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| Response to Dialogue with Khap Panchayat Leaders |
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Author(s) : David Devdas and others
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| I wish I could have attended this important interaction - I balk at using the term dialogue, since that connotes `us and them.' We are all Indians, simultaneously individuals and members of various communities and identity groups, struggling to figure out ways to live together with respect. It is easy to forget that In... |
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| Responses to "A Question of Balance" |
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Author(s) : Bapa Rao and others
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| I don't know whether sagotra prohibition originally sprang from inbreeding concerns, but any scientific basis of gotra restrictions breaks down when we consider that gotra is only inherited from the father's side, and essentially the gotra of a married woman is that of the husband. In south India cousin marriage to fat... |
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| A Question of Balance |
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Author(s) : Madhu Purnima Kishwar
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| While the murder and brutalization of those defying restrictions on inter gotra marriages needs to be strongly condemned and punished, I fail to understand why most sections of the media and progressive opinion are condemning Haryana M.P. Navin Jindal for his taking up the demand for amendment in the Hindu Marriage Ac... |
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| Phenomenon of Shah Faesal: Some Lessons |
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Author(s) : Balraj Puri
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| Shah Faesal is a phenomenon which is unparalleled in recent years in Kashmir. His performance has been hailed from the Governor and the Chief Minister to a layman in Kupwara. Columns after columns have been written on him. His fame has crossed the lofty Pir Panchal. The spontaneous welcome he received at the airport an... |
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| Responses to “Yes to Peace with Pakistan, No to the Ideology of Pakistan” |
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Author(s) : Bapa Rao and Others
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| I only had time to skim quickly through your essay but was quite moved by the personal narrative and the ever-present good sense, clear thinking and compassion that I have appreciated in your work.
My experience of “partition” is limited to the indirect harrowing family tales of razaakaar terror in Hyderab... |
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| Yes to Peace with Pakistan, No to the Ideology of Pakistan |
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| Core Issue for India : Safeguarding our Plural Democracy |
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Author(s) : Madhu Purnima Kishwar
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| The thaw at Thimpu between India and Pakistan is a welcome development. While it is imperative for India’s well being that we do all we can to find a way of peaceful co existence with the government and people of Pakistan, it is equally important that we do not make peace with the Idea of Pakistan and the ideolog... |
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| Italy: Not a Suitable Model |
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Author(s) : Berny Horowitz
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| I find it surprising that Sankrant Sanu presents the Italian model worth emulating in his article: Women’s Representation: Why not the Italian Model?
Italy is not a good example for democratic governance; it is hard to imagine what `voluntary' might mean in that political system, and what criteria would be used ... |
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