Barack Hussein Obama, the former US President commented on the persecution of Muslim minorities in India on religious lines while conveniently forgetting
Barack Hussein Obama, the former US President commented on the persecution of Muslim minorities in India on religious lines while conveniently forgetting
Ambedkar and Savarkar were opposed to religious orthodoxy among Hindus, whereas that orthodoxy was upheld by some of the Congress leaders of those times
Maniruddin Chowdhury and Ratan Bhowmick were close friends. During the turbulence of 1970, Ratan moved to India with his family. Maniruddin, meanwhile, fought in the Liberation war of Bangladesh. Ratan’s family lived in Uttarpara of West Bengal. After many years, Maniruddin went to Uttarpara, sat on the verandah of Ratan’s house, and wanted to see his “mashima” (aunt). Ratan’s
Forging Dalit-OBC unity has been a much fancied political goal in India since pre-Partition days. Back then, Dalit leader Jogendranath Mondal unsuccessfully experimented with this social engineering. Latest in the line is Dalit leader Chandra Shekhar Aazad.