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.
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India: How Hindutva Historiography is Rooted in the Colonial View of Indian History | D.N. Jha
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Video: Matteo Pasquinelli – All Watched Over by Algorithms
11 February 2016Moderator: 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)
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Anshu Lal - What is love? Bajrang Dal, Durga Vahini have the answer ahead of Valentine's Day
by , 11 February 2016It'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 (…)
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Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Bangladesh [January 2016]
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Pakistan - India: How many more deaths will it take till you take note - Keep nationalism aside and then look at the Siachen issue (PIPFPD statement)
8 February 2016PIPFPD urges the governments of India and Pakistan to work towards the demilitarization of Siachen
