There can be no justification for the mass killing of Sikhs in 1984. But the country's collective refusal to hold fast to that memory also has no justification.
"We must remember the atrocities committed against Sikhs so that those responsible may be held accountable and that this type of tragedy is not repeated," said Pat Toomey.
1984, 1989, 2002: Three Narratives of Injustice, and the Lessons for Democracy
Why is it that mass injustice in the face of mass communal crimes has become such an established pattern of state practice in modern India?
Representative image of a rioting mob. Photo: Reuters
February 8 is the birth anniversary of Zakir Husain
The following is a speech delivered by Siddharth Varadarajan at the XXVII Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture on February 24, 2015.
The man whom we are honouring today was not just the president of India, nor was he merely a politician of deep distinction and rare integrity. Above all, Dr Zakir Husain was a passionate educationist who had a full measure of just how liberating the idea of a university can be.