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In India, Secularism or the liberal tag is a much-maligned concept today. Rather than the lofty ethos that those words should represent, ideas that come to our mind are the negative ...

Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his autobiography: “I have a horror of “isms” especially when they are attached to the proper names. Even if all that you say of me is true, ...

  They say Gods dwell within little kids. That morning when someone shared the image of Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless body, it had taken my peace away. What was his crime? He ...

What do Tulsidas, Surdas, Kabir, Rahim Das & Tansen have in common? They all lived and created immortal art during Akbar’s reign. Each in his own way created not just pieces ...

The issue of religious conversion is a constant and a prominent issue in the political discourse of the nation. For the sake of discussion in this article, I have clubbed the ...

I am the wind that blows along the plains of India and through the hills, and rustles through the mountains and creates ripples on the surface of rivers and waves in ...

  Ever since the horrific incident at Charlie Hebdo, the echo of ‘freedom of expression’ has grown louder. In India it peaked around March, also the time when the much debated ...

Indian politics is considered not only overpopulated in terms of parties but also diverse in terms of magnitude.The history of the Indian civilization has always obscured the geography of the sub ...

There has been a constant hue and cry about secularism being in danger since the time BJP has come to power at the center. The torch bearers of secularism would have us ...

India has a large number of Israel supporters. Their “You hit me, I hit you back with double the force” attitude has been appreciated by a large number of Indians. Israel ...

Keeping a few Nazis off the streets of Skokie will serve Jews poorly if it means that the freedoms to speak, publish or assemble are thereby weakened ~ Aryeh Neie, ACLU Executive Director ...