हिन्दू महिला ने मोदी जी की पोल खोल दी Anjali Bhardwaj Exposed Modi Govt. अंधभक्त दूर रहें 
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Defending the Idea of India: Anjali Bhardwaj ,Social activistJul 2, 2023
Defending the Idea of India April 15, 2023

There is growing violence, an atmosphere of hatred across the nation and a consistent attack on the democratic fabric of our country. Constitutional and human rights of people, most notably – the fundamental right to equality, the right to live with dignity, to question the state and dissent – have been trampled with impunity. Institutions of oversight have been systematically emaciated, with the independence of the judiciary under a serious cloud and the functioning of the Parliament gravely compromised. We have learnt from the experience of neighbouring countries, once these structures are allowed to crumble, nations pay huge prices to rebuild them.

We feel that the urgency to intervene in defence of diversity, pluralism, democracy, constitutional values and justice has never been more pressing than in the conditions prevailing in the country today. It is therefore necessary to energize all peace loving citizens by conscious interventions.

Defending the Idea of India: Prof Aditya Mukherjee - Jul 6, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_v6aXs1SM

peakers:
Aditya Mukherjee
Anjali Bhardwaj
Ashok Vajpeyi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65z2bWyjfQg
Avinash Kumar
Pamela Philipose
Prem Shankar Jha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW-pamNTK5o
Santosh Mehrotra
Zoya Hasan

Mobility Data for a Just Transition: The Case for Multimodal Platforms and Data-Driven Transportation Planning https://us.boell.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/e-paper-mobility-data-for-a-just-transition-endfassung.pdf  BY PAUL SCHNEIDER AND THORSTEN KOSKA
A publication commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, June 202

A society of morbid voyeurs https://www.allindiansmatter.in/a-society-of-morbid-voyeurs/ Tushar Gandhi July 13, 2023 With the advent and reach of social media, video streaming and apps with live streaming features, we see a flood of videos of all kinds. This seems to have turned a vast majority of Indians into morbid voyeurs. ... Why do we need to watch atrocities being committed to be moved before we are outraged? Why isn’t just hearing or reading about these horrible acts enough to horrify us? Why have a huge majority of us become such morbid voyeurs? Why has our collective compassion died? We need to question ourselves, find answers and detox to humanise ourselves. And we need to do it quickly....This is the worrying malice I see in India today – a malice that will turn us all into murderous demons, not because each one of us will kill or act brutally but because most of us will remain unmoved by such acts....

Comment: on Whatsapp.. more than lament the morbid voyeurs, we have to incorporate into our strategy which includes a method which valourises those who do respond..

https://youtu.be/MKyChPXNoqs?t=84  घुटनों पर आ गए मोदी, Agnipath-Agniveer Scheme Exposed, Jul 13, 2023 Desh neeti

https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/after-agniveers-leaving-training-midway-reports-claim-candidates-need-to-pay-expenses According to several reports, in the first batch of Agniveers (Indian Army Training), more than 50 candidates left the training midway. There is no provision to bind Agniveers to the training program, also there is no penalty for leaving the Agnipath training halfway. However, a report claims that centre might bring a change in the rules so that Agniveers cannot leave the training in the middle...
According to the military officer, the youths who left Agniveer’s training have given different reasons. Some left after being on medical leave for more than a month. Others left the training saying that they had found better opportunities.

The first batch of Agniveers will join the Army next month as the training is over and the training of the second batch is about to begin.

Compassion as a political emotion https://www.india-seminar.com/2020/736/736_rudolf_c_heredia.htm  RUDOLF C. HEREDIA

In 1941, Savarkar’s birthday wish was expressed to the Hindu Mahasabha in the slogan: ‘Hinduise all politics and militarise all Hindudom.’27 And again: ‘India must be a land reserved for the Hindus.’28 It should be evident that Hindutva as a political ideology cannot create an inclusive culture of compassion, whereas Hindu tradition and Indic culture have the resources to do so.

Gandhiji demonstrated this in the freedom movement against the colonial Raj. But those who never really participated in the movement, never learnt compassion and ahimsa, nor the meaning of satyagraha and swaraj. The traditional Hindu religious leaders could not accept Gandhi, in spite of the obfuscations of those who drew their inspiration from Mazzini and his Fascism.

act compassion is antithetical to our modern way of life, according to Karen Armstrong.29 Yet all the major religious traditions concede its importance. This she says must ‘reflect something essential to the structure of our humanity’, i.e. compassion is natural to humans, but so is cruelty. It’s how we are socialized that makes the difference for humans have a natural capacity for compassion – just as we do for cruelty.

Will India follow other South Asian nations in an ethno-religious nationalism that thrives on polarization and hate? As long as this yields returns at the polls, the violence of collective majoritarian politics will thrive. Only a critical and alert citizenry committed to the common good of all citizens can turn this tide. This is not peculiar to South Asia. Clifford points out that traditional societies, forming themselves into new states in their struggle to catch up with the developed world, readily fall back on an ethno-nationalism, which tends to be authoritarian and majoritarian.

The Indian Army has warned former soldiers of punitive action including non-payment of their pension and police cases if they make social media posts on issues which have been deemed “false” and have the potential to cause disharmony and tarnish the image of the forces, The Tribune has reported.

https://thewire.in/security/army-ex-soldiers-pensions-fir-social-media 

“In the recent past, several instances have come to light where the conduct of some ex-servicemen has tarnished the Army’s image,” the letter mentions. The instances include use of social media for creating propaganda and spreading canards about the Army, especially targeting the officer cadre…Some posts aim at inciting and converging public opinion on matters related to service life, conditions and privileges,” the letter says, according to the report.

The letter reminds former servicepersons of relevant Indian Penal Code’s provisions and Section 131 of the Army Act, 1950, which entails life imprisonment for anyone “abetting committing of mutiny by an officer or a soldier”. It also asks local military commanders to “keep an eye” on such posts and register first information reports with local police.

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Tahir Mahmood writes: The case for a Uniform Civil Code https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/uniform-civil-code-common-civil-code-article-37-narendra-modi-govt-8694942/ Kapil Sibal  July 4, 2023  Uniformity of laws by itself is no virtue. The rationale for UCC is to have family laws free of religion and gender-based discrimination..Many new laws of general application have been enacted over the years — to name a few, the Special Marriage Act 1954, Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, Foreign Marriage Act 1969, maintenance law under the Criminal Procedure Code 1973, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, and Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007. The totality of these laws, each overriding contrary provisions of all personal laws, partly answers the demand of the Constitution for uniformity in family laws. 

Kapil Sibal writes: PM Modi’s call for a Uniform Civil Code is a piece with BJP’s polarising politics https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-ruse-of-uniformity-8699562/ The visceral dislike for the ‘other’ is exploited for electoral benefits...In the past nine years, the government has not had the time or inclination to consult all stakeholders and undertake the necessary efforts to build a consensus on this issue. One gets the feeling that the PM’s statement is intended — to say the least — to embarrass his opponents and in the process, secure brownie points for him.

Before I delve into the motives behind the PM’s statement, some pertinent issues need to be highlighted. PM Modi must at least explain what he means by a “Uniform Civil Code” that will applicable throughout the territory of India. I don’t think any political party is required, or obliged, to respond to this call before they know what he actually means. In my view, he intends to start a fruitless debate before we are made aware of his understanding of the matter. Written by

Prof. H.S.Shylendra 'Regenerating Cooperatives as Institutions of the Future'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_7SnfbCwA&t=59s .

Prof. H.S. Shylendra presented a paper titled, 'State versus peasants: The political-economy of farm laws and farmers agitation in India' at the International Conference on Globalization and Future of Rural-Agrarian in 21st Century India, held during February 23-24, 2023, at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
India recently witnessed a massive peasant rebellion against three farm laws brought to deepen market-oriented reforms. Using a political-economy perspective, the paper by Prof. Shylendra has tried to understand the true nature of the farm laws and the agitation, besides drawing implications for addressing the extant crisis. The government’s measures appeared desperate given its neoliberal compulsions, and the proclaimed strategy of resolving the crisis through institutional reforms. The farmers’ concerns emerged in the backdrop of agriculture’s overall deterioration and the lack of viable livelihood alternatives. While the disjuncture with social realities undid the farm laws; the attempted broadening of the class-orientation aided the farmers’ agitation.

Prof. Shylendra works in the area of Social Sciences at IRMA. His current areas of interest are Rural Development, Poverty, Rural Livelihood, Microfinance, Rural Finance, Development Theories, Governance and Development, Local Governance, and Cooperatives.

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 Greening Mother Earth: How Vanvadi In Maharashtra Is Reclaiming Forests For A Cause
By Uttara GangopadhyayonJ ul. 03, 2023 https://vikalpsangam.org/article/greening-mother-earth-how-vanvadi-in-maharashtra-is-reclaiming-forests-for-a-cause/ The 65 acres of clear-felled land was bought 28 years ago by a non-profit collective of over 24 people by pooling in their money,..The collective decided that the land should be allowed to regenerate naturally, and offered it protection from interference....

Vanvadi offers a range of participatory programmes and workshops. One of their popular events is the forest walks with experienced Adivasi elders to learn about traditionally useful plant species and forest foods. “Here people learn about special plants and foods, such as karvanda, mahua, the ‘shevli‘… ” said Mansata

For a more broad-based dissemination of knowledge, Vanvadi is working on a plan to build an organically evolving ‘eco-versity’ and learning alliance – a community where people can collaboratively live and learn, supporting each other in symbiotic harmony – “like the forest around us,” said Mansata.