South Asia Citizens Web

Conversations with History / Berkeley —University of California
– Duration 57 min:22 sec

PRELIMINARY JURY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
of the
PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL
on
"State action in the name of countering Terrorism & Conversions"
held in Jaipur on 7-8 November, 2008
Jaipur,
9th November, 2008
The two day hearing organised by more than two dozens human rights and social organisations at Rajasthan Samagra Sewa Sangh concluded on the evening of the 8th of November. It had the participation of over two hundred women, men and children.
The Jury of the Tribunal was (…)

New York Times, November 8, 2008
An Artist in Exile Tests India’s Democratic Ideals
[Photo]Tamara Abdul Hadi for The New York Times
Maqbool Fida Husain, India’s most famous painter, in one of his homes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he now lives.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA Published: November 8, 2008
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Maqbool Fida Husain, India’s most famous painter, is afraid to go home.
Tamara Abdul Hadi for The New York Times
M. F. Husain
Mr. Husain is a Muslim (…)

Daily News and Analysis, November 07, 2008
History of violence
The various wings of Hindutva-inspired terrorism go back a long way
The connections and events leading up to the unearthing of what the Maharashtra police believe is a well-ramified network of Hindutva-inspired terrorists cutting across different states, and responsible for the September bombings in Malegaon, could not have been more surreal. It’s as if all the authors who originally scripted Hindutva more than 75 years ago (…)