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Today marked five years since #NarendraDabholkar was assassinated while on his morning walk in Pune (thread)
That act robbed Maharashtra and the rest of the country of one of the finest rationalist minds and dogged anti-superstition activists.
#NarendraDabholkar was 67 yrs old
That act robbed Maharashtra and the rest of the country of one of the finest rationalist minds and dogged anti-superstition activists.
#NarendraDabholkar was 67 yrs old
For 18 long years, #NarendraDabholkar and his compatriots had campaigned for an anti-superstition anti-black magic law.
They were convinced that poorest/weakest people were being exploited under the rubric of religious practices though these had little or no religious sanction
They were convinced that poorest/weakest people were being exploited under the rubric of religious practices though these had little or no religious sanction
On Aug 26, 2013, less than a week after #NarendraDabholkar was shot dead, the Maharashtra govt promulgated an ordinance. And formalised the law in December that year.
Since then, the law has seen amendments which diluted it, the list of banned activities has been reducing.
Since then, the law has seen amendments which diluted it, the list of banned activities has been reducing.
Post-2014 elections, India hasn’t stopped debating the surge in nationalism, religious hatred and widespread intolerance. In this @risj_oxford paper, I explore how journalists in India were targeted in this age of intolerance and rising nationalism (Thread)
Journalists are killed and threatened in India despite being perceived as a "country at peace". Threats increase during severe personal integrity rights violation by the state or when the quality of governance goes down, wrote Victor Asal et al
"Nothing protects a journalist so much as public outrage and public support," Woodhull and Snyder wrote. What happens if the public outrage is against journalists themselves? The incident at the Patiala High Court in the heart of New Delhi was unprecedented
