Monthly Archives: November, 2015
Newspaper draws piggy bank to show ISIS funding, Muslim groups attack it as pig is “unislamic”
Marathi newspaper Lokmat wrote an article on how ISIS receives funding. It received attacks and an FIR.
“Tolerant” people force Literature Festival organizer to quit as they didn’t like his views
Writers calling themselves as “liberals” and “tolerant” force Vikram Sampath, Founder Director of Bangalore Literature Festival, to quit.
Tools Indian Media uses: “Mainstreaming”, “Mean World Syndrome” and “Agenda Setting”
An understanding into what tools media employs
An appraisal discussion amid growing intolerance
NR Nigam -
A satirical appraisal of Intolerance in India
Raveena Tandon threatened and abused by Journalists and Trolls
Intolerance to opposing views is rising in India
Shramdaan for Swachh Bharat: A Citizen’s Initiative (23-25 November)
Group of individuals are planning to unite, collaborate and clean more than 35 cities of India. Social Media is playing a vital role in such initiatives.
Arvind Kejriwal hugged Lalu Yadav, social media made a sweet deal out of it
Social media suddenly became very creative and funny after they saw Arvind Kejriwal hugging Lalu Prasad Yadav
Madrassas are a threat to liberty: Tufail Ahmad at India Ideas Conclave 2015
Tufail Ahmad argues that Indian Muslims can't be reformed unless they reject Madrssas and provide education of science and mathematics to their kids
From Dadri to Haryana to Manipur, how stories about crimes against Dalits and Minorities have panned out
Just like "Church attacks" the initial stories of attacks on dalits and minorities are fizzling out
Pakistan is the original “Islamic State”, much before ISIS: Tarek Fatah at India Ideas Conclave 2015
Tarek Fatah tears into the Idea of Pakistan - an idea that is incompatible with modern democracy.