Archive of South Asia Citizens Wire

  • India: Photos from 6 Oct 2015 Bombay citizens protest against the mob lynching in Dadri

    6 October 2015

    Selected pictures from Syed Amir Abbas Rizvi’s Photos on Facebook to protest against the mob lyincing of Mohammad Akhlaq, in Dadri near Delhi. The protest was organised by Hum Aazadiyon Ke Haq Mein on 6 October 2015

  • Why I am Returning My Sahitya Akademi Award - Test of Letter by Nayantara Sahgal

    6 October 2015

    Rationalists who question superstition, anyone who questions any aspect of the ugly and dangerous distortion of Hinduism known as Hindutva – whether in the intellectual or artistic sphere, or whether in terms of food habits and lifestyle – are being marginalised, persecuted, or murdered.

  • Video of the talk on "Gandhi’s Last Month" by Prof. Apoorvanand (in Hindi) [2 Oct 2015]

    5 October 2015

    A talk by Prof. Apoorvanand in Pune on 2nd Oct 2015 - explaining the relevance of Gandhi’s strong anti-majoritarian stand in his final days - made all the more important in the background of the Dadri massacre.

  • India: Dadri Beef Rumour Lynching - Observations after a visit to Bisara village on 3rd October, 2015

    5 October 2015

    Six independent observers visited Bisada village on 3 Oct 2015. Team members: Bonojit Hussain (New Socialist Initiative), Deepti Sharma (Saheli), Kiran Shaheen (writer and activist), Naveen Chander (New Socialist Initiative), Sanjay Kumar (People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism and New Socialist Initiative) and Sanjeev Kumar (Delhi Solidarity Group). Here are their observations

  • Stop Interfering in Nepal - A statement from concerned citizens in India

    4 October 2015

    New Delhi, 4 October.

    More than 100 prominent persons from different sections of the society have expressed their anguish on the interference by India in Nepal’s internal affairs. They have welcomed the promulgation of the Constitution on 20 September. Mentioning the displeasure shown by the government of India on the promulgation of the constitution the statement underlines the fact that ’this has further embittered the relation between the two which is already not satisfactory due to the big-brotherly attitude of the consecutive Indian governments which the Nepalese people see as an expansionist policy.’ The statement says that ‘It is the right of the sovereign people of Nepal to elect their representatives, to decide what ruling system they should have, to frame the Constitution and to make any changes in it. The Indian government has violated this principle of peaceful co-existence between neighbouring countries.’

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