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1992 report by AIDS BHEDBHAV VIRODHI ANDOLAN (AIDS Anti-Discrimination Movement): "It is surprising that very few people consider drug-dependency as a disease. No illness in any society is purely medical. The social and political dimension of the illness will determine the reaction of society to the illness, both socially and legally. ABVA therefore, has tried to document the politics of the problem of drugs and drug users. . . ."

The Hall of Nations and Hall of Industries at Pragati Maidan were designed by architect Raj Rewal and engineer Mahendra Raj in 1972. These buildings have received international acclaim and are a part of INTACH’s list of ’modern heritage’ sites. The ITPO, however, which comes under the Union Ministry of Commerce, has decided to tear down these building as a part of a larger overhaul of the Pragati Maidan area to make way for more ’modern’, ’state of the art’ buildings. Conservationists and architectural associations from around the world have written to the government asking them to reconsider, from the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. However, the government’s Heritage Conservation Committee recently stated that these buildings do not classify as ’modern heritage’, as heritage buildings must be at least "60 years old"

Pakistani women’s rights activist Nigar Ahmad passed away in Lahore. Posted below are tributes that have appeared in the media

This paper by Anil Nauriya on the citizen’s movement in Okhla [New Delhi] was published in 1993 following the destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya