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24 October, by Ram Puniyani
Restating the Agenda of Hindu Rashtra: RSS Chief sets the tone for BJP politics
Ram Puniyani
This 12th October 2024, the Vijayadashmi (Dussara), which is regarded as the foundation day of RSS, as is the practice of RSS Chief (Sarsanghchalak), Dr. Mohan Bhagwat gave a speech. This came in the background of his other significant speech in the aftermath of the slide down of BJP in 2024 General
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21 October, by Ram Puniyani
Cow as Rajyamata: Savarkar as non-Vegetarian
Ram Puniyani
Cow has been playing an important emotive issue in Indian politics for the last three decades or so. Cow is propagated as a Holy animal. She has the status of mother for many and Hindu Nationalist politics has used this to the hilt in polarizing our society. Hindutva ideologue, Savarkar brought to fore the term Hindutva as ‘whole
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20 October, by Ram Puniyani
Love and Religious Boundaries: Love Jihad
Ram Puniyani
This 1st Oct a Barially Court gave life imprisonment to a Muslim man in case of a complaint of sexual assault. In the judgment the justice commented that it is a case of love Jihad, which the police have failed to present that way. The girl was a Hindu. During the court proceedings the girl did withdraw the complaint on the ground that
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4 October, by Ram Puniyani
Rahul Gandhi’s Comments in America: True or Malicious?
Ram Puniyani
On a recent visit to the United States of America, Rahul Gandhi (RG) had many interactions with the audiences. In one such meeting he asked one of the Sikhs sitting in the audience as to what his name is. He was talking about two poles of politics in India, hinting at the narrow sectarian politics becoming more assertive and
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29 September, by Ram Puniyani
Secularism: Indian Context?
Ram Puniyani
Indian freedom struggle was plural and strove towards secular and democratic values. This got reflected in our Constitution in its Preamble, which talks of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and social justice in most of the articles. Equality here stands for equality as citizens, irrespective of caste, gender and religion. Most of its clauses were based