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Githa Hariharan
“The Moral Stature of Cultural Institutions Has Gone Down”
14 May 2019
Renowned poet Ashok Vajpeyi speaks to writer Githa Hariharan for the Indian Cultural Forum about the relationship between art, politics and institutions.
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Netizens Question Mamata Banerjee’s “Intolerance” over Arrest for Social Media Post
13 May 2019
Supreme Court will hear BJP worker Sharma’s plea against her arrest on May 14.
Indian Cultural Forum
“The Return of Awards in 2015 Still Rattles Those in Power”
07 May 2019
Renowned poet Ashok Vajpeyi speaks to writer Githa Hariharan for the Indian Cultural Forum about the role of writers in speaking up against intolerance and hate politics over the last five years —…
Kanika Katyal
Amol Palekar: “Why are we still silent about this?”
11 Feb 2019
This gesture of restricting an artist's speech to issues of the aesthetic not only implies that artists can have no opinion on state or other matters except for their art, but also that they hold no…
Abdul Alim Jafri
Will Bomb ‘Intolerant’ Brigade, Says UP BJP MLA
05 Jan 2019
The BJP leader further justified that this was his routine language, and that others in his village spoke in the same manner. His utterances give a glimpse into the battleground that Uttar Pradesh is…
Indian Cultural Forum
Writers Against Self-censorship
23 Jul 2018
"We have to fight the hounding of writers with every word we have..." Statement from the Indian Writers' Forum
The Citizen Bureau
“The Struggle Will Continue” : Swami Agnivesh From Hospital Bed
18 Jul 2018
Agnivesh being flown to AIIMS for treatment today
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Writers and Scholars Come Out in Support of Film Critic Kathi Mahesh
10 Jul 2018
The critic was externed from Hyderabad for six months for his comments on the Ramayana
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RSS Activists Attack Malayalam Poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar
06 Feb 2018
Six of the accused have been taken into custody, including a panchayat member of BJP, after the poet lodged a complaint with the police.
HS Anupama
Savitribai: The Legacy of a Much Loved Teacher
03 Jan 2018
Despite all the obstacles, Savitribai Phule did not stop her fight to educate girls.