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…
Diversity Exposure Course Report
Diversity exposure course was organized by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism at Wilson College, Mumbai from 10th to 22nd December, 2018. The course consisted of lectures as well…
A History of Indo-Afghan Relations by Prof. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism Cordially invites you to the talk on A History of Indo-Afghan Relations By Prof. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi This talk will examine the long-term…
Communal Violence 2018: Locating the Role of State and Changing Nature of Violence
CSSS Team: Neha Dabhade, Irfan Engineer, Suraj Nair, Siddhi Pendke[1] (Secular Perspective January 1-15, 2019) As per newspaper reports, the number of communal incidents all over India in 2018 has…