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C O N T E N T S
Editorial
1. Forum News Report of the seminar- “What sets the 2014 elections apart” 14th June 2014, Mumbai
2. CSSS Activities National seminar on challenges to secularism in India and the role of civil society
3. Articles Nehru's long shadow शंकराचार्य से कुपित क्यों हैं?
4. Violence: Hate Crime: Investigative Report – Pune Techie Murder
5. Peace March
6. Relief Rehabilitation
7. In solidarity with Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand 8. National Convention
9. Against Repression: Freedom of Expression
10. Achchhe Din
11. Social Campaigns against divisive politics
12. Syncretic Tradition
13. Coalition Against Genocide
14. Interview with Wael Hallaq
15. Resources
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E-mail: csss@mtnl.net.in Editor: Ram Puniyani, ram.puniyani@gmail.com, www.pluralindia.com
Advisory Board: L.S. Hardenia, Irfan Engineer, Dhirendra Panda, Mohammad Arif.
From the Editor’s Desk
The changed poltical scenario of India is a matter of grave concern for all those upholding democratic-secular values. Then new Governement is led by a party which owes its poltical alleigience to RSS, whose agenda is to impose Hindu nation on our society. The social groups have have taken this issue seriously and many a meetings and are in the pipe line to plan for propagating and upholding the values of Indian Constitution. In Delhi on 4-5 July an All India convention, the idea of India took place. This convention has succeded in bringing together the social activists from all over India and the deliberations took up different facets of campaigns to be undertaken in the times to come. Prominent activists-scholars called for this conclave and this should herald the broadening of and All India platform for solidarity actions for the struggles for a plural, liberal society where the dignity and rights of all sections are valued. In Mumbai in a heartening move different social groups have been meeting from last couple of months. In a way this is in continuation with the pre-election meetings. From last few months these meetings have come up with the idea of a platform, ‘Hum Azadiyon ke Haq mein’, a loose collective platform of the groups working on diverse issues. This platform has already formed different sub groups related to many issues and soon this coordination should lead to campaigns and programs which will stand for the values of Indian Constitution and the Indian ethos of diversity and respecting differences. This issue is carrying the usual mix of reports and events, particularly the report of two meetings organizaed by CSSS-Institutue of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolutuion have been presented in full detail as they give the insight to the thinking of activists in the present times and their likely impact on the shape of our struggles.
Ram Puniyani (Editor)
