intolerance in india

After tying the knot with Krish Pathak in a beautiful December ceremony that celebrated both Hindu and Muslim traditions, actress Sara Khan encountered a wave of criticism. One particularly harsh comment questioned her choice of interfaith marriage and insisted she adopt a different name.

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya’s criticism of Bollywood icon Shahrukh Khan for his comments on “extreme” intolerance in india drew a swift reaction from environment minister Prakash Javadekar who said this did not reflect the party stand.

Authorities in India failed to "prevent many incidents of religious violence" and sometimes "contributed to tensions through polarising speeches", rights body Amnesty International said in its annual report released on Wednesday.

With the US President’s back-to-back condemnation of religious intolerance in india, Congress tore into PM Narendra Modi on Friday by saying that concerns raised in the country had become a global worry as underlined by Barack Obama whom the prime minister calls his friend.

Noted Dalit litterateur from Karnataka Devanooru Mahadeva on Saturday joined writers and activists, who have returned their awards to register their protest against intolerance in india.

Like the whole nation, anchor Ravi shocked with Bollywood star Amir Khan comments on intolerance in india and expressed his view on his social media page

Singer Adnan Sami, who decided to renounce his Pakistani citizenship after Islamabad refused to renew his passport in May last year, is now a naturalized Indian citizen.

Growing intolerance in india may not be an issue for the ruling party at the Centre but in Madhya Pradesh, intolerance in bureaucrats is a big problem.

Religious freedom in India was on a "negative trajectory" in 2015 as religious tolerance "deteriorated", alleged US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its 2016 annual report. It suggested that the Indian government publicly rebuke officials and religious leaders in this regard.

The students at Presidency University and Jadavpur University plan to screen the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question on their campuses next week as a means of protesting against ongoing efforts by a section to block the movie even from social media. Independent's consolidation convener Ahan Karmakar said the screenings would be an effort by the students' community to reclaim its freedom of expression against the "ongoing efforts to spread intolerance and crush voices of protest." Dean of Students Arun Maiti denied any knowledge of the screening. The SFI's Ju Local Committee decided on Wednesday to have the campus's first screening on Thursday which will happen at the university's gate 4. SFI Ju Local Committee Secretary Tisa Bhandari said the holiday screening would help them reach out to a greater audience. "The government always tries to erase the truth or stifle voices that can disturb it this screening is also a protest against the Jnu blackout." The campus's second screening will be on Friday it will be organised by Ju's All India Students' Association Unit. Being critical of the government is now being portrayed as antinational, we want to uphold the spirit of democracy and show solidarity with Jnu by screening this documentary, said aisa Ju Unit Joint Secretary Akash Gupta.

Veteran film maker Shyam Benegal on Monday slammed those who returned their awards and said that if a person was given an award by a country, he should return it only if he had nothing to do with the nation.

Few months ago, when Aamir Khan had expressed his views on 'intolerance' in India, he had to face a lot of flak from people across the nation.

Why the US report on religious intolerance in this country fails the smell test

Bangladesh writer Saad Z Hossain's debut novel, Escape From Baghdad!, has received rave reviews for its "dark humour" and "gonzo storytelling". A columnist for the Daily Star literary page, Hossain is an invitee for the three-day Times LitFest, Delhi (Nov 28-30 presented by Rajnigandha. In an email interview with Avijit Ghosh, the author discusses the politics of his country and the reason why he wrote a novel on the Iraq war

In a petition to the President, they have warned that this statement may be followed by stronger actions “akin to the award winners of Sahitya Akademi.”

In the last few weeks, Aamir Khan has been in a prayaschit mode, following his comments on the growing intolerance in india.

Describing the UK as India’s “gateway to Europe”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden visit to London, 13 years after he was barred from entering, basked in a hero’s welcome as London rolled out the red carpet to receive the first PM from India in a decade.

This is a three-day lecture series on Gandhi's philosophies and values. The first day's talk will be by former Chief Secretary and former Vice Chancellor of Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, K. J. Jayakumar. The second day's talk will be by K. P. Shankaran, a former Head of the Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi. The third day's talk will be by Ananyamakunna Dharmikathayum Gandhiyan, moderated by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, former Vice Chancellor, M. C. Dileep Kumar. Jayakumar will talk on dying ethical values and Gandhi's reforms. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The BBC documentary "India" was screened at Presidency University on Friday evening, but was disrupted by a power cut that led students to allege sabotage. The show resumed after 30 minutes, but screenings at Jadavpur University on Thursday and Friday were glitch-free. The screening at Presidency University organized by students federation of India began around 5pm at the general common room where more than 70 students had gathered around 30 minutes into the documentary. The power went off, students claimed, only in the common room and not anywhere else on campus. Earlier there was a last-minute change of venue from the badminton court to the common room due to power-related glitches. Power utility Cesc said there was no interruption in supply to the institution on Friday. Rishav Saha, general secretary of SFI Presidency University Unit, alleged the power cut was preplanned by the authorities to disrupt the event. They deliberately disconnected power to the common room, the students started protesting and sloganeering, asking the dean of students to restore power immediately. The authorities restored the power after 30 minutes and we were able to resume the screening. He added that since the university did not grant any permission they took it upon themselves to organize the event. Arun Mait

A group of young men and women in Kerala are planning to conduct a dance program as a mode of protest against what they feel is rising intolerance in india.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for keeping quiet while many writers were returning their awards to the Sahitya Akademi and resigning from its general council protesting against the ‘rising intolerance’ in the country.

In her newly-released memoir, Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor from 2005 to 2021, reflects on global diplomacy, including her engagements with Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi. The extract focuses on her views on India’s economic growth, cultural diversity, climate collaboration and concerns over rising religious intolerance

Pakistani filmmaker Jamshed Mahmood Raza, on Tuesday in Panaji, said that if Indian Bollywood star Aamir Khan is speaking of intolerance in india and if he is facing criticism for it, then it is possibly a sign that what he is saying is true

Taking a dig at BJP's defeat, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot termed it as a "turning point" in Indian politics. Congressmen in the state also celebrated the success and burst firecrackers at the Pradesh Congress committee (PCC).

At a time when the debate over increasing intolerance in india continues unabated, a section of people are voicing concerns and returning awards as a mark of protest. India's leading squash player Saurav Ghosal has joined the chorus to express his solidarity.