The Indian Historian Dilip Simeon spoke of Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Struggle at a public discussion organised by Anhad in New Delhi on 14 January 2017
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Video: Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Struggle - a talk by Dilip Simeon
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India: Restore the Rule of Law in Bastar - An appeal from lawyers, artists, writers, journalists and concerned citizens
1 February 2017A galaxy of eminent lawyers, scholars, writers, artists, editors, journalists and other concerned citizens have signed a strong appeal today, calling for the restoration of the rule of law in Bastar.
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Praful Bidwai Memorial Award, 2017 - Call for Nominations
27 January 2017Praful Bidwai Memorial Award, 2017 carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh - Do send in names and contact details of the nominee/nominees you propose. The last date for receiving this information will be March 31, 2017
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India: Social scientist Bela Bhatia threatened, asked to leave Bastar - new reports / commentary and reaction by human rights groups
24 January 2017Social scientist Bela Bhatia was threatened by a group of men who barged into her home in Bastar on 23 January 2017. Around 30 men arrived at Bhatia’s home in Parpa village and gave her 24 hours to vacate the house.
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Secular Bangladeshis Worried About Textbook Changes
24 January 2017Bangladesh’s Education Ministry was preparing to print the 2017 editions of its standard Bengali textbooks when a group of conservative Islamic religious scholars demanded the removal of 17 poems and stories they deemed “atheistic.”
