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'Creating An Alternative Political Force...'

A group of eminent citizens gives a call to end the fast and focus on a "democratic, accountable, ethical and...

Aug 02, 2012 V.R. Krishna Iyer
Intimidating Activists

On a day when citizens were not allowed to register their protest against the tidal wave of communal witch...

Jun 14, 2012 Manisha Sethi
'In The Name Of Fighting Terrorism'

'Disappearances and illegal detentions have become rampant... It is as though a new wave of counter terrorism...

Jun 14, 2012 Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association
When Laughter Becomes A Laughing Matter

'We condemn the somber Indian politicians’ and their lathi-wielding goons’ zeal to persecute persons...

May 16, 2012 et al
'We Condemn The Attempt Of Bodies Like Deoband To Encroach On Our Academic Space

'It is a matter of deep distress that a threat from Darul Uloom Deoband has forced Prabha Parmar , a research...

Apr 29, 2012 Aditya Nigam
'Violent Suppression Of Protest'

Letter to the PM protesting against the developments in West Bengal — arrest of Dr. Partho Sarothi Roy, a...

Apr 17, 2012 Noam Chomsky
Simplifying the National Food Security Bill

Eminent development economists write to the PM that National Food Security Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha has...

Mar 12, 2012 et al
Delegitimising Dissent

Eminent citizens, concerned about nuclear safety and the government’s campaign of slander against the...

Mar 06, 2012 Praful Bidwai
To Our Leaders

'The group wishes to put forward some issues which call for urgent attention and action to make reforms...

Oct 11, 2011 Deepak Parekh
Restore The Universal PDS

'It is unacceptable and counterproductive to link the official poverty estimates to basic entitlements of the...

Sep 26, 2011 Ashok Mitra
End Of The Left In India?

'The Left in India is not the Left parties alone and therefore the defeat of the Left parties does not mean...

May 27, 2011 et al
'Under The Highest Standards Of Indian Law'

40 Nobel laureates urge Dr. Binayak Sen’s immediate release on bail, insisting that this time his appeal be...

Feb 09, 2011 et al
An Open Letter To Our Leaders

'We are a small group of like-minded citizens who are concerned with the general deterioration in the overall...

Jan 17, 2011 Deepak Parekh
'A Matter Of Great Concern'

Eminent personalities express reservations about the UID and demand that "the project should be halted before...

Sep 28, 2010 V.R. Krishna Iyer
Show That We Care

It is time that we, as citizens of India, show that we stand by the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their hour...

Aug 27, 2010 Madhu Purnima Kishwar
'Initiate An Impartial Investigation Into The Recent Killings'

To: National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for the Protection of Children, Office of the Chief...

Jul 09, 2010 et al
'Reverse The Out-Of-Court Bhopal Settlement'

Activists write to the US President: 'Whose 'ass' should the citizens of Bhopal kick if governments...

Jun 16, 2010 et al
Don't Choke Off Dissenting Voices

Eminent persons condemn the voices emanating from Chhatisgarh Police to book Arundhati Roy for her article,...

Apr 21, 2010 R.H. Tahiliani
'In Mysterious Circumstances'

Dr Srinivas Ramachandra Siras, 64, who had recently fought against his unlawful and unethical suspension from...

Apr 07, 2010 Saleem Kidwai
'Our Friend George'

Statement by longtime friends and wellwishers of the ailing member of Parliament

Feb 16, 2010 Justice M.N. Venkatachalliah