There is lack of humility in not considering that some might have a different relationship to history and memory than you do.
Tag: Gujarat riots
Dear AMU Vice-Chancellor, No Sycophancy at Our Cost
The Vice-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University's recent op-ed overlooks the lived horrors of the Indian Muslim community.
BBC Film Unveils Unseen UK Govt Gujarat Riots Inquiry Report Which Holds Modi ‘Directly Responsible’
In the film, then UK Foreign Secretary (Minister) Jack Straw speaks of strong concerns over the violence having led to the inquiry. Modi is shown denying any involvement to …
Arundhati Roy on Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: The Dismantling of the World as We Know It
Solidarity, speaking up for others is more important than ever. But that too has become a perilous activity, says the acclaimed writer.
As Truth-Tellers Get Arrested, We Must Tell Our Children the Truth
Indians who are currently in their late teens or early twenties are unaware of the impact that events such as the Babri Masjid demolition or the Gujarat riots have …
Gujarat 2002 Riots Among Content Dropped by NCERT From Class XII Textbook
Explaining the reason, NCERT said, removals were part of the rationalisation process. It also said such content "is irrelevant in the present context".
A Hate-Mongering Serpent
'Our Chanakyas are only interested in forming governments, polarising brains and dividing people... they do not heed their motherland’s cries'.
CBSE Apology on Gujarat Riots Question Raises Worrying Concerns
Incidents such as these where an educational board has politically-charged blunt words cannot help but make one wonder what else will be deemed inappropriate in the near future.
CBSE Asks Who Was in Govt During 2002 Gujarat Anti-Muslim Violence, Then Calls it ‘Error’
The question read, “The unprecedented scale and spread of anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 took place under which government?”