Jharkhand, Mob Lynching and Marginalization of Adivasis
Introduction: Tabrez Ansari, 24 years old, Muslim youth was tied to a pole in Saraikela, Jharkhand and lynched by a mob which demanded that Ansari chant “Jai Shri Ram” and“Jai Hanuman”. He…
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
(Date of Submission Extended till 30th September 2019) Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community (CBDBC), Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) and Bohra…
Assam NRC- a humanitarian crisis looming large
CSSS Fact Finding Team “Citizenship is man’s basic right for it is nothing less than the right to have rights. Remove this priceless possession and there remains a stateless person,…
Building Communal Harmony at Grass Roots (An Appeal for Support)
Executive Summary Rahul from the Bhagalpur peace centre along with a team of 10-12 peace workers was successful in averting a communal riot in the month of March. Peace centre…
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Best Published Paper Award
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism is happy to announce the 2nd Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Best Published Paper Award 2019! This award is presented to the best academic…
Swami Vivekananda and his Humanism
Neha Dabhade (Secular Perspective June 16-30, 2019) Today we live in an India where religion and religious identity have prominence in public domain and influence public and policy matters. Be…
Elections 2019: Redrawing Contours of Democracy in India
Neha Dabhade (Secular Perspective June 1-15, 2019) The exercise of general elections in the largest democracy in India concluded with victory of second consecutive term of BJP at the…
Election Manifestos 2019: Locating Rights of Minorities (Part II)
(This is continuation of the previous article and will examine the manifestos of the other political parties.) YSRCP: YSRCP is dominant party in Andhra Pradesh headed by Jagmohan Reddy. YSRCP…