Tag: religion
Why the Right is Winning: Shiv Visvanathan
To ask why is the Right succeeding needs to begin with an essay on the Left but not as an act of breast-beating or...
Sudan Ends 30 Years of Islamic Law by Separating Religion, State
Sudan’s transitional government agreed to separate religion from the state, ending 30 years of Islamic rule in the North African nation.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla...
The Past, Present, and Future of Secularism
This article is part of a special edition to mark three years since Gauri Lankesh's martyrdom.
Secularism emerged in the mid-19th century in a Western...
Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims Overrepresented in Prisons: NCRB Data
The latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows the continuing over-representation of Dalits, Adivasis, and Muslims in prisons as both...
Remembering the Kandhamal massacre, Twelve Years On
This week marks twelve years since the organized attack against Christians in the Kandhamal district of Orissa.
The brunt of the attack took place over...
US government panel recommends India to be put on religious freedom...
The recent criticism from a US government panel on India's status on religious tolerance and treatment of minorities has not gone down well with...
Adivasis demand separate religion category in the Upcoming Census
Adivasis are demanding separate religion for their communities in the census 2021. For long people belonging to tribal communities are clubbed as part of...
SC refuses to stay on CAA, gives Centre 4 weeks to...
The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to stay the contentious Citizenship(Amendment) Act (CAA) until it heard the Centre’s response and hinted that it would set...
