Download or read book The Truth About Teesta Setalvad written by Ed. Ambacharan Vashisht, Dr. Anirban Ganguly, Vikramjit Banerjee and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet exposes the activities of one who has been conferred the fourth highest civilian honour of the Republic of India; the Padma Shree; by the UPA Government for contribution in the field of ‘public affairs’. This booklet looks at how this Padma Shree recipient; Teesta Setalvad; instead of working for the honour and well-being of the Republic; seems to have worked to subvert the laws of the land and to have denigrated; on foreign soil; our much respected and democratic and Constitutional institutions. Above all; it reveals how this particular Padma Shree honoree has dealt with the most ordinary citizens of this country in the name of working for their relief and rehabilitation. Perhaps Teesta’s example is one of its kind in India’s history where the one honoured by the Republic seems to have ceaselessly worked to undermine it! This booklet presents together all documents that give the other story of Teesta Setalvad – in short; it tells the truth about her. The Truth About Teesta Setalvad by Ed. Ambacharan Vashisht, Dr. Anirban Ganguly, Vikramjit Banerjee: An investigative exposé shedding light on the controversial figure, Teesta Setalvad. This book delves into Setalvad's life, her role in various high-profile cases, and the controversies surrounding her activism, offering a critical examination of her actions and motivations. Key Aspects of the Book "The Truth About Teesta Setalvad": Teesta Setalvad's Life: Gain insights into the life and career of Teesta Setalvad, a prominent activist and controversial figure in India. High-Profile Cases: Explore Setalvad's involvement in significant legal battles and her impact on Indian politics and society. Controversial Activism: Examine the controversies and allegations surrounding Teesta Setalvad's activism and advocacy work. Ed. Ambacharan Vashisht, Dr. Anirban Ganguly, Vikramjit Banerjee are the authors who have come together to provide a critical perspective on Teesta Setalvad's life and activities. Their collective work in "The Truth About Teesta Setalvad" aims to offer a balanced view of a polarizing figure in Indian politics and social activism.
Download or read book Weighing the Evidence Who Killed Gandhi written by Teesta Setalvad and published by Tulika Books. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings to light the report of the Kapur Commission, which was appointed by the government of India in 1965 to examine the depth and scope of the conspiracy that lay behind the killing of Gandhi. This three-volume report has been absent from the public domain though it contains invaluable evidence of the extent of complicity.
Download or read book Gujarat the Making of a Tragedy written by Siddharth Varadarajan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2002 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Gujarat a turning point for India? The events at Godhra and the ensuing communal carnage in Gujarat, like the Babri Masjid demolition and the 1984 massacres, constitute an ugly chapter of our contemporary history. For the sheer brutality, persistence and widespread nature of the violence, especially against women and children, the complicity of the State, the ghettoization of communities, and the indifference of civil society, Gujarat has surpassed anything we have experienced in recent times. That this happened in one of India's most 'well off' and 'progressive' states, the home of the Mahatma, is all the more alarming. This book is intended to be a permanent public archive of the tragedy that is Gujarat. Drawing upon eyewitness reports from the English, Hindi and regional media, citizens' and official fact-finding commissions - and articles by leading public figures and intellectuals - it provides a chilling account of how and why the state was allowed to burn. With an overview by the editor, the reader covers the circumstances leading up to Godhra and the violence in Ahmedabad, Baroda and rural Gujarat. Separate sections deal with the role of the police, bureaucracy, Sangh Parivar, media and the tribals, the economic and international implications of the violence, the problems of relief and rehabilitation of the victims, and, above all, their quest for justice. The picture that emerges is deeply disturbing, for Gujarat has exposed the ease with which the rights of citizens, and especially minorities, can be violated with official sanction. The lessons of the violence ought to be heeded and acted upon by the public. For, in the absence of this, can another Gujarat be prevented from happening elsewhere?
Download or read book Beyond Doubt written by and published by Tulika Books. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 was a declaration of war and a statement of intent. For the forces who conspired in the killing, the act was a declaration of war against the secular, democratic Indian state and all those who stood to affirm these principles, as well as an announcement of a lasting commitment to India as a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. It was also an act to signal the elimination of all that India’s national movement against imperialism stood for. Beyond Doubt is a dossier of historical and critical documents that aims to contextualize the politics, motivations and circumstances behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Attempts to legitimize the act of killing and to celebrate the killers have re-doubled since May 2014, following the coming to power of the new regime in New Delhi. The time is right, therefore, to set the record straight. The visceral hatred directed against Gandhi and the denigration of everything he stood for need to be recounted if we are to understand the political nature of that dastardly act. This book attempts to weave together archival documents from Government of India records relating to developments after the assassination, with translation of works in Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi de-constructing the ideology responsible for the political killing. While several of the documents have appeared before in issues of Communalism Combat, this compilation presents new material on the subject. The first English translation of Jagan Phadnis’s book, Mahatmyache Akher, forms part of the dossier, as do Y.D. Phadke’s analysis of attempts to legitimize Gandhi’s killing and Chunibhai Vaidya’s analysis of Pradeep Dalvi’s play on Godse. It also covers the recent controversy over the destruction of files relating to Gandhi’s assassination by Government of India.
Download or read book Gujarat Riots the True Story written by M D Deshpande and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2002 violence in Gujarat, Godhra and after was reported widely by the media, both Indian and Global. The nature of the violence, the role of the state government, and also of the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi were massively debated and discussed. Many contrasting views have been expressed worldwide about the topic. This book reveals exactly what happened. With meticulous media research, it gives contemporary newspaper reports, official statistics and comprehensive analysis to reveal the full truth of the 2002 riots, and removes many misconceptions. It also gives a special chapter on the findings of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team. With comprehensively documented arguments, this is like an encyclopedia on the 2002 riots, reveals everything you need to know about the Gujarat violence. Was the state government of Narendra Modi culpable, or did it handle the riots effectively? Was the violence after Godhra one-sided or was it plain riots in which both sides suffered? Were some reported incidents exaggerations or were they real brutal facts? The answers to all these questions are given comprehensively. A simple reading of the book will throw enough light and arm the readers with strong facts to make up their mind.
Download or read book Foot Soldier of the Constitution written by Teesta Setalvad and published by Leftword Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is Teesta Setalvad?// For the Hindu Right, she is a dangerous impediment to India's onward march to 'glory.' This is the story of the real Teesta - inheritor of the best and most progressive traditions of India's struggle for freedom, a ceaseless and courageous fighter for justice. In these moving memoirs, she speaks of the influence of her grandfather and father; her early career as a journalist; her coming to political maturity during the horrific violence in Mumbai after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in the winter of 1992-93; her own trajectory as an activist with fellow traveler, Javed; and, of course, her role during and after the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat. This is a stirring, inspiring tale of determination, courage, fortitude and an unshakeable commitment to constitutional principles.
Download or read book Breaking the Big Story written by B. G. George and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As A Watchdog Of Public Interest And The Voice Of The Small Man, It Is The Duty Of The Media To Uphold Democracy By Exposing What Those In Authority May Prefer To Gloss Over Or Hide. But In This Age Of Instant Communication And Twenty-Four-Hour Television, The Focus Is On Breaking The Story As It Happens, With Little Attempt To Interpret And Analyse. In This Context, When Everything Appears Big And Yet Superficial, Has The Big Story Become Defunct Or Is It More Important Than Ever Before? Breaking The Big Story Showcases Great Moments Of Indian Journalism, When Journalists Chose To Lead Rather Than Follow The Mob, To Investigate And Forewarn, To Expose Corruption At The Highest Level, To Intervene As Ghastly Events Unfolded In A Bid To Pre-Empt Them, To Cover Ethnic Strife In Foreign Lands, To Tear Away The Blinkers From The Eyes Of A Gullible Nation That Sought Refuge In Its Sporting Icons, To Pose As Arms Dealers And Investigate Dubious Aspects Of Defence Purchases, To Cover Communal Clashes And Point To A New Direction. In Short, To Break A Big Story. This Volume Brings Together Nine Essays On Major Stories Or Exposés By Their Authors In The Indian Print Or Electronic Media. Raajkumar Keswani Writes About His Attempts To Warn People Of The Looming Dangers Posed By Union Carbide In Bhopal And The Death Three Years Later Of Thousands Of People Following The Gas Leak. Sampad Mahapatra Questions The 100-Year-Old Definition Of Death By Starvation And Discovers That People Will Eat Anything To Keep Death At Bay. Sanjoy Hazarika, Teesta Setalvad And Muzamil Jaleel Relive The Horrors Perpetuated In The Name Of Ethnicity And Identity In Assam, Gujarat And Kashmir. Anita Pratap Recollects Similar Problems Across The Waters In Sri Lanka. Chitra Subramaniam Retraces The Trail Of Kickbacks In The Bofors-India Howitzer Deal To High Offices In The Country. Tarun Tejpal Goes A Step Further To Show That Corruption Cuts Across Party Hues. And Pradeep Magazine Writes About His Meeting With A Bookie And How The Subsequent Exposure Of Cricket Match-Fixing Did Not Really Come As A Surprise. The Nine Essays In This Collection, Written Long After The Big Stories Were First Published, Evoke A Range Of Emotions: Compassion, Shame, Horror, Outrage, Disgust. They Raise Issues Of Media And Governmental Responsibility And Document How Democracy And The Fourth Estate Have Matured In India.
Download or read book Gujarat Riots The True Story written by Deshpande and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2002 violence in Gujarat, Godhra and after was reported widely by the media, both Indian and Global. The nature of the violence, the role of the state government, and also of the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi were massively debated and discussed. Many contrasting views have been expressed worldwide about the topic. This book reveals exactly what happened. With meticulous media research, it gives contemporary newspaper reports, official statistics and comprehensive analysis to reveal the full truth of the 2002 riots, and removes many misconceptions. It also gives a special chapter on the findings of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team. With comprehensively documented arguments, this is like an encyclopedia on the 2002 riots, reveals everything you need to know about the Gujarat violence. Was the state government of Narendra Modi culpable, or did it handle the riots effectively? Was the violence after Godhra one-sided or was it plain riots in which both sides suffered? Were some reported incidents exaggerations or were they real brutal facts? The answers to all these questions are given comprehensively. A simple reading of the book will throw enough light and arm the readers with strong facts to make up their mind.
Download or read book Beyond Doubt written by Teesta Setalvad and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 was a declaration of war and a statement of intent. For the forces who conspired in the killing, the act was a declaration of war with the secular, democratic Indian state and all those who stood to affirm these principles, as well as an announcement of a lasting commitment to India as a 'Hindu Rashtra'. It was also an act to signal the elimination of all that India's national movement against imperialism stood for. Beyond Doubt is a dossier of historical and critical documents that aims to contextualize the politics, motivations and circumstances behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Attempts to legitimize the act of killing and to celebrate the killers have re-doubled since May 2014, following the coming to power of the new regime in New Delhi. The time is right, therefore, to set the record straight. The visceral hatred directed against Gandhi and the denigration of everything he stood for need to be recounted if we are to understand the political nature of that dastardly act. This book attempts to weave together archival documents from Government of India records relating to developments after the assassination, with translation of works in Marathi, Gujarati, and Hindi deconstructing the ideology responsible for the political killing. While several of the documents have appeared before in issues of Communalism Combat, this compilation presents new material on the subject. The first English translation of Jagan Phadnis's book, Mahatmyache Akher, forms part of the dossier, as do Y.D. Phadke's analysis of attempts to legitimize Gandhi's killing and Chunibhai Vaidya's analysis of Pradeep Dalvi's play on Godse. It also covers the recent controversy over the destruction of files relating to Gandhi's assassination by Government of India. A second volume of this dossier will bring to readers the Report of the Justice Kapur Commission, constituted to investigate the Gandhi assassination, with a detailed introduction and notes.
Download or read book Delhi s Agony written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Everybody loves a good drought written by P Sainath and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human face of poverty The poor in India are, too often, reduced to statistics. In the dry language of development reports and economic projections, the true misery of the 312 million who live below the poverty line, or the 26 million displaced by various projects, or the 13 million who suffer from tuberculosis gets overlooked. In this thoroughly researched study of the poorest of the poor, we get to see how they manage, what sustains them, and the efforts, often ludicrous, to do something for them. The people who figure in this book typify the lives and aspirations of a large section of Indian society, and their stories present us with the true face of development.
Download or read book Why I Killed Gandhi written by Nathuram Godse and published by Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the nation was celebrating Independence from British Rule and singing all praises for the ‘Father of The Nation’ – Mahatma Gandhi, the news of his assassination came as a shock. He was shot in the chest three times while he was walking towards the prayer grounds at the Birla House, New Delhi. The man behind the assassination – Nathuram Godse was a well known nationalist. He was arrested at the crime scene and sentenced to death after a year long trial. The book contains the final speech given by Godse in the court, mentioning the reason behind the drastic step he took.
Download or read book All Human Rights are Fundamental Rights written by H. Suresh and published by Universal Law Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Neoliberal Securitisation and Symbolic Violence written by Masoud Kamali and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the consequences of the last three decades’ substantial neoliberal securitisation of freedom of speech, democracy and social security of racialised groups. Its empirical material contains in-depth interviews with racialised politicians, journalists, academics and civil society activists in Sweden. Like many other countries, Sweden has combined a neoliberal reorganisation of society with securitisation policies in which ‘the war on terror’ has played a central role. In order to understand the complexity of neoliberal securitisation policies and the analysis of the empiric material, the study makes use of central theoretical concepts, such as ‘the spiral of silence’, ‘symbolic violence’, ‘governmentalisation’ and ‘neoliberal racism.’ It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of political sociology, social policy and social work.
Download or read book Modi and Godhra written by Manoj Mitta and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage, in which over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glossed over crucial pieces of evidence, and thereby shielded the powers that be. Though it gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2012, the Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) left unasked a range of key questions on the anti-Muslim violence following the burning of a train in Godhra carrying Hindutva activists. How could Modi claim, Manoj Mitta asks, to have been unaware, for nearly five hours, of the first post-Godhra massacre, which took place at Ahmedabad's Gulberg Society? How does this claim square with his admission that he was tracking the violence as it unfolded? Why did Modi take five days to visit riot-affected areas in Ahmedabad and a month to meet Muslim victims in a refugee camp? Why were forensic experts called to see the burnt Godhra coach only after two months, although it had been open to the public throughout that period? What exactly did Modi celebrate in his Gaurav Yatra, which he launched within six months of the carnage? Why did the Gujarat police sit for six years on the call data records of the riot period? Scrupulously researched, The Fiction of Fact-finding draws telling parallels between Gujarat 2002 and the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in Delhi to underline an insidious pattern in Indian democracy: the subversion of the criminal justice system, under a shroud of legal platitudes, by the ruling dispensation.
Download or read book One vs All written by Ashok Anand and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One vs All: Narendra Modi—Pariah to Paragon is all truth. Ashok Anand has dissected ages-old layers of ignorance, myths and ego with his surgical observation to let the truth breathe out of the diseased society. It shames the political class, bureaucracy and religious bigots. It unmasks an absolutely hypocrite society that clings to the past, despises change, lives in denial but notorious for hidden avarice, arrogance and lust. Each chapter of this book will unfold many bitter truths. Have ever thought why a poor tea-seller boy, today occupying the prime minister’s chair, is not corrupt, greedy and foul-mouthed like most of the others in the country? How a “Pariah” pronounced by the anti-national political forces could become a “Paragon” of values? The Indian society, howsoever ignorant and selfish maybe, needs space to evolve, grow and prosper. Would Narendra Modi be able to do that? Truth is very hard to digest. If brave enough, go ahead and read. Not a thriller. Better than a thriller. One vs. All: Narendra Modi—Pariah to Paragon takes the reader to the demonic world of Indian politics, surrounded by the intrigues of a superstitious and ignorant society that loves dwelling in the past and detests any change.
Download or read book Somanatha written by Romila Thapar and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sober, Analytical Demonstration Of The Various Tellings Of The Sack Of Somnath & [Explores] Not Just The Politics Of Memory, But Also How Remembrances Play On The Certitude Of Facts Shahid Amin In Outlook In 1026, Mahmud Of Ghazni Raided The Temple Of Somanatha. The History Of This Raid And Subsequent Events At The Site Have Been Reconstructed In The Last Couple Of Centuries Largely On The Basis Of The Turko-Persian Sources. There Were Other Sources That Also Refer To Events At Somanatha Throughout A Period Of Almost A Thousand Years, But These Have Rarely Been Quoted When Reconstructing This History. Until Very Recent Times, There Were Few Attempts To Either Juxtapose Or Integrate These Other Texts In Order To Arrive At A More Complete Understanding Of The History Of Somanatha. Such Sources Include Local Sanskrit Inscriptions, Biographies Of Kings And Merchants Written From A Jaina Perspective, Epics Of Rajput-Turkish Relations Composed At Various Rajput Courts And Popular Narratives Of The Activities Of Pirs And Gurus, All Of Which, In Some Way, Have A Bearing On The History Of Somanatha. This Book Is An Attempt To Draw Together These Numerous Voices, To View The Sources Comparatively, But Above All To Place Each Narrative In A Historical Context. This Also Involves Exploring Why A Particular, And Often Distinctive, Perspective Was Adopted By Each. It Suggests A Different History Of Somanatha From The One That Has Been Projected Through The Last Two Centuries. It Also Effectively Underlines The Significance Of Examining The Historical Perceptions Of How Authors Present Events, Both In The Narratives Written In The Past And In The Interpretations Of Past Events In Present Times. A Remarkable Example Of Assiduous And Open-Ended Historiography Hindustan Times
