Why and How “Secularism” in Our Constitution Ravi Kiran Jain Any discussion on secularism would need first to focus on two basic aspects: Firstly, the word ‘secularism’ has no substitute in any of our languages. Like the ‘war’ is the opposite word of ‘peace’, in common parlance in the Indian context, ‘secularism’ is understood by […]
Sweeping of Country by Hindutva – What to be done?
Sweeping of Country by Hindutva – What to be done? by Ravi Kiran Jain, National President, PUCL. Describing the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya as “Crimes which shake the secular fabrics of the Constitution of India”, the Supreme Court on April 19, 2017 put the senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and […]
जशोदाबेन के अधिकारों के प्रति किसे सहानुभूति होगी?
जशोदाबेन के अधिकारों के प्रति किसे सहानुभूति होगी? भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने मुस्लिम समाज में तीन बार तलाक कह पति द्वारा पत्नी से सम्बंध विच्छेद कर लेने की प्रथा के खिलाफ एक अभियान छेड़ा हुआ है जो अत्यंत काबिले तारीफ है। मुस्लिम धर्म गुरूओं द्वारा यह कहना कि यह उनके धार्मिक कानूनों के मामले में […]
Who Will Have Sympathy for the Rights of Jashodaben?
WHO WILL HAVE SYMPATHY FOR THE RIGHTS OF JASHODABEN? The Bhartiya Janata Party’s initiative against the triple talaq is laudable. The Muslim clergy’s position that it is an interference in internal matters of Muslim personal law is akin to a family accused of domestic violence claiming that it is their internal matter. Just as a […]
Morari Bapu’s Ram
The usual picture that one would see of Ram would be with Sita, Laxman and Hanuman, of what is called the Ram Darbar. It was not a tradition to have isolated picture or idol of Ram. Even the common greeting was ‘Jai Siyaram,’ Sita’s name appeared together with Ram’s. Then came the Ram temple movement. […]
If Anything is to be Banned, It Should be Private Schools and Hospitals
Among the first decisions of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh was to ban abattoirs and form anti-Romeo squads. First it was said that all slaughterhouses will be closed but later the government retracted and it was clarified that only illegally operating ones will be closed. But the atmosphere created due to this arbitrary […]
BJP Government in UP Doesn’t Bode Well for Poor and Democracy
BJP GOVERNMENT IN UP DOESN’T BODE WELL FOR POOR AND DEMOCRACY The shocking victory of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with over three fourths of the seats in the assembly elections appears too one sided to be true. Leader of the BJP Narendra Modi has given a slogan […]
Narendra Modi Compromises His Stature in UP Elections
NARENDRA MODI COMPROMISES HIS STATURE IN UP ELECTIONS With indications of major voting in favour of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), led by strong dalit leader Mayawati, in the early round of polling in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, it is quite strange that major newspapers, quite suspiciously, are predicting a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government just […]
भारत में महिलाओं की स्थिति
भारत में महिलाओं की स्थिति महिला दिवस के पहले भारत ने एक उपलब्धि हासिल की। पहली बार सिर्फ महिला कर्मियों द्वारा संचालित एक एअर-इण्डिया वायुयान यात्रियों को दिल्ली से अमरीका के सैन-फ्रांसिसको तक ले गया और फिर वापस लाया। इसमें वायुयान के अंदर ही नहीं बाहर भी अभियंता आदि कर्मी सभी महिलाएं थीं। क्या ये […]
यूपी चुनाव: सांप्रदायिक फासीवाद की खोखली चिंता
यूपी चुनाव: सांप्रदायिक फासीवाद की खोखली चिंता प्रेम सिंह सांप्रदायिकता, जातिवाद, दल-बदल (बाहुबलियों, दागियों, धनपतियों समेतद्), निम्न स्तरीय आरोप-प्रत्यारोप, खैरात, विकास आदि के कोहराम से भरा सात चरणों में फैला यूपी विधासभा चुनाव आज समाप्त हो गया। सभी पक्षों की सांस 11 मार्च को आने वाले नतीजों पर अटकी है। चुनाव के पहले चरण से […]
