The Forum for Constitutional Rights and Democratic Freedoms (FCRDF) was constituted in August, 2020, after discussion among its Principal Members, comprising both individuals and organizations, all representing different constituencies. All were concerned with the erosion of constitutional rights and democratic freedoms in the last few years and came together on a common platform to stem the tide. The groups represented are a) several Armed Forces Veterans; b) the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) representing people’s organizations of the poor and disadvantaged; c) the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), made up of former civil servants; d)civil society organisations and concerned citizens; e) the Indian Cultural Forum, deeply involved with cultural issues.
This is our first statement on behalf of the FCRDF.
We write to express our full support, in principle, for the statement ‘We will not be silenced’ made by Harsh Mander on September 4, 2020. We agree with him that the communal riots in Delhi in February 2020 have not been caused by any conspiracy as alleged by the Delhi Police. On the contrary, they have been caused by hate speech and provocative statements made by a number of political leaders of the ruling party.
We stand with Harsh Mander, him, Professor Apoorvanand and their fellow activists. Neither their voices nor ours will be silenced as we speak for truth and freedom. The ringing words of Harsh Mander’s statement, especially those of the last paragraph, bear repetition and have our endorsement:
“We declare here – and hope those holding highest office in the country hear us loud and clear – that the government will never succeed in silencing us, and will never succeed in taking away from us the dream we inherited from our freedom struggle, the dream of together building a country which is just, and equal, and kind.”
Admiral (retd.) L. Ramdas, former Chief of Naval Staff
Aruna Roy, MazdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS)
Deb Mukharji, IFS (Retd.), former High Commissioner to Bangladesh, CCG
Dr. Ganesh Devy, civil society organizations and concerned citizens
Githa Hariharan, writer, Indian Cultural Forum
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“We will not be silenced”
The Delhi Police believes that there was a conspiracy behind the communal violence in Delhi during the third week of February.
We agree.
But the actual conspiracy was a very different one from the one which Delhi Police is propagating.
The truth is that not just the Delhi 2020 carnage; no major episode of communal violence is spontaneous: it is always planned, organized and facilitated.
Such violence requires first the systematic creation of hatred. In Delhi we saw the build-up during the Delhi elections of a climate of hatred spawned by hate speech by senior leaders targeting the protestors against CAA NRC NPR. This was led from the front by the union home minister, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and several other cabinet and BJP party leaders. The outcome was the spread of unprecedented levels of toxic communal venom, unmatched in any previous election in Delhi.
But beyond the manufacture of hatred and the organization of the violence, the critical factor in any riot conspiracy is the role of the state, and particularly the police. No riot can go on for more than a few hours except if the government wishes for it to do so.
There is massive evidence of the complicit partisan role of the police in the Delhi violence. I have spent a lot of time with the victim survivors of the Delhi carnage. I have heard hundreds of testimonies from them about the role of the police enabling, encouraging and actually indulging in hate violence.
The video of policemen tormenting four young men lying on the ground, among who Faizan subsequently died, is telling. The police while beating the men prone on the ground are taunting them by asking them to sing the national anthem; it was clear that they are punishing them for the protests, in which the national anthem had become an iconic symbol of the protests, of resistance, of unity and of solidarity.
This was the conspiracy behind the Delhi communal violence. It was a bid by the Indian state, aided by the Delhi police, to punish and crush the largest non-violent protests that independent India has seen.
The police story is quite the opposite. According to them, it was the anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protests which were the conspiracy, and that the non-violence of the protests was only a facade.
In pursuit of this story, every day the Special Branch of the Delhi Police, which normally investigates grave crimes like terror, is busy for the past months summoning mostly young people, and sometimes seniors, grilling them, intimidating them, and sometimes – as Umar Khalid has testified – forcing them create false evidence.
Large numbers of young people are today languishing in prison for months without bail in the name of this so-called conspiracy.
We are gathered here today above all in the defence and solidarity with all of these young people.
Yes, they and we did participate in the non-violent movement against CAA NRC NPR, and we are proud to have done so.
During the protests some WhatsApp groups were made. Now every word exchanged in these groups are being examined with a defective microscope by the police, their meaning and context deliberately and mischievously misinterpreted, the truth ripped into shreds and reimagined to create the mythology of a conspiracy of hate, violence and insurrection.
There were significantly other WhatsApp groups that the police themselves admit to, wherein indeed people are actively calling for and organizing the violence on those dates. None of these are being the subject to any investigation of a conspiracy.
Our protests, and those of the young people now in our prisons, were to uphold the Constitution, and the idea of an inclusive and humane country of equal citizenship, which is the proudest legacy of our freedom struggle.
The young people and we protested because we love our country dearly, and we seek to make this country better for all its citizens, of every religion, caste, class and gender, by holding the state accountable to stand by its duties to the constitution.
It is a travesty to describe this as a crime against the nation. Those who are seeking to create divisions and hate among us are those who are committing crimes against our country.
The objective of the government is transparent; to destroy the basic guarantees and freedoms of our constitution.
The effort of the Indian state, facilitated by the Delhi Police, is to crush our voices, our dissent, and our struggles to uphold our constitution.
We declare here – and hope those holding highest office in the country hear us loud and clear – that the government will never succeed in silencing us, and will never succeed in taking away from us the dream we inherited from our freedom struggle, the dream of together building a country which is just, and equal, and kind .
Harsh Mander
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Endorsed by:
1 | A M Khan, Jt Sec, LIC Retired Employees’ Asso & Sec, Chitra Film Society | 202 | Manabendra N Roy, IAS (Retd) |
2 | A Selvaraj, IRS (Retd) | 203 | Manisha Gupte, Feminist Activist |
3 | Abha Bhalya | 204 | Manoranjan Mohanty |
4 | Abha Sur | 205 | Marina, Asha Niketan School |
5 | Abhay | 206 | Mazher Hussan, COVA |
6 | Abhay Shirekar | 207 | Meena Gupta, IAS (Retd) |
7 | Abhijit Dasgupta, Retired Teacher, Delhi University | 208 | Melanie P Kumar |
8 | Abhijit Sengupta, IAS (Retd) | 209 | Mendonca Edward |
9 | Abhilash, Secretary, Gram Seva Sangh | 210 | MG Devasahayam, IAS (Retd) |
10 | Abinash Dash Choudhury, Jadavpur University | 211 | Mira Shiva, Public Health Physician |
11 | Achin Vanaik, Retd Professor, University of Delhi | 212 | Mohan Rao, former professor at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU |
12 | Achuthan Palat | 213 | Mohan Sharma |
13 | Aditi Mehta, IAS (Retd) | 214 | Mohan Trivedi, Professor |
14 | Aditya Nigam | 215 | Mridula Garg, Writer and Freedom Lover |
15 | Admiral LRamdas, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM | 216 | Mrigank, Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) |
16 | Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, PVSM, AVSM | 217 | MS Chahal, IAS (Retd) |
17 | Aftab Seth, IFS (Retd) | 218 | MT Ansari, Professor, University of Hyderabad |
18 | Ahana Rao, Architect | 219 | Muralidharan, General Secretary, National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled |
19 | Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak, AVSM, VSM | 220 | MY Rao, IAS (Retd) |
20 | Ajai Kumar, IFoS(Retd) | 221 | N P Chekkutty, Senior journalist |
21 | Ajay Skaria, Historian | 222 | Najeeb Jang, IAS (Retd) |
22 | Ajit Singh Yadav, convenor, Lok Morcha | 223 | Najid Hussain, Scientist |
23 | AK Samanta, IPS (Retd) | 224 | Nandita Das |
24 | Albert Longley Dkhar, Principal, St Anthony’s College, Shillong | 225 | Nandita Narain, Delhi University |
25 | Alok Perti, IAS (Retd) | 226 | Naomi Magh, St Xavier College Jalukie |
26 | Alok Rai | 227 | Narendra Sisodia, IAS (Retd) |
27 | Aloke B Lal, IPS (Retd) | 228 | Naseeruddin Shah |
28 | Amanulla Khan, Former President, AIIE Association | 229 | Natasha Bhadwar |
29 | Amita Baviskar, Ashoka University | 230 | Navaroze Contractor, Artists & Film Maker |
30 | Amita Joseph | 231 | Navrekha Sharma, IFS (Retd) |
31 | Amitabh Mathur, IPS (Retd) | 232 | Nayana Trivedi, Physician |
32 | Amitabha Pande, IAS (Retd) | 233 | NC Saxena, IAS (Retd) |
33 | Amiya Kumar Dev, former vice chancellor of Vidyasagar University | 234 | Neera Chandoke |
34 | Anand Archak, President, Insurance Employees’ Union, | 235 | Nikhil Dey |
35 | Anand Arni, R&AW (Retd) | 236 | Niranjan Pant, IA&AS (Retd) |
36 | Anand Patwardhan, Film Maker | 237 | Nisha Shiurkar, Writer |
37 | Anbarasan P, Department of Mass communication, Tezpur University | 238 | Nitin Desai, IES (Retd) |
38 | Angana Chatterji, Scholar | 239 | NK Raghupathy, IAS (Retd) |
39 | Anil Sadgopal | 240 | Noor Mohammad, IAS (Retd) |
40 | Animesh Das, Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) | 241 | Noor Zaheer, National Secretary, Indian People’s Theatre Association |
41 | Anita Agnihotri, IAS (Retd) | 242 | Nuzhat Kazmi, Professor, JMI and Ahmar Raza, retd Scientist |
42 | Anjali Kanitkar, Associate Professor ( retd), Founder Trustee-AROEHAN | 243 | Ordetta Mendoza, Co-ordinator of Programmes, XB |
43 | Anjali Monteiro, Filmmaker and Academic | 244 | Padma Venkataraman |
44 | Anna Dani, IAS (Retd) | 245 | Pankaj Bisht, Writer |
45 | Annamma Philip FMM, Secretary General, Xavier Board | 246 | Parveen Talha, IRS (Retd) |
46 | Annamma Philip, Xavier Board of Higher Education | 247 | Paul Mat,hew Teacher of Journalism & Mass Communication |
47 | Annie Namala | 248 | PGJ Nampoothiri, IPS (Retd) |
48 | Anthony Dias, Social Scientist | 249 | PK Lahiri, IAS (Retd) |
49 | Anupama Potluri, University of Hyderabad | 250 | Poile Sengupta |
50 | Anuradha Kapur | 251 | Poonam kaushik General Secretary Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan Delhi |
51 | Aparna Sen | 252 | Poornima, Artist and Organic farmer |
52 | Apoorvanand, Teacher and Writer | 253 | PR Dasgupta, IAS (Retd) |
53 | AR Vasavi | 254 | Prabhu Ghate, IAS (Retd) |
54 | Arati Chokshi, Retired Scientist & Activist | 255 | Prabhu Mohapatra, Department of History, University of Delhi, |
55 | Ardhendu Sen, IAS (Retd) | 256 | Prabir Purkayastha |
56 | Arif Ghauri, IRS (Retd) | 257 | Pradeep K Deb, IAS (Retd) |
57 | Arun Kumar, Retired Professor JNU | 258 | Prakash Louis |
58 | Aruna Roy, IAS (Resigned) | 259 | Pramod Mujumdar, Co-ordinator, SALOKHA |
59 | Aruna Sabane, President Maher sanstha | 260 | Pramod Munghate, RTM Nagpur University |
60 | Arundhati Dhuru, National Alliance of People’s Movements | 261 | Pranab S Mukhopadhyay, IAS (Retd) |
61 | Arup Kumar Sen | 262 | Pranab Talukdar |
62 | AS Dulat, IPS (Retd) | 263 | Prasad Charasala |
63 | Asha Vombatkere, School Teacher | 264 | Prasad Tadepalli |
64 | Ashim Jain | 265 | Prashant Olalekar |
65 | Ashok Kumar Sharma, IFoS (Retd) | 266 | Pravesh Sharma, IAS (Retd) |
66 | Ashok Kumar Sharma, IFS (Retd) | 267 | Preeti Sampat, Academic |
67 | Ashok Vajpeyi, IAS (Retd) | 268 | Prem Verma, Convenor, Jharkhand Nagrik Prayas |
68 | Ashraf Ali Basheer Ahàmed, Constituion Protection Group | 269 | Prerna, concerned citizen |
69 | Ashraf Ali Bashir Ahamed | 270 | Priti Turakhia, concerned citizen |
70 | Atamjit Singh | 271 | Professor G Haragopal, NLSIU |
71 | Atreyee Day, concerned citizen | 272 | PSS Thomas, IAS (Retd) |
72 | Aurobindo Behera, IAS (Retd) | 273 | Purendra Prasad, Professor of Sociology, University of Hyderabad |
73 | Avinash Mohananey, IPS (Retd) | 274 | Purwa Bharadwaj |
74 | B N Poojary, General Secretary, LIC Retired Employees Association | 275 | Purwa Bharadwaj Writer |
75 | Baghambar Pattanaik, President, Anti-Slavery India | 276 | Pushpamala N |
76 | Balaji Narasimhan | 277 | R Vijay, professor in economics, University of Hyderabad |
77 | Benny Kuruvilla | 278 | Rabin Chakraborty, retd Teacher, Calcutta University |
78 | Bezwada Wilson | 279 | Rachel Chatterjee, IAS (Retd) |
79 | Bindu T Desai MD | 280 | Radhika Chopra, Sociologist |
80 | Brigadier VHM Prasad | 281 | Raghunandana Sathamarshana, Kannada poet, playwright, stage-director |
81 | Brijesh Kumar, IAS (Retd) | 282 | Rahul Khullar, IAS (Retd) |
82 | Brinelle D’souza, JSA-MUMBAI, JCoR-West India | 283 | Rahul Mali, Anubhav Shiksha kendr |
83 | C Rammanohar Reddy, Editor, The India Forum | 284 | Rajiv Lochan Sah, Editor Nainital Samachar |
84 | Captain (IN) RV Singh | 285 | Rajni Bakshi |
85 | Captain (IN) S Prabhala, VSM | 286 | Rajni Palriwala, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics |
86 | Cavery Bopaiah, Swaraj India | 287 | Raju Rajagopal, Hindus for Human Rights (org) USA |
87 | Chakradhar | 288 | Raju Sharma, IAS (Retd) |
88 | Chaman Lal | 289 | Rama Shanker Singh, Researcher |
89 | Chandra Krishnappa | 290 | Ramani Venkatesan, IAS (Retd) |
90 | Chandrakant Patil | 291 | Ramesh Kumar, concerned citizen |
91 | Chandrashekhar Balakrishnan, IAS (Retd) | 292 | Ramkumar B, Research Investigator, NCBC |
92 | Chukka Srinivas | 293 | Ramlal Bhatt |
93 | Colonel Ali Ahmed | 294 | Rana Banerji, IAS (Retd) |
94 | Colonel Ashwin Baindur | 295 | Rani Day, filmmaker, editor |
95 | Colonel Dinesh Kumar | 296 | Ranjeet Kindo SJ, Director, Tribal Research and Training Centre |
96 | Colonel Pavan Nair, VSM | 297 | Rashmi Shukla Sharma, IAS (Retd) |
97 | Colonel R Chidambaram | 298 | Ratna Pathak Shah |
98 | Colonel SK Dhar | 299 | Ravi Budhiraja, IAS (Retd) |
99 | Commander Sati Taneja | 300 | Ravi Vira Gupta, IAS (Retd) |
100 | Daisy Helen, Xavier Board | 301 | Ravindra Rukmini Pandharinath, Writer |
101 | Deb Mukharji, IFS (Retd) | 302 | Raza Mir, Professor of Management, William Paterson University |
102 | Deep Joshi | 303 | Rekha Awasthi , Janwadi Lekhak Sangh & Naya Path |
103 | Deepa Hari, IRS (Resigned) | 304 | RM Premkumar, IAS (Retd) |
104 | Deepak Sanan, IAS (Retd) | 305 | Roby Rajan, The Backwaters Collective |
105 | Deepika D’Souza | 306 | Rohan D’Souza, ASAFAS, Kyoto University |
106 | Delia Antao, Nirmala Institute of Education | 307 | Rohini Hensman (writer and researcher) |
107 | Denzil Fernandes, Executive Director, Indian Social Institute | 308 | Rosamma Thomas, Journalist |
108 | Dunu Roy | 309 | RP Shahi |
109 | DW Karuna, Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University | 310 | S Durga Bhavani, Professor, University of Hyderabad |
110 | EAS Sarma | 311 | S Gopal, concerned citizen |
111 | EV Ramakrishnan, Author, Academic | 312 | S Satyabhama, IAS (Retd) |
112 | Felix Padel, Anthropologist | 313 | Sagari R Ramdas, Veterinary Scientist, Food Sovereignty Alliance |
113 | Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Human Rights activist | 314 | Sandeep Pandey, Socialist Party (India) |
114 | G Sankaran, IC&CES (Retd) | 315 | Sanjeev Kumar, Writer and Associate Professor, Deshbandhu College (DU) |
115 | Ganesh Visputay, Poet, painter and translator | 316 | Sannybhai |
116 | Geeta Kapur, Art Historian | 317 | Santanu Chacraverti |
117 | Geetha SK, Insurance Corporation Employees Union, Bangalore | 318 | Santhanam A, Lawyers Fraternity Tamil Nadu (LFTN) |
118 | Geetha Thoopal, IRAS (Retd) | 319 | Satish Deshpande |
119 | George Karuvelil | 320 | Satwant Reddy, IAS (Retd) |
120 | George Pulikuthiyil | 321 | Satya Sagar, Associate Editor, Countercurrents |
121 | George Thadathil sdb, Principal & President, AIACHE Salesian College | 322 | Shabnam Hashmi |
122 | GG Parikh, President, Yusuf Meherali Centre | 323 | Shafi Alam, IPS (Retd) |
123 | Gita Jayaraj, Researcher/Writer | 324 | Shailesh Gandhi |
124 | Githa Hariharan | 325 | Shalmali Guttal, Researcher |
125 | GN Devy | 326 | Shanti Maitree |
126 | Goldie Zaki, St Paul Institute of Professional Studies | 327 | Sharachchandra Lele, Environmental Reseacher |
127 | Gopalan Balagopal, IAS (Retd) | 328 | Sharad Behar, IAS (Retd) |
128 | Gourisankar Ghosh, IAS (Retd) | 329 | Shashi Deshpande |
129 | Gurunagesh | 330 | Shaunak Phadnis, student, EFLU |
130 | Gyan Prakash, Princeton University | 331 | Sheba Chhachhi |
131 | H Sarwar Usmani, concerned citizen | 332 | Shekhar Pathak, Historian and Editor PAHAR |
132 | Harbans Mukhia , Former Professor and Rector, JNU | 333 | Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, IFS (Retd) |
133 | Hindal Tyabji, IAS (Retd) | 334 | Shiva Shankar |
134 | Hiren Gohain | 335 | Shivangi Bhasin |
135 | Hony Lieutenant Sham Lal | 336 | Shoma A Chatterji, Journalist and Author |
136 | HS Gujral, IFoS (Retd) | 337 | Shreekumar, Farmer and activist |
137 | Humayun Mursal, Executive president, Hindi Hain HumHindostan Hamara | 338 | Shruti Parthasarathy, Independent Writer and Art Historian |
138 | Indira Vijaysimha, Poorna Learning Center | 339 | Siby K George, Philosopher |
139 | Indranee Dutta, Retired Professor, OKD Institute of Social Change and Development | 340 | Siddharth Dube, Writer |
140 | Indu Prakash Singh State Level Shelter Monitoring Committee | 341 | Siraj Hussain, IAS (Retd) |
141 | J Suresh, Joint Secretary, SCZIEF (AIIEA) | 342 | Sonalini Mirchandani, IFS (Resigned) |
142 | Jacob Kujur | 343 | Soundravalli Kulandaiswamy |
143 | Jagannath Dubey, concerned citizen | 344 | Sowmya Dechamma C C, University of Hyderabad |
144 | Jagdeep Chhokar, Former Professor and Dean, IIM Ahmedabad | 345 | SP Ambrose, IAS (Retd) |
145 | James TJ, Centre for Environmental Studies, Sacred Heart College | 346 | Squadron Leader SC Das |
146 | Jasveen Jairath, concerned citizen | 347 | SR Hiremath |
147 | Javid Chowdhury, IAS (Retd) | 348 | Subhash Ware, Convener, Surajy Sena, IRSE (Retd) |
148 | Jawed Usmani, IAS (Retd) | 349 | Subhashini Ali |
149 | Jawhar Sircar, IAS (Retd) | 350 | Subhasis Bandyopadhyay, Associate Professor, IIEST |
150 | Jayant Pawar, Playright-Writer | 351 | Subhendu Dasgupta, Former faculty University of Calcutta |
151 | Jayati Ghosh, JNU, New Delhi | 352 | Subodh Lal, IPoS (Resigned) |
152 | Jerry Pinto | 353 | Suchetana Banerjee, Asst Prof, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts |
153 | Jiten Nandi, Editor, Manthan Samayiki | 354 | Sudhir Chandra |
154 | John Ishvaradas Abdallah, Social Justice & Human Rights Activist | 355 | Sujatha Singh, IFS (Retd) |
155 | John Mathew, Krea University | 356 | Sujit Jadhao, Research Scholar, RTMNU |
156 | Joseph Prabhu, Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus), California State University | 357 | Sukumar Muralidharan |
157 | Joseph Puthenpura | 358 | Sukumar Muralidharan, Journalist and Journalism instructor |
158 | Joseph Xavier, Director, Indian Social Institute | 359 | Sundar Burra, IAS (Retd) |
159 | Josna, Critical Quest | 360 | Sunil Mitra, IAS (Retd) |
160 | Julio Ribeiro, IPS (Retd) | 361 | Suresh K Goel, IFS (Retd) |
161 | Jyoti Punwani, Freelance journalist | 362 | Sushil Dubey, IFS (Retd) |
162 | Jyotirmaya Sharma, Professor | 363 | Swashpawan Singh |
163 | K John Koshy, IAS (Retd) | 364 | Sylvia Karpagam, Public health doctor |
164 | K Saleem Ali, IPS (Retd) | 365 | T Ramakrishnan, Sathyamangalam |
165 | K Satchidanandan | 366 | T Vijay Kumar, The South Forum |
166 | K Srilata (Poet and Professor, Chennai) | 367 | Tadapatla Ratnabai |
167 | K Sudhir, Architect | 368 | Tapan Bose Filmmaker |
168 | K Sujatha Rao, IAS (Retd) | 369 | Thanksy Thekkekera, IAS (Retd) |
169 | Kalyani Chaudhuri, IAS (Retd) | 370 | The Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia |
170 | Kalyani Menon Sen, Independent researcher | 371 | Tirlochan Singh, IAS (Retd) |
171 | Kamal Jaswal, IAS (Retd) | 372 | TM Krishna |
172 | Kamalanand Jha | 373 | Tony Raj |
173 | Karuna M, Chennai | 374 | Tushar A Gandhi, Writer & Activist |
174 | Katyayani Vidmahe , Academic, Prajaswamika Rachayithrula Vedika | 375 | Uday Gadekar, Gen secy, Insurance Employees Union, Dharwad Employees’ Union |
175 | Kavery Nambisan, Surgeon and Writer | 376 | Uma Maheswari Bhrugubanda, Asst Prof, The EFL University |
176 | Keshav Desiraju, IAS (Retd) | 377 | Umesh Nazir, Indian People’s Theatre Association |
177 | Kirity Roy | 378 | Usha Raman, Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad |
178 | Kopal, Assistant Professor, AUD | 379 | V Srinivasan, Chennai Metropol Construction & Unorganised Workers Union |
179 | KP Fabian, IFS (Retd) | 380 | Vappala Balachandran, IPS (Retd) |
180 | KP Jayasankar, Filmmaker and Academic | 381 | Varghese Theckanath sg |
181 | KP Sasi | 382 | Varun Aiyer, Artist, Teacher, Citizen |
182 | Krishnan UnniP, Novelist and Poet in Malyalam and in English | 383 | Venkatesh Athreya, Professor of Economics (RETD), Bharathidasan University |
183 | KS Sidhu, IAS (Retd) | 384 | Vibha Maurya |
184 | Kumar Prashant, Gandhian Scholar-Activist | 385 | Vibha Puri Das |
185 | Lakshmi Goparaju, Georgetown University | 386 | Vijaya Latha Reddy, IFS (Retd) |
186 | Lalit Mathur, IAS (Retd) | 387 | Vinay Jain |
187 | Lalita Ramdas, Citizen, Educator, Activist | 388 | Vinay Lal, Historian |
188 | Laltu (Harjinder Singh), Hindi poet and writer | 389 | Vinod Vyasulu, Formerly RBI Chair at the Institute of Social and Economic Change |
189 | Lok Morcha | 390 | Virendra Yadav, Hindi literary critic |
190 | Lourdu Raj SJ | 391 | Virginius Xaxa, Sociologist |
191 | M M P Singh , Janwadi lekhak sangh & naya path | 392 | Vivan Sundaram, Artist |
192 | M Venissa, Principal, St Agnes College | 393 | VN Sharma, Retired SAIL Executive |
193 | M.H. Jawahirullah, Ex-MLA and President, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi | 394 | VP Raja, IAS (Retd) |
194 | MA Kalam, Professor of Anthropology, Chennai | 395 | Wajahat Habibullah, IAS (Retd) |
195 | Madan Meena, Adivasi Academy | 396 | Walter Fernandes, Director, North Eastern Social Research Centre |
196 | Madhu Bhaduri, IFS (Retd) | 397 | William Sequeira |
197 | Madhulika Reddy, Researcher | 398 | Wing Commander CAV Murthy |
198 | Madhusree Mukerjee, Writer | 399 | Xavier John Bosco, Andhra Loyola College |
199 | Madhusudhan, Theatre Activist | 400 | Yasmeen Lukmani, Professor (Retd), University of Mumbai |
200 | Mahua Dutta, Writer | 401 | Yogesh Wanjari |
201 | Major General SG Vombatkere, VSM | 402 | Yousuf Saeed, Filmmaker |