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Interview of Balagopal by film maker Deepa Dhanraj (2002 & 2004)

I learnt today that the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) descended on a surprise ’raid’ on two children’s homes in Delhi with which I have been associated in the past, Ummeed Aman Ghar and Khushi Rainbow Home, this morning on 1 October. This was led by the Chairperson of the NCPCR himself.

Video of conversation between Ruchira Gupta and Teesta Setlvad regarding the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Dec 1992

Review of
’Religious Nationalism - Social Perceptions and Violence: Sectarianism on Political Chessboard’ by Ram Puniyani
Media House (www.mediahouse.online) 2020, Delhi, Price Rs 495/-
by Subhash Gatade
"Blatant dictatorship – in the form of fascism, communism, or military rule – has disappeared across much of the world. Military coups and other violent seizures of power are rare. Most countries hold regular elections. Democracies still die, but by different means.
Since the end (…)

I sent a tweet — intended as a commentary on Pakistan’s problem of political abductions — that sparked a violent backlash of gender-based slurs, slut-shaming and death threats. By the next day, #ArrestMarviSirmed_295C became the top trending Twitter hashtag in my country, with countless people suggesting my extrajudicial murder. They took their inspiration from Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.