The situation in India is growing more complex by the day. The space for free expression and freedom is shrinking rapidly. The fascist forces are trying to shut voices of freedom and we are compelled to fight the battle in the available space.
South Asia Citizens Web
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India: The struggle to punish the killers of Pansare, Kalburgi and Dabholkar is linked to the struggle to preserve democracy
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India: The inheritors of Naxalism should lay down their arms and challenge the ruling class to abide by the Constitution
by , 10 June 2017It is time for the establishment to shift its gaze briefly from the stock-market and ask itself what it objects to in Naxalite activity.
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Alarming Decline in India’s sex ratio projected
10 June 2017sex ratio of youth in India has come down to 939 in 2011 from 961 in 1971 and is projected to decline further to 904 in 2021 and to 898 by 2031
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Hyper sexualised Mujra in Post Zia Pakistan: Working class women performers and their male working class audiences | Saad Khan
10 June 2017Over the last two decades, a new form of mujra has come out of the shadows and taken center stage in Punjab, Pakistan. It has evolved into a hyper-sexualized form of dance to suit the demands of its new clientele, working class males. Mujras are now performed in commercial theaters and halls. Seating prices range from 80c–$30 depending on how close you can get to the mujra dancers.
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India: Public Statement by PADS on Continuing Caste Violence in Saharanpur, UP
9 June 2017Fifty five Dalit houses were burnt down during the afternoon of May 5 in Shabbirpur village of Saharanpur in northern UP. Attackers belonged to the dominant Rajput community of the area. They were armed with swords, spears, and lathis, and numbered about three thousand.
