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We citizens and residents of Delhi are alarmed to hear of the official decision by Government of Delhi as announced by its Minister of Tourism to hold a large scale religious ceremony in the form of Saraswati Puja on February 13, 2016 at the Central Park in the heart of Delhi. We believe that while state institutions concerned with public safety must do their duty at religious events, the state’s responsibility must end there. The government must not use public funds to sponsor religious events

We condemn in the strongest possible words the high-handed police action in JNU. This is reminiscent of the dark days of the emergency when the state had swooped down on the campus and had arrested many on false and trumped up charges. While we hold no brief for those who raised objectionable slogans, the arrested students have been charged with anti-national activities, precisely the charges on which we were also arrested during the draconian emergency.

One of the foundational premises of the Hindutva view of the past is derived from Mill’s division of Indian history in his History of British India (1823) on the basis of the religion of the ruling dynasties – a division that sought to drive a wedge between Hindus and Muslims.

Moderator: Felix Stalder With Matteo Pasquinelli, Antoinette Rouvroy, Evgeny Morozov The panel sheds light on the misconceptions and obfuscated parts of what can be framed as algorithmic governance. At Haus der Kulturen der Welt (29 Jan 2015)

It's that time of the year again, folks. It's the time when love (or lust) is in the air, couples exchange gifts with each other, they come up with new but cheesy ways to say how much they adore each other. Singles (pointlessly) feel sad, while some pretend that the day is like any other. But come every Valentine's Day, our good ol' politicians outrage and try teaching the youth the 'proper' way to love. Because after all, what is love? Baby don't... If Jim Carrey (…)