Locating Gandhi (part one)
This is a guest post by KJB. There was an interesting post on PP recently by Rita Banerji, entitled How Gandhian Are Obama’s Politics? First of all, it would seem to be a fairly obvious yet fundamental...
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This is a guest post by KJB. Part one is located here. Yesterday I examined Gandhi’s motivations and character. Now I want to turn my attention to how he is viewed in the modern day and why. Rita asked...
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Aishwarya Rai skin lightening controversy
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is at the centre of a controversial photoshoot for Elle magazine, in which she appears to have had her skin whitened for the photos. Mrs. Rai Bachchan, who like...
View ArticleFighting back against misogynistic forces in India
This is an edited crosspost from the 50 Million Missing Campaign 498A is a significant law in India that is meant to protect married women from violence inflicted on them by their husbands and in-laws,...
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Dara Shukoh and the fate of Pakistan: Part 1
The recent murder of the Governor of Punjab in Pakistan, Salman Taseer, and the increasing escalation of visible religious extremism in that country brings to mind a notable historical precedent,...
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Dara Shukoh and the fate of Pakistan: Part 2
This article follows on directly from Part 1, which detailed the Mughal crown prince Dara Shukoh, his philosophy and his interpretation of Islam. Readers are therefore strongly advised to read that...
View ArticleBe The Voice of the anti-gendercide Campaign! Here’s How…
This is an edited crosspost by THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN We are seeking volunteers who can make 20-30 minute presentations on The 50 Million Missing Campaign and the fight against female genocide...
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Bulleh Shah, “blasphemy”, and Pakistan
Shehrbano Taseer, the daughter of Salman Taseer (the assassinated Pakistani Governor of Punjab), recently wrote a poignant Guardian CiF article about her father’s murder which also mentioned Bulleh...
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My Grandmother’s Memories: Breaking The Silence
This is a guest post by Rita Banerji. My grandmother’s story is perhaps the story of thousands of Indian women even today. As a vivacious, young woman, she had attended college more than 73 years ago,...
View ArticleReview of play about violence against women
This is a guest post by Dr. Mitu Khurana. Mitu is a doctor and activist whose struggles and campaign have been covered here. Recently I attended a performance held by the “Asmita” group of artists, in...
View ArticleFilm ‘Sunrise’ raising money to highlight child trafficking in India
A new independent film titled ‘Sunrise’ is trying to raise money through web to highlight child trafficking in India. They say: Sunrise is a thought provoking and hard-hitting film that addresses the...
View ArticleThe British monarch who could write Hindi and Urdu
I have been enjoying the latest research by Shrabani Basu into Queen Victoria and her relationship (almost certainly non-sexual) with her Indian tutor, a young Muslim named Abdul Karim who arrived in...
View Article‘Honour’ killings in India
Ratna Raman, an academic in India, writes powerfully on ‘honour’-based violence in India. The piece is excellent, and there isn’t much more to add to it. Just read it: Something is rotten in the fabric...
View ArticleIndia world cup victory open thread
Enjoy. And if you live in Hounslow or Southall, have fun listening to the fireworks and car horns.
View ArticleWhat Will The Death of Communism in Bengal Bring?
This is a guest post by Rita Banerji Today is Election Day here in Calcutta, and could be a historical one for the state of West Bengal. The CPI(M) – The Communist Party of India (Marxist), that has...
View ArticleForced sex change operations in India
Discrimination against girls in India is well known and documented. Campaigners have long highlighted the skewed sex ratio, the abortion of female foetuses and the murder of baby girls. Now let another...
View ArticleCall centres choose Britain over India
This is good news, and a consequence of rising costs in India, China and other places, as workers get paid more in those countries: New Call Telecom, which competes with BT and Sky to offer home...
View ArticleSlutwalks in India
Delhi is the latest city to see a ‘Slutwalk’, where hundreds of protesters took to the streets to highlight abuse of women and the killing of female children: One protester told our correspondent:...
View ArticleBoycotting The Durga Puja
This is a guest post by Rita Banerji. She blogs here. Calcutta currently is in the midst of the Durga Puja – the 10 day carnival celebrating the goddess Durga. It is the annual climax of Calcutta’s...
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Jagjit Singh – a tribute
This is a guest post by Parvinder Singh. The music legend Jagjit Singh sadly passed away on Monday in the Indian city of Mumbai. He was 70 years of age and had died of a brain hemorrhage. Like myself,...
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