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Nationalism and patriotism: What is the most blatant lie taught through Pakistan textbooks? | Herald Exclusive
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Little nothings of life - 1971 Soviet animation film by Valentin Karavaev
2 September 2016This cartoon was filmed studio Soyuzmultfilm and directed by Valentin Karavaev
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National Alliance of People’s Movements stand in solidarity with the nationwide general strike call by Central Trades Unions on 2 Sept 2016
1 September 2016NAPM press release of 1 sept. 2016
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India: On the Lethality of Pellet Guns
by , 31 August 2016“It is deceitful to describe pellet guns as ’non lethal’. While they may not kill, they have maimed people permanently, specially by causing loss of vision. Breaking up a public gathering by blinding those in it is inhuman. Tear gas is at least as effective and does no long term damage.”
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India: On the Silent March in Dharwad to Remember Prof M. M. Kalburgi | Ganesh Devy
30 August 2016The brutal murder of the Kannada scholar Dr. M. M. Kalburgi in August last year had resulted in a sharp reaction from Indian intellectuals, literary scholars and artists. Earlier rationalist Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was killed in Pune and Comrade Govind Pansare in Kolhapur in Maharashtra. Reacting to these attacks on intellectuals, several artists and writers had returned their awards to the awarding bodies as a way of protest.
