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Nothing secular in India except govt !!!

Hindu titans Mohan Bhagwat, K. Sudarshan, Ashok Singhal and Swamy Dayanand Saraswati blasted their critics saying an atmosphere was being created in India as if there existed nothing secular in the country except the government. Sharing a platform to inaugurate Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy’s book ‘Hindutva And National Renaissance’ in New Delhi on Monday, they stood firm and … Continue reading »

Story of India is story of America: Obama

India as seen through US President Barack Obama’s eyes : They key Indian facts that found mention in his address to the joint session of the Indian Parliament. Continue reading »

Ask Salman Rushdie – 10 Questions

I have done my bit submitting 10 questions to him. You may submit your questions for Rushdie now. The interview would be published in the upcoming issue of TIME magazine.
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Mahatma Gandhi: A Tribute

My tribute to the Great Saint. All photographs by Neeraj Bhushan. Continue reading »

Bant Singh from Jabbar Village in Punjab

An attempt to showcase the legendary dalit icon Bant Singh and his songs of rebellion, inter-caste violence and equality. The project also features a short film shot in Jabbar Village – filmed on location, by photographer Lakshman Anand. The film critically examines the need for the voices of dissent in todays capitalized urban society. Continue reading »

Pilgrimage from the grave of Gandhi to Kennedy’s

Would someone tell me the American President’s contributions, if any, to our nature, to world peace! True, in the words of Gandhi, with which the documentary also ends, Obama must become the change he wants to see in the world. Continue reading »

Women – the front line against hunger

Women produce 60-80% of food in developing nations. Continue reading »

By 2012, a memorial to victims of slavery

The fund, launched in May last year, has India as the largest single contributor. Continue reading »

Tomorrow I’ll be an educated woman

One of the most urgent needs of our global society is to place women at an equal level with men. Continue reading »

No one to turn to, they kill babies

Senegal: Where women with unplanned pregnancies often have no one to turn to. Continue reading »