In 1946, Amrit Kaur sent her son, Ajit, away from their houseful of Leftist revolutionaries at Mahilpur village in Hoshiarpur to study law in Lucknow. She worried he might be arrested by the British government before he had even started his life. The young man would become a respected Justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, retire in 1984, and become the
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Justice Ajit Singh Bains, the unforgettable People
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Trailer for documentary on Hamid Dalwai - India’s unsung humanist
18 February 2022A documentary about the inspiring journey of Krantisurya Hamid Dalwai, who laid the foundation of humanity in the minds of the people and taught ’Humanity is the true religion’
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India: Letter of Resignation by Ravi Chopra the Chair of High Powered Committee for the Char Dham Pariyojana [Jan 27, 2022]
15 February 2022I am writing to inform the Hon
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Grave concern over rising tension and talk of war between Russia and Ukraine - Statement by Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD), Feb 14, 2022
14 February 2022Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has expressed grave concern at the tension between Russia and Ukraine which is continuously raising the fear of a war between the two countries.
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India: Stop infecting college campuses with the communal poison Statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) [released on Feb 11, 2022]
14 February 2022Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly condemns the attempt by Hindutva forces and the BJP government of Karnataka to engulf college and school campuses in the already raging communal fire in the state.
The issue of whether Muslim girls should or should not be permitted to wear hijabs in those pre-university colleges where a uniform dress code is in place is something to be sorted out between the agitating Muslim girls and the managements of the concerned colleges.
