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It is quite shocking that Zee news has targeted well known academics who are also widely respected public figures. Over the past week, Nivedita Menon — a feminist political scientist, writer, and translator — and most recently, Gauhar Raza — scientist, poet, film maker— have been labeled as "desh drohi" ’anti-national’ by the channel.

It is amusing the party whose contribution to making of the Indian nation is zero, is accusing others of anti-nationalism!

It is perhaps the natural course of history that some events and individuals are remembered more than others. The Indian struggle for independence is no exception. While the great leaders, and the movements they led command respect, there remain unsung heroes whose contribution has remained unknown except in the scholarly books of historians. The mutiny of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN), which broke out on February 18, 1946 – and, in only five days, delivered a mortal blow to the entire structure of the British Raj – is one oft-forgotten saga. It is worthy of remembrance on its 70th anniversary.

There is by now little doubt that we are currently being governed by those that seem to have an anti-intellectual mind-set. This spells trouble for universities that are concerned with high standards of teaching and research.

Megha Pansare speaking in hindi about the long delay in investigation of killings of rationalists, Dhabolkar, Pansare and Kalburgi at the sit-in organised by Maharashtra Andhshraddha Nirmulan Samiti at Jantar Mantar [New Delhi] on February 12th, 2016