Plural India – Authored by Ram Puniyani

Communalism

Can Indian Democracy Survive Five more years of Modi rule?

Ram PuniyaniMay 30, 20192019-05-30T15:27:43+00:00

Can Indian Democracy Survive another Five Years of Modi Rule? Ram Puniyani The result of 2019 Lok Sabha polls are out and the ruling…

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa kyon ata hai

Ram Puniyani January 1, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-01T08:05:35+00:00

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa Kyon Aata hai? Ram Puniyani The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security…

India: Secular Democracy or Hindu Rashtra

Ram Puniyani December 26, 2018 Comments Off2018-12-26T08:48:33+00:00

India: Secular Democracy or Hindu Rashtra? Ram Puniyani With freedom of the country and later coming in to being of Indian Constitution, India…

Terrorism

Shades of Global Terror: Attack on Churches in Sri Lanka

Ram PuniyaniMay 14, 20192019-05-14T10:52:09+00:00

Shades of Global Terror: Worsening Scenario Ram Puniyani Terrorism Worldwide has assumed horrific proportions. We have witnessed worsening acts of terror from 9/11 2001. After…

Pragya Thakur as Lok Sabha Candidate-Portents for future

Ram Puniyani May 5, 2019 Comments Off2019-05-05T14:40:57+00:00

Pragya Thakur as Electoral Candidate: Portents for the future Ram Puniyani In the general election of 2019, very sectarian issues are being thrown up…

What has religion to do with Terrorist violence-Modi- No Hindu indulged in Terror

Ram Puniyani April 8, 2019 Comments Off2019-04-08T07:49:22+00:00

What has religion to do with Terrorist Violence? Ram Puniyani After the ghastly tragedy of 9/11 2001, in which nearly three thousand innocent people died,…

Communal Violence

Anti Sikh Pogrom: Who all were involved?

Ram PuniyaniJanuary 9, 20192019-01-09T09:33:03+00:00

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Righting the Wrongs Ram Puniyani Sajjan Kumar, a Congress leader finally surrendered on 31 December 2018 the deadline set by the…

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Who all were involved?

Ram Puniyani January 7, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-07T06:02:32+00:00

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Righting the Wrongs Ram Puniyani Sajjan Kumar, a Congress leader finally surrendered on 31 December 2018 the deadline set…

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa kyon ata hai

Ram Puniyani January 1, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-01T08:05:35+00:00

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa Kyon Aata hai? Ram Puniyani The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security…

Nationalism

RSS in Text books: Contrasting concepts of Nation: Nation building

Ram PuniyaniJuly 19, 20192019-07-19T11:35:44+00:00

RSS in Textbooks: Contrasting Concepts of Nation: Nation building Ram Puniyani Nationalism has been the matter of debate yet again. From last few years…

Recreating Gandhi Murder, yet Again

Ram Puniyani February 8, 2019 Comments Off2019-02-08T06:47:05+00:00

Why Recreating Gandhi Murder? Ram Puniyani This 30th January 2019, when the whole country was observing the 71st martyrdom day of ‘Father of the Nation’, Mahatma…

Anti Sikh Pogrom: Who all were involved?

Ram Puniyani January 9, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-09T09:33:03+00:00

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Righting the Wrongs Ram Puniyani Sajjan Kumar, a Congress leader finally surrendered on 31 December 2018 the deadline set by the…

Religion

Anti Sikh Pogrom: Who all were involved?

Ram PuniyaniJanuary 9, 20192019-01-09T09:33:03+00:00

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Righting the Wrongs Ram Puniyani Sajjan Kumar, a Congress leader finally surrendered on 31 December 2018 the deadline set by the…

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Who all were involved?

Ram Puniyani January 7, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-07T06:02:32+00:00

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Righting the Wrongs Ram Puniyani Sajjan Kumar, a Congress leader finally surrendered on 31 December 2018 the deadline set…

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Hinduism on Display’ is not Hindutva

Ram Puniyani December 22, 2018 Comments Off2018-12-22T07:38:45+00:00

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Hinduism on Display’ and RSS-BJP’s Hindutva Ram Puniyani Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the father of the nation did say that he is a Hindu;…

History

Tipu Sultan: Hero or Villain

Ram PuniyaniAugust 12, 20192019-08-12T07:37:05+00:00

Tipu Sultan: Hero or Villain: Resurgence of Debate Ram Puniyani We recently witnessed one of the worst cases of Horse trading, which led to…

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Who all were involved?

Ram Puniyani January 7, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-07T06:02:32+00:00

Anti Sikh Pogrom 1984: Righting the Wrongs Ram Puniyani Sajjan Kumar, a Congress leader finally surrendered on 31 December 2018 the deadline set…

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa kyon ata hai

Ram Puniyani January 1, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-01T08:05:35+00:00

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa Kyon Aata hai? Ram Puniyani The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security…

Dalit

Modi’s Gimmick of Washing feet of Sanitary Workers

Ram PuniyaniMarch 13, 20192019-03-13T20:57:49+00:00

Glorifying Self: Maintaining status Quo Modi’s Gimmick of Washing feet of Sanitary Workers Ram Puniyani Gimmicks are a part of Modi style of politics. Rather…

Reservation for Economically backwards- Yet another Gimmick

Ram Puniyani January 18, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-18T08:46:12+00:00

Reservation for Economically Backward: Another Gimmick: Jumla! Ram Puniyani Indian caste system has been a big obstacle to the journey towards equality. With Independence…

Why Arrest of ‘Urban naxals’

Ram Puniyani September 24, 2018 Comments Off2018-09-24T16:13:57+00:00

Why Arrest of Dalit activists-‘Urban Naxals’ The violence in Bheema Koregon is still reverberating. We recall that on January 1st, thousands of dalits returning from…

Gender

Is there need to Criminalise:Triple Talaq Bill

Ram PuniyaniJune 30, 20192019-06-30T18:03:55+00:00

Do we need a bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq? Ram Puniyani A debate is raging in the society about the bill introduced by Modi 2…

Sabrimala Shrine and Women’s Entry

Ram Puniyani October 13, 2018 Comments Off2018-10-13T21:19:54+00:00

Sabrimala Shrine and Women’s Entry We live in a democratic society where all of us supposed to be equal. In pre-industrial society the inequality was…

Uniform Civil Code or Gender Just Laws

Ram Puniyani November 8, 2016 Comments Off2016-11-08T20:20:40+00:00

Uniform Civil Code or Gender Just Laws Ram Puniyani The current atmosphere (October 2016) is charged with the intense and passionate debates around…

Syncretic Tradition

Nusrat Jahan: Interfaith Marriage and a Maulan’s opinion

Ram PuniyaniJuly 5, 20192019-07-05T15:05:21+00:00

Nusrat Jahan: Interfaith Marriage and Opinion of Ulema Ram Puniyani Nusrat Jahan is a newly elected Member of Parliament. She got married recently with…

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa kyon ata hai

Ram Puniyani January 1, 2019 Comments Off2019-01-01T08:05:35+00:00

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa Kyon Aata hai? Ram Puniyani The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security…

When Music becomes anti-National

Ram Puniyani December 22, 2018 Comments Off2018-12-22T07:36:29+00:00

Harmony of Music and Politics of Silencing Ram Puniyani Banning of books, opposing cricket team and singers from Pakistan is not very new in…