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India Is Darul Aman, Mr. Singhal

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Let me once again reiterate for Shri Singhal that Muslims and other minorities have always considered India as Darul Aman and all of them have strong sense of loyalty to this great country which is their only homeland. They would never dither from this position.

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Holy Garb: Profane Agenda

by Ram Puniyani

We had saints, who talked against caste system and social evils. We had Kabir, Chokha Mela, Tukaram and the lot who stood for the problems of the poor, and now we have a breed, whose agenda is to undermine the prevalent social evils of dowry, female infanticide, bride burning, atrocities on dalits and Adivasis.

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And Now Hindu Terrorists?

by Asghar Ali Engineer

There are no Hindu terrorists or Islamic terrorists as no religion preaches terrorism. The arrest of Sadhvi Pragya should spur us to fight terrorism and not indulge into any religious name calling.

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Then They Came For Christians

by Ram Puniyani

Violence against minorities is spreading in India and now Christians are being targeted in Orissa after Muslims in Gujarat.

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Cricket(s) and Burnt Lives

by Manas Shaikh

The fanatics were busy in Orissa while the nation was busy with its cricket.

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Whose India Is This, Anyway? – Part II

by Asad Mustafa

In the first part of this article I argued why I consider Hindu militant nationalism practiced by RSS/ VHP brand of politics the greatest threat being faced by Indian nation. Expectedly my observation raised objections – most of them well meaning- that classifying communalism as minority or majority is self defeating as it tries to [...]

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Whose India Is This, Anyway? – Part I

by Asad Mustafa

The theme “whose India is this?” keeps coming back to me again and again in numerous articles, news clips, heated discussions and light coffee conversations with my friends and foes alike. What follows is the gist of my understanding on this issue, so far.
In my discussions with other Indians, esp. Hindus, I have often been [...]

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The day that shouldn’t have been

by Sharique

I have compiled a series of article on my blog. This is the third part of it. Part I, Part II and Part IV 
As far as I can remember the news about the Godhra incident starting flashing in the morning of February 27th. It was a period when the news channels were slowly coming up. Aaj Tak was growing [...]

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Gujarat Conversion Law Amended To Suit Jains!

by Adnan Alavi

Gujarat government has passed the amended anti-conversion law as per which Buddhists & Jains will now be treated as Hindus. It is aimed simply to please the prosperous Jains whose missionaries are converting tribals & other Hindus to Jain-fold.
Saffronites don’t like conversion to Buddhism either but they have been added along with Jains to avoid [...]

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