Commentary
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Such A Temple Would Not Have Been Acceptable to Ram And Should Not Be Acceptable To The Common Hindu
Arundhati Dhuru and Sandeep Pandey | It is not clear how a temple at Ayodhya, except for benefitting the BJP politically, will further the welfare of general people, which should be the government’s top priority. The resources going to be spent on this grand temple could have been better utilised in the interest of common…
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Hindu-Muslim Teamwork Revives Dashed Hopes of Amity
Supriya Joshi, Vishal Kumar and Sandeep Pandey | What is hardly known is that in one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse nations of the world, despite communal politics being used extensively for mobilising voters, relief work has demonstrated that communal and divisive politics have not yet damaged the social fabric.
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कश्मीर और धारा 370 पर समाजवादियों का स्टैंड
क़ुरबान अली | राममनोहर लोहिया सहित सोशलिस्ट पार्टी, प्रजा सोशलिस्ट पार्टी और संयुक्त सोशलिस्ट पार्टी के नेताओं ने भी कभी भी जम्मू कश्मीर से धारा 370 को हटाए जाने की वकालत नहीं की। बल्कि इनमे से अधिकांश तो जम्मू कश्मीर में जनमत संग्रह कराये जाने की मांग का समर्थन करते रहे।
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शिक्षा प्रणाली से खिलवाड़ बंद करो
पन्नालाल सुराणा | शिक्षानीति का निर्धारण मुट्ठीभर अभिजन करें यह अनुचित है। शिक्षा प्रणाली का स्वरुप बनाने का काम शिक्षा संस्थानों में काम करने वाले अध्यापकों और संचालकों को सौंपा जाना चाहिए।
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Small Steps for Climate Change Amidst the Short-Sighted Ways of Bolsonaro, Trump and Modi
Ankit Goyal | Small steps are essential to raising a particular “consciousness” in individuals. When Mahatma Gandhi organized the Dandi March and made salt, it was just not to oppose the salt tax, it was to demonstrate defiance against every injustice imposed by colonial rule.
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Narendra Modi Has No Right To Lay The Foundation Of Ram Temple
Sandeep Pandey | Swami Sanand had held Narendra Modi responsible for his possible death in his three letters and Narendra Modi didn’t do anything to save the life of Swami Sanand, who was superior to him in all respects. How can Narendra Modi for whom Swami Sanand had sought punishment from Lord Ram lay the…
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Disregarding Ravi Chopra’s Recommendations on the Chardham Project Will Destroy the Already Fragile and Threatened Ecology of the Himalayan Region
Surabhi Agarwal, Lubna Sarwath and Sandeep Pandey | The manner in which members of the High Powered Committee who have their own vested interests are misusing their power to further an agenda which is completely contrary to the public interest is condemnable and undermines the authority of the Supreme Court.
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नरेन्द्र मोदी को राम मंदिर का शिलान्यास करने का अधिकार नहीं
संदीप पाण्डेय | स्वामी सानंद ने जिस नरेन्द्र मोदी को अपनी सम्भावित मौत के लिए तीन पत्रों में जिम्मेदार ठहराया हो और नरेन्द्र मोदी ने एक सच्चे संत, स्वामी सानंद, जो उनसे हर मायने में श्रेष्ठ थे, की जान बचाने का कोई कोशिश ही नहीं की और जिनके लिए स्वामी सानंद ने राम दरबार में…
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Until the Rich and Poor Alike Use the Same Public Health Services We Cannot Beat the Pandemic
Shobha Shukla, Bobby Ramakant, Sandeep Pandey | It is also important to recognize that bad sanitation and hygiene, dirty or non-functional toilets, unsatisfactory healthcare standards and other concerns we associate public services with, are not new: they have ailed the public services for long but those-who-can-pay have conveniently made an alternate parallel system where they…
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A Caged Journey Home
Shivangini Piplani and Sandeep Pandey | It is beyond comprehension how some families managed to walk back on foot with their toddlers and all their belongings packed in one or two bags carried on their backs or heads facing threats on three fronts – the coronavirus disease, hunger and the police.
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Signals of Desperation?
Pannalal Surana | Our honourable Prime Minister would do well to remember that the devil is hidden in the details. If we streamline our administration and take firm steps to raise the incomes of our farmers and other toiling masses so that more purchasing power reaches their hands and boosts demand in indigenous markets, the…
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Despite Government Claims, Migrants Continue to be Vulnerable and Abandoned
by Arundhati Dhuru and Sandeep Pandey | Hardly anybody got paid for the period of lockdown, despite the appeal by the prime minister. About 20 per cent of them also have payments worth more than 7.5 lakh in salaries and wages pending for work done earlier. Overall, the workers stare at a bleak future.