Hypocrisy of RSS chief
All the heads of RSS have always been saying that RSS is a cultural organisation. And we only do the work of character building in our organisation. We have no…
Dr Suresh Khairnar
Tribute to Asghar Ali Engineer on his 10th death anniversary
On 1st or 2nd December 1992, I was in Mumbai for a day or two to speak on the Bhagalpur riots, which had taken place on 24th October 1989. I…
Adivasis are the rising victims of development
Due to the Sangh Parivar's policy of painting everyone in one colour, people of all kinds of minority communities in our country are feeling insecure, which includes number one Muslims,…
Atonement for my childhood association with the Sangh: Suresh Khairnar
The way BJP has openly come on communal polarization in the current elections, and most of all seeing their leadership people number one Narendra Modi and number two Amit Shah,…
Humanity shines in the aftermath of Pahalgam terrorist attack
The attack on Pahalgam by terrorists is a living example of 100% communal polarization. But the common people of Kashmir have completely rejected this. Kashmiri people providing various services there…
Defamation campaign against Mahatma Gandhi
When an English film maker Richard Attenborough was going to make a film on Mahatma Gandhi in the 1980s, I was one of the few people in India who were…
BJP @45
"If political parties start considering their ideology more important than the country, then freedom will surely be in danger", said Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in his last address to the Constituent…
On the pretext of Waqf Bill
What is the relation of Bharatiya Janata Party with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh? Last week, after Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi visited RSS headquarters in Nagpur and visited the samadhis of…
When will festivals stop being used for communal polarization?
People of almost all religions of the world have been living in our country for thousands of years. And various festivals of all those religions have been celebrated for joy.…
Gift of Modi or Hind?
Like every time, on the occasion of Ramzan, Narendra Modi has announced a gift of some food items worth Rs. 1500/- for the people of the minority community. But Saffron…
Rajnarayan is not a name but history
After reading the 512 page book titled "Rajnarayan is not a name but history" edited by my Lucknow friend Shahnawaz Ahmad Qadri, I am writing this article as a self-confession…
Death anniversary of Sant Shiromani Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Tukaram was born in the beginning of the seventeenth century in a small village called Dehu, about 25 km away from Pune. His life journey spanned forty-two years. Born in…
Revolutionary Salutations to India’s first female teacher Savitribai Phule on her 128th death anniversary
Overall, she got 67 years of life to live. She died of plague on 10 March 1897. And Jyotiba Phule had died seven years before her, at the age of…
In memory of Sagunabai Kshirsagar, the freed woman of 175 years ago
Sagunabai Kshirsagar, the original inspiration behind Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule: Today, on the day of women’s emancipation 175 years ago, Sagunabai Kshirsagar had the greatest contribution in shaping the lives…
Hindutva way of killing the Constitution
The second longest serving RSS chief (1940-73), Shri Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar, three years after independence, formed his own political entity (1950) which he named Jansangh, which is now called BJP.…
Shedding light on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
Today it has been 77 years since the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. And despite that the unsolved puzzles of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination are still complicated, so I am trying to…
Proof of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh being fascist
Sometimes violence is necessary. I was curious to see the news with this title on the front page of today's Dainik Navbharat, so I am trying to write this post…
Humble tributes to Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan on his 35th death anniversary!
Today,20 January 2024, it will be thirty-five years since Badshah Khan left this world! Although he had suffered more imprisonment and torture during the British Raj than any other citizen…
Open letter to Namo App!
Today, in the Hindi newspaper Bhaskar, in the news briefing, there is a small news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people for their opinion on India's progress in…
206 years after the battle of Bhima Koregaon!
The battle of Bhima Koregaon between the British and the Peshwas of Poona ended on 1 January 1818, in which the British won and registered another victory in establishing their…
The ongoing controversy regarding places of worship!
On 24 October 1989, during the Ramshila Puja procession in Bhagalpur, riots started. Which spread to almost the entire Bhagalpur Commissionerate. In which an attempt was made to destroy the…
Celebrating the life of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his death anniversary
On this day, 134 years ago, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule left this world! In a life journey of 72 years, if we leave aside the first 15-20 years, the work he…
35 years of Bhagalpur riots! Till Bahraich!!
Friends, this is the month of October in which the Bhagalpur riots which started on 24th October 1989 are completing 35 years! And recently a riot was carried out in…
9/11: If you sow acacia seeds, where will you get mangoes?
Today marks 24 years since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in America. And to take revenge for these attacks, America has forced war on…
Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s 129th Birthday
I was very angry about Vinobaji for his role in the JP movement during 193-75. But after reading a book titled 'Gandhi is no more, what next?' (which is mainly…
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