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Ahmedabad Turns 600: Day To Recall Vasant-Rajab Sacrifice

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.

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Amitabh Bachchan Cosying Up With Modi, Risking His Own Image

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?

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Capitalism In A Box

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.

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Helping Terrorists, One House At A Time

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.

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When The Believers Faced Jerusalem

by Rupa Abdi

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

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Manufacturing ‘Terrorists’ The Indian Way

by Yoginder Sikand

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

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US State Department Confirms Modi Will Not Be Given Visa

by Guest Post

Taking note of his role in the 2002 Gujarat violence, Narendra Modi has been denied a visa by the US State Department – again.

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The Passing Of Nirmala Deshpande

by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Remembering Nirmala Deshpande on her passing away.

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Death Of A Patriot

by Rupa Abdi

In 1947 while other princes of Junagarh were opting for Pakistan, Imamuddin Khan Babi chose India.

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Derasar And Dargah Coexist In Gandhi’s Gujarat

by Rupa Abdi

At the face of it Jainism and Islam seem to share hardly anything in common – but is it so?