

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Mr. Modi And The Ghosts Of Gujarat 2002

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Guest Post

History has a peculiar knack of catching up with its characters. On March 27th India’s history will catch up with its most pernicious of politicians. In the company of three thousand invisible yet tangible ghosts, Narendra Modi will undergo a scrutiny of his deeds. His acts of commission and importantly his impotence of omission, everything will go under the scanner. And all this in the presence of those to whom he owes an explanation. Continue reading →

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Ahmedabad Turns 600: Day To Recall Vasant-Rajab Sacrifice

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Guest Post

Vasant and Rajab lived together, breathed together and died together for a noble cause but death separated them. But they will never be separated. The spirit of both Vasant-Rajab will remain with us. But the bottom line seems that we don’t feel to care, cherish and follow the message of these two immortal heroes of the history. Continue reading →

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Amitabh Bachchan Cosying Up With Modi, Risking His Own Image

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Guest Post

Amitabh Bachchan’s recent visit to Gujarat and his praise for the state Chief Minister Narendra Modi are both surprising and dismaying, especially, for the clan of people which he hails from. Is it a confused move of his that he applauds a person like Modi, or is it a kind of ‘tasting the water’ theory? Continue reading →

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Capitalism In A Box

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Guest Post

Industry leaders like Anil Ambani and Sunil Mittal have hailed Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as a development icon ready to be the prime minister of India. Critics have compared the situation with the capitalism’s role in the growth of Nazi Germany. Continue reading →

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Helping Terrorists, One House At A Time

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Mohib Ahmad

Real estate agents and brokers in Surat are initiating an illegal and dangerous move to not to rent out apartments or shops to Muslims in Surat. It is an off-hand response to a complex problem and plays directly into the hands of terrorists. Continue reading →

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When The Believers Faced Jerusalem

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Rupa Abdi

An ancient Masjid in Gujarat, perhaps the oldest in the country, lies in ruins today. Continue reading →

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Manufacturing ‘Terrorists’ The Indian Way

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Yoginder Sikand

The way government is conducting terrorism investigations might actually be exacerbating the problem. Continue reading →

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