Indian Constitutional Courts and Secularism – II
In the previous issue of Secular Perspective (Vol. XXI No. 21, Nov. 1-15, 2018), we briefly outlined the tension between rights of denominations or any sections thereof under Art. 26 of the…
11th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
Secularism: its meaning and the need for it” by Prof. Irfan Habib “The RSS didn’t participate in the Indian freedom struggle and didn’t contribute in fighting for independence from the…
State of the Stateless: the Tale of NRC in Assam
This ache is the prospect facing and lived by 40 lakh odd residents of Assam today. 40 lakhs of the residents in Assam do not find their names on the…
Harsul Fact Finding Report
Harsul is a town 50 kilometers away from Nashik in Maharashtra. It is also near Trimbakeshwar where the Kumbh Mela was organized this year. The town has a majority of…
Report of Conference on Sufism and Social Harmony
“Sufi tradition can’t be viewed as an instrument or vehicle to some social end or social solution”, said eminent Carl Ernst. Prof. Carl Ernst was asked if Sufi tradition could counter global terrorism fuelling Islamophobia and if Sufism could…
Baduria and Bashirhat Fact Finding Report
Introduction: July witnessed communal tensions in the state of West Bengal. Baduria and Basirhat in 24 North Parganas were the epicenter of violence over an objectionable facebook post on Prophet…
Aman Ke Rang
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) is a non-profit organisation working to promote the social justice, peace and communal harmony. It conducts an array of activities such as…
10th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture
The 10th Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture was organized by CSSS in collaboration with India Arab Cultural Cent re, Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi on 8th December 2017. The…