A video recording of Rohini Hensman by Marieme Helie Lucas in 2008. This is part of wider a series of video interviews with political activists and feminists on secularism, fundamentalism(s) and on women’s rights being compiled at siawi.org
A video recording of Rohini Hensman by Marieme Helie Lucas in 2008. This is part of wider a series of video interviews with political activists and feminists on secularism, fundamentalism(s) and on women’s rights being compiled at siawi.org
. . .[Bal] Thackeray’s unwritten authority and clout have run deep in the [film] industry. No wonder they whisper his name and Godfather in the same hushed breath yet refuse to be openly quoted on him. Even when he is no more. Understandable, considering some of the most influential names in the film industry have been at the receiving end of the Sena offensive.
As the world moves towards abolition of capital punishment or a moratorium on its use, India remains unmoved
On the 28th anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak disaster of 02/03.12.1984, which has already left over 20,000 dead and had inflicted injuries in varying degree on over 550,000 other human inhabitants of Bhopal, the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sanghathan (BGPMUS) and the Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti (BGPSSS) pay their homage to the departed and reiterate their determination to continue to uphold the cause of the survivors.
The multiple factors which lead to communal violence remain unaddressed so the recurrence of these acts of violence goes on in such a painful way. Social activists and scholars have pointed out the role of communal forces, state machinery, irrespective of who is in power; the role of rumours, the ‘social common sense’ targeted against minorities persists. It is very sure that unless the problem is dealt with in its totality the country will keep suffering the pain of this violence and minorities in particular will keep suffering. It also reminds us as to what is the state of our democracy and the need for an effective and balanced Communal Violence Bill? No democracy can be satisfactory unless the minorities are safe and secure and are having equity in economic matters.
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