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There’s seems to be a need to bring back a ‘glorious past’, a call back to times gone by when India was on top of the world, so to speak. A character in BBC’s 90s show Goodness Gracious Me is called Mr. Everything Comes From India — where he says everything from Cliff Richards, William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, most English words, the British royal family, Superman and even Jesus came from India. The only notable exception was Prince Charles, whose ears “make him African”.

The Gujarat government has introduced nine new books this academic year for classes 1 to 12. These books, written by Hindu nationalist ideologues, have been delivered to 42,000 elementary schools across the state free of cost.

PUDR appeals to the victims and reminds them to be aware that successive governments have suppressed the real issue of justice, which can only be met through bringing perpetrators of the crime to justice, and not by doling higher blood money to the victims.

The First Sunil Memorial Lecture by Shekhar Pathak is being held in JNU, New Delhi on the 7th of November 2014. These two posters were designed highlighting the tradition of Gond tribal paintings still prevalent in the region of Madhya Pradesh.

Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) has strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack at the Wagah border on the Pakistan side on Sunday late evening. More than 65 innocent people were killed and over 175 injured. We condole the loss of precious lives and convey our sympathies to the family members of those who have lost their near and dear ones.