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Justice Katju: Celebration of Diwali by Non-Hindus for Interfaith Harmony

The great Hindu festival of Diwali will be celebrated this year on 12th November. On this occasion I appeal on behalf of Ibaadatkhana, a global organisation promoting inter faith harmony, of which I am the patron, to all non Hindus worldwide to celebrate Diwali on that date. Some details of Ibaadatkhana are given below https://indicanews.com/ibaadatkhana-function-and-unity-dinner/ https://indicanews.com/the-historical-importance-of-the-ibaadatkhana-movement/…

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Arfa Khanum Sherwani and the godi media are two sides to the same coin

The Senior Editor of the portal thewire.in, Arfa Khanum Sherwani, recently spoke at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi In her speech she spoke of the atrocities on Muslims in India, hate speeches against Muslims, voters being polarised, etc It is true that atrocities on Muslims have increased after the BJP came to power in 2014. However, Arfa…

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Justice Katju Slams Arghya Sengupta’s Views on Constitutional Reform, Advocates Strong Central Governance

Arghya Sengupta’s superficiality and inanity By Justice Katju I saw the recent interview by the eminent journalist Karan Thapar of Arghya Sengupta, Research Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy on his book ‘The Colonial Constitution‘, and I regret to say that I found Dr Sengupta’s views totally superficial and inane The thrust of Dr Sengupta’s argument…

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Justice Katju Urges Unity Among Indians to Propel Rapid Industrialization and Overcome Divisive Forces

How could 100,000 Britishers, who came from far away, conquer and rule over 350 million Indians during the British Raj ? This happened for two reasons (1) Indians were technically backward (2) We were divided. Presently we have no dearth of technical talent. In fact Indian IT engineers are largely manning Silicon Valley in California, and…

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Justice Katju Sparks Debate: Does Indian Cinema Need a Social Makeover? Dev Anand’s Films Under Scrutiny

Dev Anand’s films By Justice Katju The Indian origin journalist Mayank Chhaya, who is based in Chicago, has written an article on the film star Dev Anand, published in the portal indicanews.com The article mentions little about Dev Anand’s films, and only recounts some encounters with him.  Films are a form of art, and about art and…

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Justice Katju Critiques Moeed Pirzada’s Views on Pakistani Diaspora’s Role in Nation Building

Moeed Pirzada’s superficial understanding By Justice Katju Moeed Pirzada is an upright Pakistani journalist, whom I respect, as he is bravely fighting for restoration of democracy in Pakistan. However, with respect, his recent video talk reveals his inanity and superficial understanding.  Most of his talk is a rambling discourse on Indian history, which everyone is conversant…

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