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Posts Tagged ‘West Bengal’

Naxalites: Oppressor or suppressed?

By Mamoona Kazmi • Nov 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Maoists detained the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express near Jhargram in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district on Tuesday for five hours. Commenting on the incident Maoist Polit Bureau member Koteswar Rao alias Kishanji said, “We want to teach the upper classes a lesson and change their narrow class outlook through this incident”. The incident came on [...]



Hindus Opting for Madrasas For Learning

By Swaraaj Chauhan • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: Misc

As a journalist who began his career in the late 1960s, I  feel that the media is neglecting its real role of providing information through objective and responsible reporting and analysis. Why is it that the news stories, such as the one below, about the peaceful coexistence of Hindus and Muslims rarely find a place [...]