Success Stories – Ahmedabad Peace Centre
The journey of a peace artist from Ahmedabad’s National Peace Group Gomtipur is located at a distance of 5.5 kms from the famous Lal Darwaja in Ahmedabad. In the 70s…
Ahmedabad Peace Centre Activities – September, 2016
विश्व शान्ति दिवस-21 सितम्बर नेशनल पीस ग्रुप, बुनियाद, अहमदाबाद यंग सिटिज़न लीडर्स और सेंटर फॉर स्टडी ऑफ़ सोसाइटी एंड सेकुलरिज्म के संयुकत प्रयास से तारीख 21 सितम्बर आंतररास्ट्रीय शान्ति दिवस…
Report of Interfaith Iftar for Peace and Harmony
“Hinduism allows diverse ideas and one idea of religion shouldn’t be enforced on all’, said Swami Devkantyananda from Ram Krishna Mission speaking at Interfaith Iftar for peace and harmony organized…
Chowkidar Allowed Hate Crimes Under His Watch
Neha Dabhade (Secular Perspective April 16-30, 2019) In the build up to the general elections, the BJP has intensified its campaign to seek support for the elections. One such step…
Overt and Covert Racism and Communalism
Irfan Engineer (Secular Perspective April 1-15, 2019) On 15th March 2019, 50 Muslims offering their Friday prayers died and 48 injured when they were gunned down in Masjid al Noor mosque…
India needs democratic governance and not strong leadership
Irfan Engineer (Secular Perspective March 16-31, 2019) After the air strike by Indian Air Force in Balakot, Pakistan on 26th February 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to have…
Democracy is the Biggest Casualty in Any War
Irfan Engineer (Secular Perspective March 1-15, 2019) Increased hostility with a neighbouring country or internal conflict on fault lines of religion can always bail out a ruling regime in elections…
Mapping Attitudinal, Symbolic and Structural Violence, Part III
CSSS Team: Neha Dabhade, Irfan Engineer, Suraj Nair, Siddhi Pendke[1] (Secular Perspective February 16-28, 2019) The preceding two sections of the report examined the communal riots and mob lynching that…
Mob Lynching: Changing Patterns of Communal Violence in India, Part II
CSSS Team: Neha Dabhade, Irfan Engineer, Suraj Nair, Siddhi Pendke[1] (Secular Perspective February 1-15, 2019) The year 2018 saw 84 incidents of mob lynching. Mob lynching defined in section I…